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Tokyo Olympics make late bid for gender equality Grammozis becomes Schalke's fifth coach of the season Bobic claims he will leave Frankfurt at end of season March 3 Tokyo Olympics makes late bid for gender equality Tokyo Olympics CEO Toshiro Muto has announced that the 12 women will be added to the Games' executive board, which will increase in size from 33 to 45 as a result. Seiko Hashimoto, the new president of the organising committee, was instrumenatl in the changes. She took charge in February after former president Yoshiro Mori was forced to resign after making derogatory comments about women. “Regarding the promotion of gender equality, we believe that it is necessary to work with a sense of speed and produce solid results in order to restore the trust in the organising committee,” Hashimoto said at the start of the meeting where the decision was rubberstamped. The postponed Games are now set to begin on July 23, with the Paralympics following on … [Read more...] about Sports News Feed: Tokyo Olympics makes late gender equality push

A brain injury charity is hoping for a "cultural change" in how head injuries are treated in sport as MPs launch an inquiry into links with neurodegenerative disease. It comes amid claims the scope of the inquiry does not go far enough, "neglecting issues" at school and youth level. The sporting world also continues to learn of players and competitors who have been diagnosed with dementia , including members of the triumphant 1966 England World Cup football squad . In one study published in 2019, footballers were found to be three-and-a-half times more likely to die of a neurodegenerative disease than people of a similar age. Peter McCabe, chief executive of the charity Headway, will appear before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee on 9 March to give evidence to the parliamentary inquiry into the link between sport and long-term brain injury. Advertisement He said: "Increased scrutiny from this influential cross-party group of … [Read more...] about Brain injury charity hopes for ‘cultural change’ as inquiry examines link between sport and dementia

Brits will be able to buy their local pub through a £150-million fund set to be announced in Rishi Sunak's budget this week. The 'community ownership fund' will also allow locals to take over endangered sports clubs, theatres, music venues and post office buildings. The pot of cash will become available this summer, with groups being encouraged to bid for up to £250,000 matched-funding. In 'exceptional' circumstances applicants will be able to ask for up to £1 million to save beloved local treasures, such as sports clubs or grounds. Chancellor Mr Sunak said: “Pubs and sports clubs are the heart and soul of our local towns and villages – they’re the glue that keeps us together. Sign up to our newsletter to get the day's biggest news straight to your inbox The Mirror's newsletter brings you the latest news, exciting showbiz and TV stories, sport updates and essential political information. The newsletter is emailed out first thing every morning, at 12noon and every … [Read more...] about Brits to get £150m fund to help locals buy their favourite boozers and sports clubs

MIKE TYSON was a 'karate master' who used a 'peekaboo' style of boxing, according to expert Jesse Enkamp. Iron Mike dominated the heavyweight division during the 1980s and 90s. Winning his first world title aged just 20, Tyson bamboozled opponents for over a decade, and was known for his ferocious power. But according to popular karate expert and YouTuber Jesse Enkamp, Iron Mike was also a master of of the martial art. Enkamp said on his YouTube channel : "To be honest, old school boxing looks very similar to traditional karate, because both are done without any protection (bare-knuckles), and you don't really use any rules." He also added: "As I like to say, don't be a martial artist… be a 'smartial' artist. "Mike Tyson is a karate master." Enkamp enlisted the help of boxing trainer Jay Elder to help his theory. But Elder didn't necessarily agree with all of his suggestions. He said: "That means Tyson's got to be quicker than the other person because he's … [Read more...] about Mike Tyson was ‘karate master’ who used a ‘peekaboo’ style of boxing to become the sport’s most feared fighter

It was almost a month ago that the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad , took to social media to congratulate Morocco for its victory over Mali at the final of the African Nations Championsh i p . The man from Madagascar will be hoping that on March 12, he will be on the receiving end of congratulations not just from Morocco, but from national federations all over the continent on winning a second term as CAF president. As things stand, though, the chances of that happening look slim. FIFA mission 'successfully completed' Whoever does become the president of CAF will have a relatively free hand to plot a new course for the federatio n — which hasn't always been the case. For six months of Ahmad's first term , FIFA General Secretary Fatma Samoura and her team were tasked with overseeing CAF in a mission aimed at improving the governance of the confederation. In February 2020, FIFA declared … [Read more...] about CAF election: African football is at a crossroads