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  • Russia to spend $8 billion on 2018 World Cup

    Russia is expected to spend no more than $8 billion to fund the 2018 football World Cup, a steep fall from the previously estimated $16.6 billion, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said. "All parameters that could have been cut have been cut. The last figure that (Sports Minister Vitaly) Mutko came to me with was 250 billion rubles ($7.94 billion)," Xinhua quoted Shuvalov as saying. The ...

  • Werder Bremen signs striker Petersen from Bayern

    Striker Nils Petersen will remain in Werder Bremen and not return to Bayern Munich after signing a four-year deal with the football club. Petersen, who spent the last season on loan to Werder, scored 11 goals in the German Bundesliga, reports Xinhua. Werder barely escaped relegation and is rebuilding after parting company with long-term coach Thomas Schaaf. The club are looking to sign Robin ...

  • UEFA announces steroid-measuring research study as part of new anti-doping initiatives

    The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has announced new anti-doping initiatives including the launch of a research study retrospectively measuring the steroid profiles of nearly 900 players who have participated in UEFA competitions since 2008. According to UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino, the organisation wants to identify the potential relevance of steroid use across ...

  • Ecuadorian footballer feels it is best to ignore racism in Russia

    Lokomotiv Moscow forward Felipe Caicedo has said that he tries to block out racist chants at Russian football stadiums. "I try not to notice these things, not to react in any way," the 24-year-old Ecuadorian told R-Sport Thursday. "It's not easy because you are agitated during the game and the smallest thing can throw you off the balance, but I try so it doesn't bug me." Caicedo is completing ...

  • UEFA sets 10-match ban for players officials guilty of racism

    The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is set to impose a minimum ban of 10 matches for players and officials found guilty of racist offences in European club matches or internationals under tougher disciplinary regulations approved by their executive committee. The committee is set to propose that all their 53 national associations adopt the same sanction, although the English FA ...


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I Am Curious—Yellow (Jag är nyfiken—en film i gult) [DVD]

I Am Curious—Yellow (Jag är nyfiken—en film i gult) [DVD]

I Am CuriousYellow would mostly likely be a forgotten movieleft somewhere in the multitudinous ranks of 1960s experimental avant-garde films that mix sex and politicsif the U.S. Customs Office hadnt seized the first copy being imported by its distributor, Grove Press, into the United States in 1968. In its misguided attempt to protect decent American citizens from Swedish obscenity, the gov ... ...

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  • India lose to Chinese Taipei AFC Cup dream ends

    The Indian women's football team's dream of qualifying for the AFC Cup fell by the wayside as they went down fighting 1-2 to Chinese Taipei, who notched their second consecutive win, in a group D encounter at the Faisal Al Huseni Stadium here. Yu Hsiu Chin and Lai Li Chin scored either side of a fine set-piece equaliser from Sasmita Malik in the 53rd minute to secure the win for Taipei ...

  • Sports Minister lauds amputee Everest climber Arunima Sinha

    Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh has congratulated Arunima Sinha for becoming the first amputee to scale Mount Everest. In a statement, Singh said: "Congratulations for having scaled the Mount Everest. This incredible achievement shows your sheer grit and indomitable courage against heavy odds." "Your efforts and achievements show that a physical handicap is not a deterrent to achieve ...

  • Flintoff to return to cricket duty with yesteryear stars T20 clash with Oz

    Former England captain Andrew Flintoff is set to make a comeback to cricket with two Twenty20 matches involving yesteryear English and Australian cricket stars, with the back-to-back Ashes series underway. Flintoff, who has been victorious in his one-bout boxing career, which he adopted following his retirement from cricket, will be back on more familiar territory and will join former Test ...

  • Racist Oz broadcaster Morrow spared the sack but banned from marquee events this season

    Veteran Australian sports commentator David Morrow will not be sacked by ABC Radio for his racist remarks, but will be banned from working during this season's marquee rugby league events so that he can complete training and cultural awareness programs. Morrow, Rugby League caller and the voice of National Rugby League (NRL) for ABC Radio, was suspended by the national broadcaster management ...

  • Hashish from India seized in Germany

    A parcel containing two kg of hashish reportedly sent from India has been seized in Germany. The substance was found hidden inside beach tennis rackets mailed to an address in Italy, police said. Police sniffer dogs detected the haul of so-called "black bombay" hashish, estimated at 20,000 euros, during a routine check at Germany's Frankfurt airport. The parcel arrived onboard a flight from ...

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