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Ladies Day returns to Cheltenham festival promising ‘glamour and glory’
Jockey Club says aim is to get more women watching racing and revival is not a response to ‘woke’ jibesFirst and foremost, it is a huge sporting event, billed by its fans as the Olympics of jump racing – but it can also act as a social barometer, givin…
Women’s football team to be welcomed home with open arms, Iran says
Iran’s Foreign Ministry and general prosecutor say the team is invited to return home ‘with peace and confidence’.
Real Madrid vs Man City: Champions League – team news, start, lineups
With Alvaro Arbeloa’s team in inconsistent form, the Premier League side are firm favourites in the last 16 tie.
Indian cricket team to pocket $14m for record T20 World Cup win
India’s cricket board announces a $14.24m bonus in addition to the $2.34m awarded to the champions by the ICC.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka cricket series called off due to Iran war
Afghanistan were due to host Sri Lanka for a six-match series in the UAE, which has been hit by attacks from Iran.
Australia grants asylum to five Iran women players after Asian Cup controversy
Fears had been raised that the players could face persecution after they did not sing the national anthem before their opening game.
Roman Abramovich ready to fight UK government over proceeds from £2.5bn Chelsea sale
Russian oligarch says money is his to allocate despite international sanctions imposed on his assetsThe Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has stepped up his row with the British government over the £2.5bn proceeds of his sale of Chelsea FC, insisting t…
Fear, uncertainty surround Iran women’s football team’s return home
Players body and activists say the team must be protected while head coach insists the players are eager to return.
‘They are safe here’: five Iranian women footballers granted humanitarian visas in Australia
Home affairs minister Tony Burke confirms US president Donald Trump’s overnight comments on social media that the players had been ‘taken care of’Middle East crisis – live updatesFive members of the Iranian women’s football team have been granted human…