Infantino said in 2023 equality was Fifa’s targetPrize money could double but big gap will remainFifa is to fall short of gender equality with the prize money on offer at next year’s Women’s World Cup, despite making a record $15bn (£11.2bn) in revenue from this summer’s men’s tournament.Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president, said in 2023…
At the invitation of the government of the Republic of Senegal, President Xi Jinping’s Special Envoy and Director of China’s General Administration of Sport Gao Zhidan will attend the opening ceremony of the fourth Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, on October 31, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Friday.
The Pennsylvania center found rugby early and is nominated for World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year. In New Jersey, the Red Roses will present her stiffest Test yetGoing into their WXV Global Series game against England’s world champion Red Roses in Harrison, New Jersey, on Friday, the US Eagles women have five successive wins…
After a disaster World Cup, the team have continued to spiral, with tensions high between young and older players and the captain’s standing in questionSon Heung-min and Cristiano Ronaldo are iconic No 7s, Premier League legends and international record-breakers. Now there is a surprising danger of them having something else in common: being a divisive…
Off-spinner Rostan Chase sparks collapse as hosts lose six quick wickets in second innings
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South Africa build a commanding lead in decisive Test
From Jonathan Penrose to Bodhana Sivanandan, young talents have specialised in defeating established starsNearly half a century ago, at Brighton 1977, the 10-time British champion Jonathan Penrose faced a 12-year-old boy, Nigel Short, in round three of the national title contest.Short already had a fast-growing reputation after defeating the legendary Viktor Korchnoi in a simultaneous…
Our sport-loving PM is willing to risk a bitter north v south furore, all for the sake of table tennis in TeessideAs someone who barely understands their own finances, let alone the country’s, I will admit that budget day doesn’t always register with me. Perhaps if there were outre outfits or horse-drawn carriages involved, like…
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