カテゴリー: Sport
Officers investigated after teargas fired and at least 125 people, including 32 children, killed in crushAn Indonesian police chief and nine elite officers were removed from their posts and 18 others were being investigated for responsibility in the fi…
Witnesses describe how police use of teargas led to brutal crushes that killed 125 football fans in East JavaJust after the match between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya had finished at Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, on Saturday ni…
125 people died and hundreds were injured at an Indonesian league football match. Supporters of the Javanese clubs and longtime rivals Arema and Persebaya Surabaya clashed after Arema were defeated 3-2 at the match in Malang regency, East Java. Support…
Police and match organisers under scrutiny after officers fired teargas in response to rioting fansOne of the world’s worst-ever sports stadium disasters has left 125 people dead and around 180 injured at a football match in Indonesia.Police used tearg…
Early end to migrants’ contracts leaves many owing large sums to recruiters and unable to support their families• World Cup hotel shields England team from fans – and Qatar’s labour abusesThousands of poorly paid migrant workers in Qatar are being forc…
Director Kabir Khan shares his memories of India’s surprise World Cup win, and imbuing his unconventional biopic with generational weightOn Sunday night, one film did a clean sweep of the awards at this year’s Indian film festival of Melbourne: 83, an …
Hurling, camogie and other sports have pushed into places like Thailand and Vietnam, where players find them inclusiveIn a floodlit field, 20 women run the length of a pitch kicking, bouncing and passing the ball in a game of Gaelic football. Sweating …
Yachtsman Kenichi Horie repeats trick after becoming first person to successfully take on feat in 1962Before he set off, Kenichi Horie said his only fear about sailing solo non-stop across the Pacific Ocean was his age. But on Saturday, the 83-year-old…
The team is set to play in Saturday’s Super W grand final after electrifying fans with giantkilling featsWhen Captain Cook spent time in Fiji in 1774, he and his crew were astounded by the “drua” – double-hulled boats that were then some of the most ad…
The team is set to play in Saturday’s Super W grand final after electrifying fans with giantkilling featsWhen Captain Cook spent time in Fiji in 1774, he and his crew were astounded by the “drua” – double-hulled boats that were then some of the most ad…
The Japanese runner finds age no barrier and may even challenge the world record she already holds in Monday’s Boston marathonA niggling knee injury and just one full day to recover from a 13-hour flight across as many time zones are mere inconvenience…
Lessons learned from the professionalisation of the men’s game seemingly do not apply to women – it’s still not for usSometimes the worst thing you can do is win. Success, in a nominal sense, can hide a multitude of sins. While the wins kept coming for…
Review involved interviews with 50 current and former players, managers and coaches of New Zealand women’s rugby team New Zealand’s governing rugby body has failed to properly support women’s high performance rugby, with some players reporting favourit…
Guardian investigation finds labourers – including those on World Cup-related projects – were left with huge debtsLow-wage migrant workers have been forced to pay billions of dollars in recruitment fees to secure their jobs in World Cup host nation Qat…
Women and girls have challenged conservative attitudes in the hallowed surf spot of Arugam BayGrowing up in a small fishing village along the east coast of Sri Lanka, Shamali Sanjaya would often sit on the beach and look out at the boisterous waves. Sh…