human rights

WTA set to return to China in September despite uncertainty over Peng Shuai’s situation

CNN  —  The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced Thursday that it will return to hosting tournaments in China in the…

IOC president Thomas Bach calls governments ‘deplorable’ for negative reactions to Russia stance

CNN  —  International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has blasted some European governments as “deplorable” for what he calls…

Formula Equal: Inside the plans to launch a ‘50% male, 50% female’ F1 team

CNN  —  For the past four years, Craig Pollock has been secretly laying the groundwork for a new Formula One…

World Athletics regulations on transgender women athletes risk human rights violations, rights groups say

CNN  —  Trans rights advocates have warned sports governing bodies that “blanket bans” on transgender women from competing in women’s…

Manchester United is for sale, who could buy the world-famous club?

CNN  —  The owners of Manchester United are more than simply the custodians of a soccer club. For, with its…

‘Our dreams never came true.’ These men helped build Qatar’s World Cup, now they are struggling to survive

CNN  —  Kamal was standing outside a shop with other migrant workers, having finished yet another grueling working day, when…

Gianni Infantino says his 2016 FIFA presidential win was inspired by visit to Rwanda’s genocide memorial as he is elected for second term

CNN  —  Re-elected unopposed for a second term ending in 2027 at FIFA’s 73rd Congress in Kigali, Rwanda on Thursday,…