Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has voiced his support for the Azerbaijani army’s operation in Upper Karabakh, a region occupied by the Armenian military. The 31-year-old German citizen of Turkish descent tweeted “One nation, two states,”…
A footballer from Israel will become the first player from that country to compete in an Arab league, after signing a two-year contract with Dubai’s Al-Nasr SC football club. Diaa Saba, 27, who was born…
Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem whose hardcore supporters have chanted ‘death to Arabs’ are now eager to do business with them, writes Alisa Odenheimer of Bloomberg. Beitar Jerusalem soccer club, which gained notoriety for its…
Star calls on fellow footballers to condemn China’s treatment of the minority group, regardless of financial consequences, reports Middle-East Eye. Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba called on footballers to stand up for Uighur Muslims and…
Fans say the only reason why the Saudi regime hoped to takeover Newcastle United was to “rescue its reputation as a pariah state with huge human rights abuses”, writes Rayhan Uddin of Middle East Eye.…
World Cup host criticised over discrimination experienced by labourers from south Asia and Africa, writes Pete Pattisson of The Guardian. The United Nations has raised “serious concerns of structural racial discrimination against non-nationals” in World Cup host…
Former West Indies captain Daren Sammy says his Sunrisers Hyderabad teammates in India called him “kalu” (black man in Hindi) during the Twenty20 tournament in 2013 and 2014. Former West Indies captain Daren Sammy says…
Qatar and Saudi Arabia will compete for the hosting rights of the Asian Games in 2030, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has announced. The winning host city will be announced in November. In a…
One of Britain’s most well-known football clubs may soon become the latest Premiere League team to be bought up by oil rich Gulf States. A takeover bid for Newcastle United by none other than an…
A British cricket club, Birmingham Bulls, which played five U14 Cape Flats cricket teams in a T20 tournament recently, has given the local boys much needed confidence to become better at what they do, thanks…