Category: Sports

KUALA LUMPUR: The government allocated RM324 million for sports development, upgrading sports facilities and enhancing training programmes for athletes under the Budget 2023 that was tabled in Dewan Rakyat today. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who is also the Finance Minister when tabling the budget today said the allocation was to develop the overall […]

By Vipul Kashyap New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): The wrestling authorities in India are unhappy with ace wrestlers’ behaviour and said that the report submission was delayed due to the grapplers’ last-minute demand of adding a member of their choice to the ‘Oversight Committee’ formed to investigate allegations against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) […]

Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell remains critically ill after being shot a number of times at a sports centre in Omagh on Wednesday night. He has suffered life-changing injuries, according to Liam Kelly, chairman of the Police Federation which represents rank and file officers. A fourth man was arrested overnight in the attempted murder investigation. […]

ONE year after the invasion of Ukraine began, Russia’s reintegration into the world of sports threatens to create the biggest rift in the Olympic movement since the Cold War. Russia remains excluded from many international sporting events, but that could soon change. Next year’s Paris Olympics are fast approaching and qualifying events are under way. […]

By Olayinka Owolewa Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to Kwara’s Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, says the government has invested heavily in sports development in the state. Ajakaye stated this while receiving a delegation of the state chapter of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) on Thursday. He said AbdulRazaq has touched every aspect of sports […]

St. Louis, perhaps you have heard, takes a lot of pride in being a great sports city, and long is the list of reasons that prove it. But you don’t get to pound your chest about the good things and ignore the bad, and what happened to 17-year-old volleyball player Janae Edmondson this past weekend […]

Italy Under-20 v Ireland Under-20 Stadio Comunale di Monigo (7.15, Irish time, live on RTÉ 2, Sky Italia) Ireland head coach Richie Murphy will be hoping that an unchanged side has absorbed the lessons of the victory over France and can put them to good effect tonight in Treviso because they will need to against […]

SALT LAKE CITY – Real Salt Lake, KSL Sports Zone and KSL Newsradio announced a new radio partnership Thursday. All Real Salt Lake English-language radio coverage for the 2023 season and beyond will be carried on various KSL radio signals beginning with Saturday’s season-opening kickoff at Vancouver. KSL Sports Zone (97.5 FM/1280 AM) and KSL Newsradio (102.7 FM […]

Leah Paul is looking forward to Ireland getting back on the horse against the West Indies in Cape Town today after the bitter disappointment of losing heavily to Pakistan at the T20 World Cup on Wednesday night, writes David Townsend. ll-rounder Paul believes a fully firing Ireland side is capable of beating the Caribbean women […]

Snow Canyon’s Olivia Hamlin scores against Bear River in a 4A girls state basketball playoff game, Logan, Utah, Feb. 23, 2023 | Photo by The Fan Sports Network, St. George News ST. GEORGE — Snow Canyon sophomore Olivia Hamlin made history in the quarterfinal round of the 4A girls state basketball tournament Thursday. Hamlin scored a […]