Stephen Wade
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7 countries working for The Associated Press. Now Japan. Best definition of politics. The business of who slices the pie — and who gets biggest slices.
Gianni Infantino is endorsed by the Asian Football Confederation for another term as FIFA president apnews.com/article/infa...
Gianni Infantino is endorsed by the Asian Football Confederation for another term as FIFA president
The Asian Football Confederation has endorsed Gianni Infantino for another term as FIFA president in an apparent turnaround in its stance from two months ago when it criticized the head of soccer’s wo...
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Infantino set to take his FIFA re-election campaign to Japan to court Asian soccer federations apnews.com/article/infa...
Infantino set to take his FIFA re-election campaign to Japan to court Asian soccer federations
Gianni Infantino’s campaign for re-election as FIFA president moves this week to Japan and a meeting with the Asian Football Confederation.
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The Asian Games with more athletes than the Olympics close in Japan and head to Qatar in 2030 apnews.com/article/asia...
The Asian Games with more athletes than the Olympics close in Japan and head to Qatar in 2030
The Asian Games have closed in Japan after an official two-week run. China topped the medal table as it has for decades in this event, and host Japan was No. 2 followed by South Korea.
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The Asian Games with more athletes than the Olympics close in Japan and head to Qatar in 2030 apnews.com/article/asia...
The Asian Games with more athletes than the Olympics close in Japan and head to Qatar in 2030
The Asian Games have closed in Japan after an official two-week run. China topped the medal table as it has for decades in this event, and host Japan was No. 2 followed by South Korea.
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No. 25 Missouri trounces No. 8 Florida 45-17 to snap 9-game skid against Top 25 opponents apnews.com/article/flor...
No. 25 Missouri trounces No. 8 Florida 45-17 to snap 9-game skid against Top 25 opponents
No. 25 Missouri ended a nine-game skid against ranked opponents by blowing out No. 8 Florida 45-17. Austin Simmons threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns and Jamal Roberts ran for 211 yards and three ...
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South Korean golfer Tom Kim receives a military exemption with a gold medal at the Asian Games apnews.com/article/sout...
South Korean golfer Tom Kim receives a military exemption with a gold medal at the Asian Games
South Korean golfer Tom Kim got what he came for by winning men’s singles at the Asian Games: a gold medal and an exemption from military service back home.
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Asian Games are a proving ground for young athletes, from skateboarding to esports to swimming apnews.com/article/asia...
Asian Games are a proving ground for young athletes, from skateboarding to esports to swimming
Kamus Wong is a 12 year-old skateboarder from Hong Kong at the Asian Games. She has no illusions of being ready yet for the Olympics.
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Shin Ohashi of Japan sets world record in 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games apnews.com/article/swim...
Shin Ohashi of Japan sets world record in 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games
Shin Ohashi of Japan has set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games, swimming a time of 2 minutes 4.83 seconds.
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Mixed martial arts -- without the wire cage and the blood -- bids to make the Olympics apnews.com/article/asia...
Mixed martial arts -- without the wire cage and the blood -- bids to make the Olympics
Mixed martial arts could be coming to the Olympics — but it's a long shot. It's a version of the sport without the cage and with added safety measures.
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The Asian Games are open with more athletes than the Summer Olympics and some unfamiliar sports apnews.com/article/asia...
The Asian Games are open with more athletes than the Summer Olympics and some unfamiliar sports
The opening ceremony of the Asian Games has marked the official start of the 16-day event. But Saturday's official opening was not really the beginning.
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IOC President Kirsty Coventry shows up at the Asian Games.
They're not playing our song! North Korean anthem played at South Korean field hockey match apnews.com/article/nort...
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They're not playing our song! North Korean anthem played at South Korean field hockey match apnews.com/article/nort...
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The Asian Games are bigger than the Summer Olympics, at least in athlete numbers apnews.com/article/asia...
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All aboard. The Asian Games will lodge thousands of athletes on an Italian cruise ship apnews.com/article/asia...
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A golf ball found in the World Trade Center rubble became a symbol of incomprehensible loss apnews.com/article/golf...
