Why the IOC will not investigate Gianni Infantino on the role of Donald Trump in the Folarin Balogun red card controversy | Football news

File Photo: FIFA President Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided not to conduct an investigation into FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his role in the controversial overturning of US striker Folarin Balogun’s mandatory World Cup suspension following the intervention of the US president….

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Russia challenges world athletics ban at sports court as IOC eases restrictions | More sports news

A man walks from the Russian National Olympic Committee building in Moscow, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo) Russia’s athletics federation has approached the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in a bid to overturn a decision by World Athletics to keep Russian athletes suspended from international competitions because of the war in Ukraine.World athletics…

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Balogun red card controversy: FIFA president Gianni Infantino faces IOC ethics complaint for lobbying Donald Trump | Football news

File Pic: US President Donald Trump holds the FIFA World Cup trophy as FIFA President Gianni Infantino looks on. (AP Photo) The controversy surrounding FIFA’s unprecedented decision to overturn Folarin Balogun’s World Cup suspension has taken another dramatic turn, with FIFA president Gianni Infantino facing a formal ethics complaint to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)…

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IOC provisionally lifts Russian Olympic Committee ban ahead of LA Olympics 28 – What it means | More sports news

The Olympic cauldron is lit at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before the ticket registration launch for the 2028 Summer Olympics Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has asked international sports federations to end the three-year process of vetting Russian athletes for neutral status ahead of qualifying…

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India’s 2036 Olympic bid gets timeline: IOC reveals when host will be finalized | More sports news

Image from the 146th Session of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games received more clarity on Wednesday after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a revamped host selection process that will culminate in the announcement of the winning bid in mid-2029.At the 146th…

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“Cricket can unite, inspire and empower on an unparalleled scale”: Jay Shah supports the IOC initiative on Olympic Day | Cricket News

ICC President Jay Shaha with IOC President Kirsty Coventry. (Photo credit: X post by Jay Shah) The President of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Jay Shah marked International Olympic Day by extending support to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) global initiative aimed at promoting health, well-being and community engagement through sport.Highlighting the unifying power of…

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