NNW Bureau

On World Refugee Day, I have been reflecting on a visit to Afghanistan late last year, where I met women and men who had returned from neighbouring countries where they …

Hate speech is no longer confined to the margins of public life. The rise of digital platforms, AI and social media has accelerated the spread of hate speech, misinformation and …

I was working on HIV in India in 1996 when ground-breaking news came out of the Vancouver International AIDS Conference: AIDS would no longer have to be a death sentence, thanks to …

Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from Wimbledon 2026 on the eve of the opening round. The Brit has been managing a recurring right leg injury since the end of the tennis clay court season. A scan …

USA swimming star Gretchen Walsh has set a new world record for the women’s 50m freestyle. Clocking a time of 23.55 seconds in the final of the Sette Colli Meet in Rome, Walsh shaved 0.04s off the …

On the eve of Japan’s FIFA World Cup round of 32 clash against Brazil, Kubo Takefusa had this to say about his left-knee injury that has kept him out of the last two games: …

At the JMG Academy in Abidjan, the boots are not given. They are earned. Jean-Marc Guillou, the French former international who founded the football institution that produced Yaya Touré, Kolo Touré, Gervinho and Emmanuel Eboué, built …

Egypt will face Australia in the FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 32 in Dallas, Texas, on Friday (3 July). Australia’s young team started the tournament by beating a stunned Türkiye 2-0, before …

Each International Federation (IF) is responsible for establishing its sports rules for participation in the Olympic Games, including qualification criteria, in accordance with the Olympic Charter. Such criteria must be submitted to the IOC EB for approval. All qualification systems have …

The Indian cricket team crashed out of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 after Australia beat them by six wickets in their last Group 1 match at Lord’s, London, on Sunday. Fifties from Ellyse Perry (56 off 38) …