For Some Athletes, Major Sports Events Can Be an Opportunity to Defect

Members of the Iranian soccer team who chose to remain in Australia this week are far from the first to travel to a competition and stay there.

Iran Cannot Compete in US World Cup, Sports Minister Says

Sports minister Ahmad Donyamali said Iran's soccer team cannot compete in the World Cup scheduled to take place in the U.S., ...
Bursa

World Cup - Football is caught in the grip of geopolitics and war

Recent statements by the president of the Iranian Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, that Iran's participation in the upcoming FIFA World Cup could be in question, show once again how fragile the ...
Little Village Magazine

Athlete and lawyer Paul Robeson was a renowned singer of spirituals, Broadway hits and patriotic tunes. By 1950, the U.S. government flagged him as a radical.

On the evening of Feb. 4, 1932, an eager crowd gathered at the Hoyt Sherman Place auditorium for a recital of spirituals by a man whose bass-baritone voice was already […] ...

Russian anthem played again at Paralympics after Germany athletes' protest at Milan Cortina

The Russian national anthem has played again at the Paralympics a day after Germany athletes appeared to stage a protest in the podium ceremony at Milan Cortina ...

Russian anthem rings out at Paralympics for first time in 12 years after Voronchikhina takes gold

Russia’s national anthem rang out at the Paralympics for the first time in more than a decade after Para alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina won gold on Monday. Russian athletes are back competing ...