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The Next Generation: Jak Crawford
“I started in karting when I first got in the go-kart when I was four years old. My dad had bought me a go-kart and then eventually started taking me to a track when I was six years old.
“I was watching NASCAR mainly, I was more interested in NASCAR, being in America. Where I grew up it was the main thing, the main motorsport on TV and I really, really ...Keep reading
Lucy Bronze backs Uefa’s stance on boycotting Fifa for ‘good of the game’
Chelsea defender speaking in Auckland before friendly
September’s Under-20 Women’s World Cup under threat
Lucy Bronze has backed Uefa’s stance on boycotting all Fifa competitions for the “good of the game” and to safeguard football for future generations. chickenroad.qpon
On Thursday Europe’s governing body doubled down on its threat – including next summer’s Women’s World Cup - amid the furore surrounding the Fifa president Gianni Infantino and his shelved plan for a privately funded Fifa Forward Enterprise scheme.
Continue reading...FIFA's institutional tensions: Infantino's failed Forward Entity proposal sparks governance crisis
Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome International Sports Journalist Thando Sibiya.She presents the FIFA governance crisis not as an isolated dispute over a failed commercial proposal, but as the culmination of deeper institutional tensions that have been developing over Gianni Infantino's presidency. Sibiya argues that the proposed sale of a permanent stake in FIFA's commercial rights became a catalyst rather than the root cause of the conflict, exposing longstanding disagreements over governance, legitimacy, commercialisation, and geopolitical influence within world football. By connecting the aborted FIFA Forward Entity proposal with the resignation of a key adviser, UEFA's increasingly confrontational stance, disputes surrounding referee protections, and divergent interests between UEFA and CAF, Sibiya frames the controversy within a broader struggle over who ultimately defines and governs the future of global football.
Dazn buys Australia series rights as platforms jostle over England white-ball tour
Platform to broadcast Australia Tests against Bangladesh
UK rights deal is first for Dazn in international cricket
Dazn has bought the UK rights for Australia’s Test series against Bangladesh this month in a landmark deal for the global streaming platform.
The two Test matches in Darwin and Mackay in Australia’s Top End will be the first time Dazn, whose main focus is football and combat sports, broadcasts international cricket in what could be a significant development for the market.
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