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Libya vs Nigeria: Super Eagles to boycott Africa Cup of Nations qualifier after being stranded at an airport for over 12 hours | Football News
Nigeria’s players have announced they are boycotting Tuesday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier with Libya after being stranded at an airport for over 12 hours. The Super Eagles players and staff flew out to Libya on Sunday night but were diverted to the Al Abraq Airport instead of their original destination of Benghazi Airport, which…
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IOC, Macron reject Israel boycott call at Paris Olympics 2024
IOC President Thomas Bach hugs Israeli football player Niv Yehoshua during the inauguration of the Olympic Truce Wall in the Olympic Village at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/David Goldman) The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and French President Emmanuel Macron rejected Tuesday a Palestinian demand…
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Spain Women players agree to end boycott after Spanish FA announce they will make ‘immediate and profound’ changes | Football News
Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s squad have agreed to end their boycott after the Spanish FA said it would make “immediate and profound changes” to its structure. The decision was reached around 5 am local time after more than seven hours of meetings at a hotel in Oliva, an hour from Valencia, involving the players, Spanish…
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Women’s tennis returns to China after Peng Shuai boycott
China’s Peng Shuai hits a return against Japan’s Nao Hibino during their women’s singles match on day two of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 21, 2020. (Photo by Greg WOOD / AFP) / IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE Professional women’s tennis tournaments return to China on…
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