Steve Williams, the man with the dream of turning childhood horseplay into a professional combat sport, said PFC delivers all the drama of hand-to-hand combat without the gore of mixed martial arts or boxing. “It’s not something where you sit there and laugh and feathers are flying,” Williams, CEO of PFC, told Reuters. “It’s serious. […]
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“I acquired two video clips, which show Peng Shuai was having dinner with her coach and friends in a restaurant,” wrote Hu Xijin, who is the editor of Chinese state-run tabloid the Global Times. “The video content clearly shows they are shot on Saturday Beijing time.” CNN cannot independently verify the two video clips or […]
Hamilton wore a helmet featuring the Pride Progress Flag, a redesigned and more inclusive version of the traditional rainbow flag, and emblazoned with the words “We Stand Together.” The flag features additional black and brown stripes to highlight the oppression of people of color, as well as pink and blue stripes for the trans flag […]
The championship matches of two men’s and one women’s tournaments — the Copa Sudamericana, Copa Libertadores Femenina and Copa Libertadores — are being played over the course of two weekends starting Saturday in Montevideo, Uruguay. Organized by continental governing body CONMEBOL, the finals will take place in front of capacity crowds for the first time […]
“It’s been made very clear when the Premier announced several weeks ago that in order to participate at the Australian Open, to come into Victoria, you’ll need to be fully vaccinated,” Tiley told Australian TV station Channel 9’s “The Today Show,” referring to Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews. “Immediately, we communicated that to the playing group. […]
His Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton trails Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 14 points ahead of this weekend’s venture into previously uncharted F1 territory as Qatar prepares to host a grand prix for the first time. “If I could predict the future I would say we’re going to win the championship,” Bottas told CNN Sport’s Amanda […]
Peng, who is one of China’s most recognizable sports stars, has not been seen in public since she accused former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of coercing her into sex at his home, according to screenshots of a since-deleted social media post dated November 2. “What we would say is that it would be important to […]
The report said that Qatar is inadequately investigating and reporting worker deaths and called for “better quality and more accurate data collection, with more efforts to investigate injuries and fatalities that may be work-related but are not currently categorized as such.” The small Gulf country has been subject to reports by NGOs alleging mistreatment and […]
Male and female rugby players at club and international level chose to take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement over the past 18 months, but the gesture has not been adopted unanimously by teams and players across the sport. The Springboks — world champions in 1995, 2007 and 2019 — are […]
Peng, 35, one of China’s most recognizable athletes, accused former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of coercing her into sex, according to screenshots of a since-deleted social media post dated November 2. Here’s what you need to know about the accusation — and the evolving fallout. Who is Peng Shuai? Peng is a two-time Grand Slam […]