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Firstly, to bring order to the global registration system, world governing body Fifa only permits the transfer window in any individual country to be open for 16 weeks in any calendar year. In Europe, precedent dictates four of those weeks are for the winter window, leaving 12 in the summer. In 2024, the Premier League transfer window opened on 14 …

  The Brazilian football federation has reportedly renewed its interest in Carlo Ancelotti and would like the Italian to be in charge for the 2026 World Cup.   This comes in the wake of Brazil’s embarrassing 4-1 defeat by bitter rivals Argentina in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday night. The result left Brazil down in fourth place, with the first six teams …

FIFA has confirmed that the champion of the first edition of the new-format Club World Cup could walk away with a staggering $125 million in prize money. Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s President, Gianni Infantino announced this in a statement on Wednesday. The total prize money for the tournament, which will take place from June 14 to July 13, is …

Watch highlights from the Kabaddi World Cup as Scotland secure the bronze medal.

Captain Ashley Williams was one of those who texted out his feelings to “lay off the gaffer”, saying the players should not escape criticism but together they would get it right. “We loved him [Coleman] and nights like that when he was under pressure, which we thought was unfair, made those bonds stronger,” says Ledley, one of the players from …

The music recording industry is seeing growth that ‘many other sectors would be incredibly envious of’, but what’s driving it? ADVERTISEMENT 2024 was quite the year for women in music: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour became the highest grossing tour in history, Beyoncé became the most Grammy nominated artist ever (99) and the top 3 albums of the year globally were …

The competition was delayed by around 40 minutes because of an issue with the technology that lifts the bar. Once it resumed, Caudery went over 4.70m – but she could not avoid catching the bar on her way back down in her attempts at 4.75m, despite appearing to have ample height. “I’m really disappointed – I wanted to come out …

DP World has appointed Portugese construction firm Mota-Engil to lead the development of the Banana Port, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) first deep-water maritime gateway. ADVERTISEMENT Located in a coastal town in Kongo Central province, the port is expected to strengthen regional trade networks and reduce the DRC’s dependence on foreign ports for global commerce. As one of Africa’s …

Olympic bronze medallist Georgia Hunter-Bell produces an impressive performance to win her heat and reach the women’s 1500m final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. FOLLOW LIVE: Watch World Athletics Indoor Championships Available to UK users only.

Great Britain’s Jeremiah Azu wins his heat with the third fastest qualifying time of 6.53 seconds, to qualify for the 60m semi-finals at the World Athletics Indoor Championship in Nanjing, China.