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Cricket Has A Huge Climate Change Problem

Cricket is facing its ultimate challenge: climate change. The second most popular sport in the world (2.5 billion fans) is being played in dangerously hot and humid conditions that increasingly put its players and fans at risk.The new Hit for Six: The Danger Zone report, authored by non-profits Climate Central, FrontRunners, The British Association for Sustainability in Sport (BASIS), and The Next Test, analyzes the increase in extreme heat and humidity on the Indian subcontinent and in other cr...
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Everything You Need To Know About The 2025-26 La Liga Season

La Liga returns on Friday, August 15th. The Spanish league kicks-off with an enticing doubleheader. At 1:00 PM ET (6:00 PM GMT), Girona hosts Madrid club Rayo Vallecano, before newly promoted Real Oviedo crosses the country to take on Villarreal at 3:30 PM ET (8:30 PM GMT).Defending champions FC Barcelona plays its first match Saturday, August 16th against RCD Mallorca and ESPN will be on-site to cover the match live for U.S. viewers with Argentina Men’s National Team head coach Lionel Scaloni a...
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Protect Our Winters And 11th Hour Racing Launch New Water Alliance

Protect Our Winters (POW) and 11th Hour Racing are launching a new “Water Alliance” that aims to turn climate passion in water-based communities into climate action. The POW Water Alliance will make its official debut on Tuesday, September 23rd, during New York City Climate Week. The new initiative “further expands and unites athletes, creatives, scientists, and community leaders from water-based sports and regions to take action at the intersection of climate, land, and water.”Since its creatio...
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FIFA, Formula 1, ICC Under Fire For Aramco Sponsorships

Six of the world’s largest sports organizations — FIFA, Formula 1, the International Cricket Council (ICC), Concacaf, Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team, and ASO, the organizer of the Dakar Rally — are being scrutinized for their sponsorship agreements with Saudi oil company Aramco. A coalition of professional athletes and ten human rights and climate organizations sent each of the sports organizations a letter, notifying them that their sponsorship agreements with Aramco “may place them in br...
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Madrid Derby Is All Or Nothing For Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid has been uncharacteristically inconsistent at the start of this La Liga season. Los Colchoneros have dropped nine points over the first six matches, and if Diego Simeone’s men lose to Real Madrid on Saturday, they would end Matchday 7 twelve points behind the league leaders. No team has ever recovered from a 12-point deficit to win La Liga.Atletico enters Saturday’s match against Real Madrid ninth in the table, nine points behind Real Madrid and seven behind FC Barcelona. Having...
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Brothers On Three Examines Love, Loss, And Rugby At West Point

Released in Los Angeles on November 6th in anticipation of Veterans’ Day, Brothers on Three is a tale of love, loss, and bonds forged through fellowship on the rugby field. The film, directed by West Point Class of ‘97 graduate Sean Mullin, takes a deep look at the United States Military Academy at West Point’s rugby program and the men and women who continue to make it unique. Although the film begins by looking back at Army Rugby’s 2022 national championship victory over California school St....
Sports Business Journal •

Rugby Sevens owns ‘wider U.S. ambition’ with first New York metro event

Two years before rugby returns to the main stage at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, HSBC Rugby Sevens will make its first stop in the New York City metro area this month.

The two-day, 40-game event will take place March 14-15 at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, N.J., and it is not expected to be a one-off. Having international rugby sevens played at the home of MLS side Red Bull New York and reigning NWSL champion Gotham FC will serve as a test of the New York metro area’s capacity to hos...
SI •

Why it’s Becoming Difficult to Root for Real Madrid

I fell in love with Real Madrid in 2002, arriving in the Spanish capital, an impressionable 7-year-old unaware of the significance of the club I would soon call my own. Under manager Vicente del Bosque, Zinedine Zidane, Raúl, Roberto Carlos, Luís Figo, and Co. played mesmerizing football that inspired every kid in the city. Each game at the Bernabéu felt like a magical affair, and the Galacticos conquered La Liga before sacking del Bosque, selling Claude Makélélé and beginning a descent into med...
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Olympian Marcus Daniell Shows Athletes Can Help Improve The World

Marcus Daniell’s professional tennis career is winding down. With retirement in sight, the New Zealand men’s and mixed doubles player chose to make the final year of his professional tennis career a selfless one. Daniell, who won a bronze medal in doubles at the Tokyo Olympics alongside Michael Venus, is donating 50% of the winnings from his final season to high-impact charities to combat the climate crisis, alleviate extreme poverty, and improve animal welfare.
At the time of writing, Daniell’s...
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CORE, The Wearable Powering Olympic Athlete Adaptation To Extreme Heat

The 2024 summer of sports has been dominated by one central theme: extreme heat and humidity caused by climate change. In and amongst the amazing athletic achievements, it has been impossible to ignore the suffocating heat. The Paris Olympics saw temperatures of 36℃ (96.8℉), which research group World Weather Attribution said would not have been possible without human-induced climate change. The UEFA Euros and the Copa America also suffered from extreme temperatures. In the U.S., the heat wave w...
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Rugby Sevens Shines At Paris Olympics. What Next For The Sport?

