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Dozens of elections, Ukraine and Israel-Gaza, moon missions, the climate crisis and AI• Support independent Guardian journalism in 20242024 will be a landmark year: dozens of elections across the world, unresolved conflicts in Ukraine and Israel-Gaza t…
Participation up 20% since Black Ferns World Cup victory but change rooms and tackle safety among challenges for female playersIt is a fairly common situation for any child. One parent says yes and the other says no. The request: could Brooke Harley, a…
Veteran long-distance runner Sharon Firisua among stars competing in the two-week tournament set to begin in HoniaraCrocodiles are a dangerous part of life in Solomon Islands, and when two-time Olympian Sharon Firisua saw eyes peering out of the Yarra …
Activists have secured a string of legal victories in Hong Kong but it is a very different story on the mainlandAfter months of pandemic-related delays, Asia’s first Gay Games was held in Hong Kong last week, with nearly 2,400 athletes competing. At th…
Blue Tigers’ exceptional performances in India a ray of light in country beset by problemsThe wicketkeeper used to be a cattle farmer. The fast bowler laboured building mud walls to buy his first bat. The all-rounder was once a refugee in Pakistan.Over…
Many in the city have put the Hanshin Tigers’ lack of success down to an unusual Colonel Sanders-based superstition, but it may be about to endThe last time the Hanshin Tigers were proclaimed the best baseball team in Japan, their fans celebrated by hu…
FC Baresi midfielder is preparing to face Yemen in Saudi Arabia instead of turning out in the 11th tier of English footballIt’s a long way from the Essex Alliance Football League to the 2026 World Cup, but while the leaders, FC Baresi, host Haringey Bo…
Picture of athletes’ ‘6/4’ race numbers erased in perceived reference to 1989 massacreA photograph of two Chinese athletes hugging after a race has been censored on Chinese social media because the women’s race numbers inadvertently formed a reference …
Excitement builds across Pacific nation over young scrum-half who helped seal historic victory against AustraliaThe island of Kadavu, Fiji has been gripped by anticipation ahead of the Pacific nation’s next match in the Rugby World Cup. Preparations ha…
The host nation has attracted criticism over the price tag of November’s event, while an expert labels Chinese funding ‘shrewd diplomacy’Luke Haga has spent the past two years getting ready for the race of his life. Haga, a sprinter, is preparing for t…
On race days outside the Royal Calcutta Turf Club, boisterous children and adults sell racecards emblazoned with BOL, ‘best of luck’. This jocular anachronism sets the tone for the afternoonAfter you pay your £2 entrance fee and heave yourself through …
Charges follow months of complaints against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by country’s top wrestlersPolice in India have filed charges of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation against the chief of the country’s wrestling federation, a member o…
Soccer for Life league in Tokyo has about 40 players, enough for three teams, playing 30-minute matchesThere are mops of silver hair, Bobby Charlton combovers and a fair number of creaking knees. But the Red Star and Blue Hawaii football teams can be f…
Workers at World Cup 2022 venues fired as tournament ended and allegedly jailed or deported after trying to claim unpaid wagesThree World Cup security guards who were detained while trying to resolve a dispute over unpaid wages are still being held in …
India’s small group of female skateboarders are smashing stereotypes and forming strong communities. We hear some of their storiesGrowing up in Delhi, India, I was always fascinated by the stories of women who challenged societal norms and broke barrie…