December 11, 2023

Singapore’s women soccer team concedes 28 goals in four matches

In their second matchup this month, Bangladesh once again thumped Singapore, 8-0, at the Bir Shrestha Shahid Mostafa Kamal Stadium (Kamalapur Stadium) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This was the fourth thumping for the Singapore women’s team. (see picture below). In September, Singapore also made their inaugural appearance at the Hangzhou Asian Games. They competed against North […]

December 11, 2023

Conservatives under fire for using ‘BBC presenter’s middle finger meme’

The Conservative Party has come under fire after their official X account posted a screenshot of BBC presenter Maryam Moshiri flashing the middle finger and captioned it with, “Labour when you ask for their plans to tackle illegal migration.” The post, which has since amassed a total of 16.5 million views, has drawn criticism from […]

December 11, 2023

Russian pole vaulter Anzhelika Sidorova announces her retirement

Anzhelika Sidorova, a world champion and Olympic medalist in Women’s Pole Vault, announced her retirement from track and field at age 32. This week, the 32-year-old shared the news in a heartfelt Instagram post, telling fans that she’s finally putting an end to her athletic career.  “I think many of you already understood what this […]

December 11, 2023

Ethiopian long-distance runner Gidey receives International Fair Play Award

On Saturday, Letesenbet Gidey, an Ethiopian long-distance runner, was announced as the International Fair Play Award winner. Gidey placed second in the 10,000-meter event at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest; however, what caught the attention of the public was her remarkable display of affection towards her competitor after finishing the race. In the race, […]

December 11, 2023

New study reveals lockdown measures affected UK’s social fabric

While the COVID-19 lockdown measures were implemented to prevent the spread of the virus and decrease the number of individuals afflicted, they also wreaked havoc on the countries’ economic aspects and took a heavy toll on the less fortunate and more vulnerable segments of society.  Unfortunately, the UK is no exception. A new study by […]

December 11, 2023

Is the UK government abandoning its environmental improvement plan?

Earlier this year, the UK government presented and promised its citizens a bold environmental improvement plan that would make a “green space or water” accessible within a 15-minute walk.  Therese Coffey, the former Environment Secretary, stated that following the COVID-19 lockdowns, in which the people were all cooped up in their own houses, it emphasized […]

December 11, 2023

9,500 Japanese runners participates in 51st Honolulu Marathon

The Honolulu Marathon celebrated its 51st anniversary on Sunday with a staggering total of 27,000 runners, and almost a third of its participants were Japanese.  Almost anyone can enter the grueling 26.2-mile race; as long as the individual is aged 7 or older, he or she is welcome to participate. And for this very reason, […]

December 10, 2023

World Athletics keeps restrictions on ‘Neutral Athletes’ despite IOC’s decision

Since Russia and its ally, Belarus, wreaked havoc and invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the majority of the sports councils have turned their backs on the two countries. The following month, they declared that an all-out ban against their athletes would immediately be put into place. But as the months went by, the limitations gradually […]

December 10, 2023

Why is the British PM pushing for the Rwanda Policy?

Seeing as the number of illegal immigrants shot up to 45,775 last year, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made ‘stopping the boats’ one of his top five pledges last year as he took office. The former UK government first introduced the Rwanda policy, also known as the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership, in April 2022. […]

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