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Australia pulls out of Afghanistan cricket series over Taliban’s restrictions on women | CNN

Australia pulls out of Afghanistan cricket series over Taliban’s restrictions on women | CNN

Sydney CNN  —  Australia’s men’s cricket team has withdrawn from a series of upcoming matches against Afghanistan in protest over the ruling Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment, Cricket Australia (CA) said in a statement Thursday. The teams were scheduled to play three One Day International (ODI) games in the United Arab […]

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Iranian chess referee fears ostracism over her activism as she challenges Russian chief of game’s governing body | CNN

Iranian chess referee fears ostracism over her activism as she challenges Russian chief of game’s governing body | CNN

CNN  —  Three years after fleeing Iran, chess referee Shohreh Bayat fears being further ostracized after challenging the game’s governing body and its president, Russia’s former deputy prime minister, over her choice of clothing at a tournament in October. Back in 2020, Bayat was criticized in Iran for not wearing the appropriate headscarf at the

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Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Saudi Arabia means so much for the Gulf monarchy’s sporting ambitions | CNN

Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Saudi Arabia means so much for the Gulf monarchy’s sporting ambitions | CNN

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN  —  It’s a partnership that’s been hailed as “history in the making.” One of the world’s most famous soccer stars landed in the Saudi

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How Afghanistan women’s football team made it to Australia | CNN

How Afghanistan women’s football team made it to Australia | CNN

How Afghanistan women’s football team made it to Australia Playing football for your national team is a dream for many, but in Afghanistan, it could have been a death sentence for the players of the women’s side. Reserve goalkeeper Montaha explains her love of the game, why she had to burn her trophies and medals

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Christian Horner: Red Bull aren’t the favorites for F1 title | CNN

Christian Horner: Red Bull aren’t the favorites for F1 title | CNN

Christian Horner: Red Bull aren’t the favorites for F1 title Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner tells Amanda Davies in Qatar that Red Bull aren’t the favorites for the championship, that it’s 50/50 for a title and that a championship for Max Verstappen would be the biggest team achievement to date. Source link

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