Top 14 rugby clubs’ financial ‘bubble bursts’ due to COVID-19
Some of French rugby’s leading agents have warned the big spending power of the Top 14 clubs in attracting global superstars is over as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.…
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Iranian women allowed to attend soccer game for first time in 40 years
Thousands of Iranian women were allowed to attend a professional soccer game for the first time in 40 years during the country’s World Cup qualifier against Cambodia on Thursday. The…
‘French Spiderman’ arrested after climbing 42-floor German building
A 57-year-old man known as the “French Spiderman” was arrested after climbing a 42-story skyscraper in Frankfurt, Germany, on Saturday. After taking 20 minutes to ascend the 502-foot Skyper tower…
IOC lifts ban on India hosting Olympic events
The International Olympic Committee lifted a ban Thursday that’s kept India from bidding for Olympic events, after its government promised to grant visas to all athletes competing at such competitions.…
Japan’s minister of 2020 Tokyo Olympics resigns after outcry
Yoshitaka Sakurada, Japan’s cybersecurity and Olympics minister for the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, has resigned from his post over remarks about a natural disaster in the nation eight years…
Body found in plane wreckage identified as Emiliano Sala
The body recovered from the wreckage of a plane at the bottom of the English Channel has been identified as star Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala, Police said Thursday. The…
Former head of Portuguese soccer team accused of ordering beatings of players
Bruno de Carvalho, former president of Portuguese soccer team Sporting CP, will be detained for a third day after he was accused of ordering the beating of players, coach and…
Leicester City FC owner’s copter crashes outside stadium
Fans of Leicester City Football Club gathered at the team’s stadium after its owner’s helicopter crashed and exploded on Saturday night. Leicester Police said they were working to determine whether…
British man shot dead while mountain biking in French Alps
A British man was shot dead by a hunter’s stray bullet in the French Alps on Saturday, authorities said. Marc Sutton, 34, was riding a mountain bike on a popular…
Luxury sports car maker Aston Martin arranging IPO
Luxury British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin announced plans Wednesday for listing on the London Stock Exchange. An initial public offering for the company, officially known as Aston Martin Lagonda,…
