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The Olympic Movement has made a conscious effort to highlight the plight of refugees before the international community. One of the key priorities of  of the Olympic Agenda 2020+5, a strategic roadmap for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is to strengthen the support to refugees and populations affected by displacement. The IOC has taken a…

During the 46th Ordinary UEFA Congress that took place on May 11, 2022,  UEFA gave its approval to the final format and access list for European club competitions commencing from the 2024/25 season. These changes introduced a few key changes in the UEFA decision taken on April 19, 2021. As per the decision taken on…

UEFA, the governing body of European Football, has released the UEFA Respect Report for the 2020-21 season. The report provides an insight into the efforts of UEFA to drive positive societal changes. Aleksander Čeferin, the UEFA President, in the foreword to the report states that the UEFA Executive Committee has established ‘Responsibility’ as the fifth…

The United Nations recognises that sport has an important role to play in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. The UN further  recognises that major international sport events should be organized in the spirit of peace, mutual understanding, international cooperation, friendship and tolerance, and without discrimination of any kind, and that the unifying…

The Indian Women’s Cricket Team finished fifth in the round robin stages of the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup and failed to qualify for the semi-finals registering 3 wins and 4 losses The Indian women team suffered a heart-breaking loss in their last must win encounter against South Africa. With South Africa requiring three runs…

After an exhilarating round of 16, the draw for the quarterfinals of 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League has been made. New Delhi Times previews the four quarterfinal clashes Benfica vs Liverpool Benfica performed an upset of sorts in the UCL Round of 16 eliminating Ajax but now they face the might of Liverpool in the quarter-finals.…

The much awaited 2021-22 season of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) has returned with exciting knockouts.  New Delhi Times previews the last  four scheduled pre- quarterfinals Chelsea vs LOSC Defending Champions Chelsea will start as favourites in the first leg of the tie against LOSC.  The tie will be played at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have…

The Race to Zero is a global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, investors for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon recovery that prevents future threats, creates decent jobs, and unlocks inclusive, sustainable growth.  Backed by the United Nations, Race to Zero is a global campaign that aims to rally non-state actors…

The FIFA Football Stakeholders Committee (FSC), which includes representatives from clubs, leagues and players as well as member associations, confederations and the FIFA administration. has undertaken major steps in the reform of the football  transfer system. On 27 February 2021, the FSC met in Zurich and one of the important outcomes of that meeting was…

South Africa made a remarkable comeback in the three match Test Series after losing the first Test to win the next two and thus win the rubber. This means that winning a Test series in South Africa remains the final frontier for India as South Africa remains the only country where India has played and…