Rugby sevens is having a moment. Despite the torrential rain, the suffocating heat, and the sheer number of other sports and superstars that graced the Paris Olympics, rugby sevens successfully took center stage during the opening week — thanks in large part to superstars Ilona Maher and Antoine Dupont and plenty of exhilarating moments.
This was the moment rugby fans around the world had been awaiting. For one week, rugby sevens was the center of the sports universe, and it did not disappoint....
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The Arms Race For The Hearts And Minds Of American Soccer Fans

The U.S. has always been seen as soccer’s final frontier. While the rest of the world was head over heels for the beautiful game, the U.S. focused on baseball, basketball and American football. However, over the course of the past two decades, America’s love for soccer has grown consistently and is now at an all time high. With that in mind, clubs, leagues, and brands are racing to reach fans across the U.S. But they shouldn’t expect long-term loyalty.
Just two summers out from the 2026 FIFA Wor...
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Canadian Soccer Star Jessie Fleming Shows Athletes Can Lead On Climate

Canada Women’s Soccer captain Jessie Fleming continues to lead from the front on climate action. The Portland Thorns midfielder has decided to compensate the social cost of carbon associated with her 2023/24 season, including travel emissions and her transfer from Chelsea FC in London to Portland.
Fleming is donating the money to Zero Foodprint, “a community regenerative farming initiative that supports farmers to build healthy soil and put carbon back into the ground.” The non-profit operates i...
The Times •

Matt O’Riley shines as Celtic dominate DC United in Washington

On a humid night in the US capital, Celtic began their tour with a 4-0 victory against hosts DC United. The scoreline was indicative of the gap in strength between the Scottish champions and the MLS side currently sitting 13 out of 15 in the Eastern Conference standings.Midfielder Matt O’Riley, who continues to generate transfer interest from clubs in Italy, was the star performer, captaining the side and scoring a first-half brace before Mikey Johnston and James Forrest came on in the second ha...
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Tackles, Tries And No Pads: National Rugby League Is Coming To The U.S.

On March 2nd, 2024 Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas will play home to a season opening double-header of bone-crunching rugby league action. National Rugby League (NRL) - one of Australia’s most popular and lucrative sports leagues - has signed a five-year deal to play ten matches at the home of the Las Vegas Raiders. The games will be the first ever NRL matches played on U.S. soil, and they will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1, allowing potential fans around the country and the Caribbean to catc
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SailGP’s Race For The Future Shows Sports Can Lead On Climate At COP28

“We cannot live in a fossil fuel world, we need to rip the band-aid off to be honest.” - SailGP Chief Purpose Officer, Fiona Morgan

With COP28 winding down, SailGP - the global sailing championship that positions itself as a global leader in purpose-driven and sustainable sport - held its sixth race of the season, the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas. This Grand Prix was no ordinary race, it formed part of SailGP’s Race For The Future COP28 takeover event, aimed at highli
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McLaren Racing Has A New Plan To Tackle Climate Change

Innovation and speed are key factors in winning a Formula 1 (F1) race. McLaren Racing has been home to both since its creation in 1963. The racing organization has won twenty F1 championships, 183 grand prix and three Indy 500s. It also conquered the 24-hour race at Le Mans on its first attempt. Now McLaren is partnering its speed and innovation with those of carbon removal company UNDO - as well as The Great Barrier Reef Foundation and Mombak - as part of its new Climate Contribution Programme
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FC Barcelona Vs. Atlético De Madrid, LALIGA’s Battle Of Ex-Teammates

This Sunday, December 3rd, FC Barcelona hosts Atlético de Madrid in what promises to be another intriguing encounter between two of LALIGA’s best sides. The two sides enter the game level on 31 points, although Los Rojiblancos (The Red and Whites) have a game in hand. Trailing Real Madrid and Girona by four points, nearly halfway through the season, this clash could help decide who is a serious title contender and who will be fighting for fourth place.

This could be the moment for Diego “el Cho
London Politica •

Wagner Group Activity in Sudan — London Politica

The Wagner Group has been operating in Sudan since 2017, long before the Sahel nation descended into its latest conflict. In the past Wagner acted as a private security firm for President Omar al-Bashir, but since his removal from power in 2019 Wagner has primarily focused on securing mining rights and its grip on illegal gold exports. Prigozhin’s first recorded speech after his failed mutiny, reiterated the importance of Wagner operations in Africa and indicated that they were set to continue,
ARGUS •

The European Super League, Transnational Capitalism and the Challenge of the Status Quo

April 18th, 2021 will live in infamy in the footballing world. In the late hours of the night the breakaway European Super League was created by some of the world’s most famous and successful football clubs. Within minutes the entire footballing world was thrown into chaos. The primary reasons for its creation were power and transnational capitalism, unbridled in its most extreme form.

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