FIFA will increase its income to a record figure. The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) will increase its revenues to a record figure of seven billion dollars after the 2022 Qatar World Cup, revealed here today Gianni Infantino, president of the entity. During the annual FIFA Congress, Infantino specified that the...

Russian tennis players’ suspension would affect Wimbledon tournament. The Wimbledon tennis tournament will be affected if Russian athletes are suspended, said today the presidential spokesman of this country, Dmitri Peskov. “Since Russia is very strong in tennis and our tennis players are, in fact, at the top of world rankings, the...

The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the controversial “Hand of God” goal against England in the 1986 World Cup has sold for $9.3 million, the highest price ever paid at auction for a piece of sports memorabilia. Auctioneer Sotheby’s sold the shirt in an online auction that closed Wednesday. It did not …...

Major League Baseball postpones spring training as negotiations continue. North America’s Major League Baseball (MLB) has postponed the spring training to at least March 5 because of the current lockdown, announced the majors league on Friday. “We regret that, without a collective bargaining agreement in place, we must...

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has offered Kylian Mbappe an annual net salary of 50 million euros to try to extend his contract with the club, which expires in June, Le Parisien newspaper reported on Tuesday. According to a source close to the club quoted by that newspaper, talks between PSG sporting director Leonardo and the striker’s...

Santo Domingo, capital city of the Dominican Republic, is to host the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games when the event celebrates its 25th edition. A hosting decision was made by Centro Caribe Sports during the body’s Extraordinary General Assembly. Santo Domingo was unanimously voted for by the 37 member countries,...

Barca accuses previous board of ‘serious criminal behavior’. Barcelona football club presents the ‘forensic report’ on the financial management under then-president Bartomeu. Barcelona’s previous board, led by former president Josep Maria Bartomeu, showed “very serious criminal behavior”, according to a lawyer hired by the...

Rafael Nadal Wins the Australian Open, His 21st Grand Slam Title. Novak Djokovic overshadowed the first Grand Slam of the year before it began, but Nadal pulled off an epic comeback over Daniil Medvedev that broke his tie with Djokovic and Roger Federer in men’s singles major career victories. The Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal...

Beijing welcomes the world to controversial Winter Olympics. The 2022 Winter Olympics opened on Friday night with a technology-heavy opening ceremony at Beijing’s National Stadium, with organizers and officials eager to keep the focus on China’s ability to host one of the world’s biggest sporting events instead of the controversy...

Over 700 national and international sports events in Cuba in 2022. Cuba will organize more than 700 national and international events in 2022, Agustin Abril, director of programming and organization at the National Institute of Sports (INDER), confirmed on Monday. Abril told Jit weekly digital edition that “2022 could be described as a...