Global Sports Trends
Mirlind Daku banned by Uefa for 2 Euro 2024 games after nationalist chants
Albania player Mirlind Daku was banned on Sunday for two games after leading fans in nationalist chants at the European Championship, that UEFA said brought soccer into disrepute. Daku took a megaphone after Albania's 2-2 draw with Croatia on Wednesday in Hamburg and joined in chanting slogans against Serbia and North Macedonia. The incidents and fallout from the game in Hamburg have been the most serious involving Balkan politics at a Euros with the most-ever teams from the region playing and offering a stage for some fans to air its issues. It also has highlighted rifts in soccer between Albania and Serbia at a time when their soccer federations have tried to heal them by teaming up, despite opposition from many fans, in a bid to co-host the Under-21 Euros in 2027. On Sunday, UEFA said its disciplinary judges found Daku guilty of failing to comply with the general principles of conduct, for violating the basic rules of decent conduct, for using sports events for manifestations o
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Nike to slash global workforce by 2% as sportswear giant seeks savings
That sparked a slump in Nike's shares, which have struggled to recover and remain down about 2% this year
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End of an era: Twitter reacts to tennis great Roger Federer's retirement
The 41-year-old further said that the Laver Cup exhibition in London next week will be the last competitive tennis that he is going to play and he will not be seen on tours and in grand slams anymore.
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Commonwealth Games 2022: What made Achinta Sheuli achieve gold medal
Achinta Sheuli became the third gold medalist for India in Commonwealth Games 2022. Know his background, journey, previous records, inspiration, and everything
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From Chess Olympiad's Thambi to the 1889 Handsome Dan, a story of mascots
But this horse-headed mascot is only the latest in a series of icons that have come to define the branding of global sports events
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Data tacker: Top trends in global sports
Nielsen Sports identifies the big commercial trends for 2017
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