Write-up by Harvey Russell The contemporary sort of soccer is said to have been formed in 1863 in London when numerous football clubs and colleges gathered at the Freemason’s Tavern. The meeting was also the birth of the Football Association that we know these days. Although it took 30 many years following that meeting to …
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Japan’s ancient sumo grapples with modern scandals
Japan’s ancient sumo grapples with modern scandals TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s ancient sport of sumo faces an uncertain future as it grapples with a match-fixing scandal that some have called the “darkest chapter” in a 1,500-year history steeped in ritual and ceremony. Six Nations: Yes, Ireland are vulnerable . . . but the players know …
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