Jerusalem, Oct 14, 2019 (AFP) – A Saudi football delegation visited east Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Monday as part of a groundbreaking trip to play a match in the…

Tehran (AFP) – Thousands of Iranian women fans are to attend a football match freely Thursday for the first time in decades, after FIFA threatened to suspend the country over…

Tokyo (AFP) – The NBA has insisted it backs free speech, after US politicians accused it of caving to China in a row over a pro-democracy tweet that has cost…

Dakar (AFP) When the sight of plastic bags, bottles and other debris littering the seabed becomes too much, there’s just one thing to do: don your diving suit, strap on…

In the wake of the ‘Blue girl’ incident where a woman killed herself after being arrested trying to access a football stadium a FIFA delegation has demanded Iran allow women…

The NBA champion Toronto Raptors have released a sports hijab featuring the team’s logo, inspired by a group of Muslim women athletes in the Canadian city. Members of the Hijabi Ballers were featured in the video announcing the…