Tag Archives: World Cup

Beijing, China | Xinhua | Germany will host the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026, and Qatar will host the FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup 2027, the world basketball governing body announced on Friday. The decisions were made by FIBA’s Central Board during Friday’s meeting held in the Philippines on the …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Football’s world governing body FIFA held Friday the draw for the 2023 Under-20 World Cup with the hosts Argentina kicking off the tournament against Uzbekistan on May 20. The ceremony was held at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland and FIFA confirmed the match schedule and …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | FIFA appointed on Thursday the officials for the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup to be held in Argentina on May 20-June 11. 25 referees and 38 assistant referees were selected by the FIFA Referees Committee, and 18 video match officials were also on the list. FIFA …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Football’s global governing body FIFA on Thursday launched the 2027 Women’s World Cup bidding process, which will be appointed, for the first time, by the FIFA Congress. The previous Women’s World Cup hosts were decided by the Council, but this time the Congress will vote for the …

Buenos Aires, Argentina | Xinhua | Argentina captain Lionel Messi has left open the possibility of playing at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but says his participation will depend on ‘many things’. The Paris Saint-Germain forward previously declared the 2022 World Cup in Qatar would mark his last appearance in football’s showpiece event. …

David Matoma: Uganda 16-year-old pitcher signs for MLB’s Pittsburgh Pirates Gilgil, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan teams have qualified for the WBSC U-18 and U-12 Baseball World Cups. The first ever WBSC U-12 Baseball and Africa U-18 World Cup Qualifier was held in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Kenya from 24th to …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | One month after Argentina won the Qatar World Cup, FIFA announced early figures of the tournament, showing around five billion people have engaged with the World Cup. “On social media, according to Nielsen, there have been 93.6 million posts across all platforms, with a 262 billion …

While Moroccan team members ranked high in categories including the best goalkeeper, coach, and playmaker in the 2022 rankings, there were plenty of Africans named in the “Men’s World Best” list. Doha, Qatar | BIRD AGENCY | Morocco’s national team goalkeeper, Yassine Bounou, was ranked third-best goalkeeper in the world …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | FIFA announced on Friday that it had opened disciplinary proceedings against Argentina due to potential breaches of rules during their FIFA World Cup final against France last month. “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has opened proceedings against the Argentinian Football Association due to potential breaches of articles …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua |  One of German football’s most famous names is about to take over the challenging job of rescuing the country’s struggling national team. The final steps to an official announcement are yet to go, but the return of 1990 world champion Rudi Voller appears the only …