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Culture Re-View: How Schumacher's first title made him controversial

13 November 1994: Michael Schumacher wins his first world title.

Culture news

Culture Re-View: How a male student in 1898 created cheerleading

2 November 1898: The birth of cheerleading.

Economy

Who is the real winner of the Rugby World Cup?

Sponsorship, video games, and tickets - what brings the most revenue to rugby and how good an investment is the sport?

World

In it for the long run: Marathon man Eliud Kipchoge isn't done yet

Over the past 20 years, Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge has shattered records and smashed preconceptions of what humans can achieve. Now aged 38, the marathon man has no plans to hang up his trainers yet.

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Earth News

France’s football teams to travel by train for trips under 3 hours

Allez les bleus: How are French and English football teams cutting down on carbon emissions?

Culture news

Meryl Streep is honoured with arts award by Spain's royal family

Hollywood and Spanish royalty met when Meryl Streep was presented with the Princess of Asturias Award by Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI and their two daughters.

Qatar 365

Gripped by grappling: The rise of mixed martial arts in Qatar

In partnership with Media City

In this episode of Qatar365, we wrestle with the rise of combat sports in Doha and find out what it’s like first-hand to grapple inside the cage.

Italy

Another country to host Olympic game as Italy fails to build track

Bobsled, skeleton and luge events will be held in Austria or Switzerland instead of Italy, the official host of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The Exchange

The business of combat sports is booming: here's what you need to know

In partnership with Media City

The business of combat sports is soaring with an estimated three hundred million fans worldwide. On this episode of The Exchange, the Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship speaks about how digital technology is helping to grow his billion-dollar sports empire.

World News

Taliban send all-male team to Asian Games - but Afghan women set to compete too

The sporting event is the first since the militant group took power again in Afghanistan in 2021, lessening the rights of women under their rule.

World News

Injury may have ended French skipper Antoine Dupont's Rugby World Cup

Namibia's Johan Deysel was sent off for the high tackle on scrum-half Dupont which came when the host nation were winning 54-0.

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WATCH: Mali pays tribute to football legend Salif Keita

Hundreds gathered in Mali's capital Bamako to pay tribute to football legend Salif Keita who died at age 76.

Climate

‘One player is going to die’: Is the climate crisis breaking tennis?

Yesterday's ‘brutal’ New York game shows the increased risk to players, as new data finds that Grand Slams are getting hotter.

Sport

Rugby World Cup: Current champion SA to face Scotland in opening game

South Africa Coach Jacques Nienaber said that while the Springboks-Ireland game has been talked up as the clash of the pool, Scotland has been good enough recently to beat highly-rated France, which means SA's focus is solely on Sunday's game.

Culture news

Chess grandmasters settle cheating allegations over anal beads

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann settled a defamation lawsuit after accusations he cheated in a match using anal beads.

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WATCH: Spain women's national football team celebrates World Cup win

Thousands of fans cheer for the Spain women's national football team as they celebrate their 2023 World Cup victory at home in Madrid. Spain won the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup final football match after defeating England at Stadium Australia in Sydney.

Sport

All Croatian final brings joy to the local crowd in Zagreb

Barbara Matic and Lara Cvjetko, the country’s two most decorated judo athletes, seeded 1 and 2 at the event, meeting in the final.

Hungary

How Hungary is using World Athletics Championships to boost its image

Hungarian leader says his country will invite its "friends", but leaders from the EU and NATO are missing from the event's guest list.

Sport

Brazil is on top on the day one of #JudoZagreb

William Lima and Jessica Pereira both fought hard to take home gold for their country at day one of the Judo tournament in Croatia.

France

No Seine, no gain: Triathletes compete in 1500m river swim in Paris

The countdown to the Olympics and Paralympics in 2024 has begun.