Author: Abdul Rahim
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IMMAF 2021 Youth World Championships moves to Bulgaria
London, May 20, 2021: The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation’s 2021 IMMAF Youth MMA Championships for twelve to eighteen-year-olds is to take place in Sofia, Bulgaria at the EFE Mariela hotel from 29 July – 1 August. The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation’s second instalment of its under -18s tournament will take place without an…
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Official Match Ball for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021™ revealed
Zurich, May 19, 2021: FIFA and adidas have revealed the Official Match Ball for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021™. The Conext 21 Pro Beach match ball comes with a new vivid orange colour that celebrates the spirit of the exciting event while enhancing the fan viewing experience at home and in Moscow.…
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PANAM Sports to offer 4,000 vaccines to athletes and officials traveling to Tokyo
Santiago, Chile, May 18, 2021: Panam Sports has reached an important agreement with the University of Miami and the Mexican Consulate in Miami to receive 4,000 vaccines that will be used to help ensure the health of the athletes and officials who will participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games this July, as well as the…
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AIBA allocates 400’000 USD prize money for Asian Boxing Championships
Lausanne, 18 May 2021: ASBC Asian Boxing Championships medalists will receive prize money from AIBA for the first time in the history of the event. The prize fund is 400’000 USD, it will be distributed among gold, silver and bronze medal winners in each weight category. For the boxers who take first place, both men…
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Arjan Bhullar Finishes Brandon Vera By TKO To Become ONE Heavyweight World Champion
Singapore, May 15, 2021: ONE Championship™ (ONE), Asia’s largest global sports media property, returned Saturday with ONE: DANGAL, a tape-delayed event from the Singapore Indoor Stadium that showcased the very best of India. The event featured the ONE Super Series debut of a Thai striking phenom and four compelling mixed martial arts contests, including a…
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AIBA Invites Applications for development projects, shows support for UNESCO and UNHCR objectives
Lausanne, May 13, 2021: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has, for the first time in its history, invited National Federations and Continental Confederations to apply for development grants. Thanks to a partnership with Gazprom, AIBA has been able to reserve funds for each of its National Federations and Confederations. They have encouraged to submit applications…
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FIFA Futsal WC 2021 Challenge mobile game launches
Zurich, May 13, 2021: A new game celebrating the FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021™ has launched today, bringing the fun and excitement of futsal’s premier tournament to the mobile phones of football fans and casual gamers worldwide. The FIFA Futsal WC 2021 Challenge app fuses the thrills of football’s popular five-a-side format with the…
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FIFA Fund for Football Players: over 1,000 applications approved
Zurich, May 12, 2021: Following the landmark agreement reached by FIFA and FIFPRO in 2020 to establish the FIFA Fund for Football Players (FIFA FFP), which provides financial support to players who have not been paid and have no chance of duly receiving the wages agreed with their clubs, a total of 1,005 applications have…
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FIFA Foundation Campus Programme pilot launches in Armenia
Zurich, May 11, 2021: The FIFA Foundation Campus Programme, a brand new global initiative that gives girls and boys from under-privileged backgrounds the opportunity to play football and develop their personal and social learning in a safe environment during school breaks, was launched in Yerevan, Armenia last week. Mobilising football as a tool for social…
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Babar Azam and Alyssa Healy voted ICC Players of the Month for April 2021
Dubai, May 10, 2021: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month Awards for April which recognise and celebrate the best performances from both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket throughout the year. Pakistan’s Babar Azam won the ICC Men’s Player of the…