Beijing will host the 2027 World Athletics Championships, track and field’s governing body said on Wednesday, February 28. “With a population of more than 1.4 billion, China is one of the biggest sports markets in the world,” World Athletics president Sebastian Coe, said. “This poses a massive opportunity to grow our sport and fan base in one of the biggest commercial markets in the world.” Coe said the choice of Beijing, which also hosted the event back in 2015, was partly commercially driven, adding that the country’s broadcast consumption of the elite Diamond League circuit in 2023 was top, at…
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By Meg Kinnard and Will Weissert Donald Trump won South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday, February 24, easily beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further consolidating his path to a third straight Grand Old Party (GOP) nomination. Trump has now swept every contest that counted for Republican delegates, adding to previous wins in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Haley is facing growing pressure to leave the race but says she’s not going anywhere despite losing the state where she was governor from 2011 to 2017. A 2020 rematch between Trump and…
The zoo had previously been home to several other specimens, but about five years ago they were sent back to China China intends to send a new pair of pandas to California’s San Diego Zoo this summer, representatives of the zoo told the Associated Press. According to their information, the female and male pandas will arrive in San Diego by the end of the summer with the approval of all necessary requirements. The zoo had previously been home to several other specimens, but about five years ago they were sent back to China. White House National Security Council Strategic Communications…
Rasmus Hojlund netted twice in the opening seven minutes at Kenilworth Road to become the youngest player to score in six straight Premier League games — after going scoreless in his first 14.
The decision to postpone this month’s presidential election in Senegal was against the constitution, the country’s top court has ruled. The Constitutional Council annulled both President Macky Sall’s decree and a contentious bill passed by parliament moving the vote to December. Widespread protests have gripped the West African country, once considered a bastion of stability in the region. A leading opposition figure hailed the ruling as “a great day for democracy”. “We’ve been so ashamed by all this violation of the law and the constitution,” Aminata Touré, a former prime minister and now opposition figure, told the BBC’s Newsday programme.…
Former US President garners over 51 per cent in first Republican party caucus as biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who came in fourth announces he will end his presidential quest and endorse Trump By TASS News Agency Former US President Donald Trump secured a landslide victory in the Republican caucuses (gatherings of party activists) in the key Midwestern farm state of Iowa, according to results published on the Iowa Republican Party’s website. With all ballots counted, Trump scored 51 per cent of the vote. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis came in second with 21.2 per cent, while former South Carolina Governor and…
By TASS News Agency Argentine’s Lionel Messi was found the best men’s player of 2023, according to the International Association Football Federation (FIFA). The awarding ceremony takes place in London. Other contenders included Norway’s Erling Haaland and France’s Kylian Mbappe. In December 2022, Messi became the world champion, playing in the Argentine national team. He scored seven goals in seven matches and was found the best player of the tournament. He spent the last season in PSG, becoming the Champion of France. In summer of 2023, Messi joined Inter Miami, where he won the Leagues Cup. This has become his…
The new prime minister Gabriel Attal has earned a reputation of a man of action, a competent and ambitious politician. Education Minister Gabriel Attal, 34, has been named France’s new prime minister, replacing Elisabeth Borne who was dismissed by President Emmanuel Macron on January 9, according to the BFMTV television channel. Attal will replace Borne, who had served as France’s Prime Minister since May 2022, after she was dismissed by President Emmanuel Macron on January 9. He becomes France’s youngest prime minister ever, a mark previously held by Laurent Fabius, who was appointed French prime minister at the age of…
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As many as 208 lawmakers voted for the bill and two abstained. The initiative was backed by the ruling party and the leading opposition party.
