US news | The GuardianFeb 24
World Cup host cities ‘running out of time’ with $625m in funding held up by shutdown https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/feb/24/world-cup-host-cities-funding-dhs-shutdown #WorldCup2026 #Sport #Football #WorldCup #SportPolitics #UsFederalGovernmentShutdowns #UsSports #Boston #Missouri #Massachusetts #NewYork #NewJersey
World Cup host cities are ‘running out of time’ with $625m in funding held up by DHS shutdown

Officials warned of potential event cancellations if World Cup host cities do not receive the funds, which are set to be administered by Fema

The Guardian
Opinion | The Guardian USFeb 18
Jim Ratcliffe’s shameless comments signal soccer’s turn toward total Trumpism https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/18/jim-ratcliffe-immigrant-comments-manchester-united-trump #Sport #ManchesterUnited #JimRatcliffe #Football #PremierLeague #SportPolitics #DonaldTrump
Jim Ratcliffe’s shameless comments signal soccer’s turn toward total Trumpism

What made the Manchester United co-owner’s anti-immigrant screed so revolting was his brazen willingness to say it all out loud. Remind you of anyone?

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US news | The GuardianFeb 11
Russia plays prideful, but there’s no doubt the Olympics ban is hurting | Bruce Berglund https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/11/russia-olympics-ban #WinterOlympics2026 #RussiaOlympicTeam #OlympicGames #WinterOlympics #VladimirPutin #Russia #RussiaDopingScandal #InternationalOlympicCommittee #Sport #SportPolitics
Russia plays prideful, but there’s no doubt the Olympics ban is hurting

Some Russians have dismissed the Games over the continued exclusion of their athletes. But the truth is international sport is still important to Moscow

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World news | The GuardianJan 30
Breakdown in cricket relations with Bangladesh rings alarm bells for India’s Olympic bid https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/30/breakdown-in-cricket-relations-with-bangladesh-rings-alarm-bells-for-indias-olympic-bid #InternationalOlympicCommittee #T20WorldCup #IndiaCricketTeam #BangladeshCricketTeam #OlympicGames #Twenty20 #SportPolitics #India #Bangladesh #Cricket #Sport #SouthAndCentralAsia #WorldNews
Breakdown in cricket relations with Bangladesh rings alarm bells for India’s Olympic bid

Bangladesh’s withdrawal from cricket’s T20 World Cup has caused concern with the IOC unlikely to award 2036 Games to India if there is a risk of a boycott

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US news | The GuardianJan 21
Olympics chief admits she has not spoken to US president Trump about LA 2028 Games https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/21/olympics-chief-kirsty-coventry-not-spoken-to-trump-about-la-2028-us-games #LaOlympicGames2028 #DonaldTrump #OlympicGames #SportPolitics #Sport #UsNews #UsSports
Olympics chief admits she has not spoken to US president Trump about LA 2028 Games

The IOC has yet to meet with the US president Donald Trump to firm up preparations for the Los Angeles Games in 2028

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World news | The GuardianJan 21
Olympics chief admits she has not spoken to US president Trump about LA 2028 Games https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/21/olympics-chief-kirsty-coventry-not-spoken-to-trump-about-la-2028-us-games #LaOlympicGames2028 #DonaldTrump #OlympicGames #SportPolitics #Sport #UsNews #UsSports
Olympics chief admits she has not spoken to US president Trump about LA 2028 Games

The IOC has yet to meet with the US president Donald Trump to firm up preparations for the Los Angeles Games in 2028

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US news | The GuardianJan 18
Tennis civil war erupts with details of initial peace deal revealed for first time https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/18/tennis-civil-war-erupts-with-details-of-initial-peace-deal-revealed-for-first-time #Tennis #Sport #SportPolitics #UsSports #AustraliaSport #AustralianOpen #AustralianOpen2026 #FrenchOpen #Wimbledon #UsOpenTennis
Tennis civil war erupts with details of initial peace deal revealed for first time

Details of Tennis Australia’s peace deal with the Professional Tennis Players’ Association have been published for the first time

The Guardian
Opinion | The Guardian USJul 11, 2025
US set to be host to biggest sporting events with guests it doesn’t want | Emma John https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul/11/us-set-to-be-host-to-biggest-sporting-events-with-guests-it-doesnt-want #InternationalCricketCouncil #LAOlympicGames2028 #ClubWorldCup2025 #Footballpolitics #Sportpolitics #WorldCup2026 #ClubWorldCup #DonaldTrump #Football #USsports #WorldCup #Cricket #Sport #Fifa
US will host biggest sporting events with guests it doesn’t want

Donald Trump is closing the borders even though the World Cup and 2028 Olympics will take place in the US

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMar 20, 2025
Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe denied in vote https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/mar/20/kirsty-coventry-elected-first-female-president-ioc-sebastian-coe-denied-vote #InternationalOlympicCommittee #WinterOlympics #Australiasport #WorldAthletics #Sportpolitics #OlympicGames #SebastianCoe #USsports #Zimbabwe #Africa #Sport
Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe routed in vote

Sebastian Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr suffered a crushing defeat in the first round of voting as Thomas Bach’s preferred successor secured a majority

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Headlines AfricaMar 20, 2025
Africa: Samaranch, Coe and Coventry Vie for Sport's Most Powerful Position As IOC President: [Daily Maverick] Since 1894 there have only been nine presidents of the International Olympic Committee. On Thursday a 10th will be elected. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJdkK6 #IOC #Olympics #SportsLeadership #SportPolitics #Athletics