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Reports: U.S. striker Folarin Balogun is headed on transfer to Premier League club Everton apnews.com/article/balo...
Reports: U.S. striker Folarin Balogun is headed on transfer to Premier League club Everton
United States soccer striker Folarin Balogun is reportedly headed to Premier League team Everton on a transfer from Monaco.
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Japanese rugby officials roll back restrictions on some foreign-born players apnews.com/article/japa...
Japanese rugby officials roll back restrictions on some foreign-born players
Japanese rugby officials say they have reached a settlement to allow players who were born elsewhere, but who have Japanese nationality, to qualify for the top eligibility category in domestic Rugby L...
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Joshua Báez of the Cardinals hits 3 homers in his first 3 at-bats in a historic major league debut apnews.com/article/card...
Joshua Báez of the Cardinals hits 3 homers in his first 3 at-bats in a historic major league debut
Joshua Báez became the first player to hit a home run in each of his first three at-bats in the majors, leading the St.
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Former FIFA VP Prince Ali cites 'blackmail' by Infantino-led soccer body over unpaid prize money apnews.com/article/fifa...
Former FIFA VP Prince Ali cites 'blackmail' by Infantino-led soccer body over unpaid prize money
Former FIFA vice president Prince Ali bin Al Hussein has criticized the soccer body’s leadership headed by Gianni Infantino describing prize money withheld from his Jordan national team as a kind of b...
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European soccer body UEFA warns FIFA of legal action over Infantino's failed World Cup sell-off plan apnews.com/article/worl...
European soccer body UEFA warns FIFA of legal action over Infantino's failed World Cup sell-off plan
European soccer body UEFA has threatened FIFA with legal action over Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell a stake in future World Cup profits to private investors.
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Timothy Lafaele was a star for Japan at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Now he's not sure he belongs apnews.com/article/japa...
Timothy Lafaele was a star for Japan at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Now he's not sure he belongs
Japanese rugby officials are changing eligibility rules that will limit opportunities in the domestic league for foreign-born players, even those who have Japanese passports.
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FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe's UEFA apnews.com/article/worl...
FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe's UEFA
FIFA President Gianni Infantino plans to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family.
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Fernando Alonso links his F1 future to making the cars enjoyable to drive again apnews.com/article/fern...
Fernando Alonso links his F1 future to making the cars enjoyable to drive again
Fernando Alonso has suggested his future in Formula 1 could depend on whether the cars become more enjoyable to drive.
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Moriyasu to continue as Japan coach and replaced after Asian Cup by Oiwa apnews.com/article/mori...
Moriyasu to continue as Japan coach and replaced after Asian Cup by Oiwa
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu will continue through next year’s Asian Cup and then step away, the Japan Football Association said in a statement.
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LA Olympics looking for 60,000 unpaid volunteers. By not paying, IOC saves estimated $100-$200 million. IOC income is about $12 billion. This feels like exploitation. IOC could pay but doesn’t. LA CEO Reynold Hoover gets $500,000. Everyone cashes in but most athletes and vols.
Many noting this for context on Spain’s draw with Cape Verde. Spain lost its first game in the 2010 World Cup to Swiss and went on to win WCup. Argentina lost first game in 2022 to Saudi and won WCup. We have 3 1/2 weeks of group play before it matters. Parabéns Cabo Verde. 👏
LA Olympics looking for 60,000 unpaid volunteers. Everyone cashes in at Olympics but volunteers and most athletes. IOC income in billions, but won’t pay workers. CEO Reynold Hoover says volunteers are “backbone”of Games. Hoover makes $500,000. He could work for free. Most can’t.
FIFA and Gianni Infantino refuse to take a question in Mexico City from Tariq Panja at the New York Times. I wonder why? Same old FIFA. Infantino, in a close relationship with Donald Trump, makes $6 million and is gouging fans with extortionate ticket prices. Love football. Despise FIFA operation.
Tariq Panja@tariqpanja.bsky.social · 5mo agoRight arm in pain now from holding it up for an hour during Gianni Infantino’s press conference World Cup press conference and being studiously ignored by FIFA’s comms head Bryan Swanson. What was there to worry about after all FIFA is now a transparent and trusted organisation. 😳
