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GENEVA - FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended his work with Saudi Arabia on Friday, and dismissed calls from Norway to boycott the 2022 World Cup in Qatar over human rights concerns. Infantino’s comments came in a first online news conference with international media in Europe since his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia in January. Then, the leader of world soccer had his latest meeting with Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s crown prince who was linked last month in a declassified U.S. intelligence report to ordering the 2018 killing of a Saudi journalist. “I’m the president of FIFA and as such I have to look at football and what football can do and the role football can play in society,” Infantino said on Friday when asked about having the meeting amid the allegations. He singled out the development of women’s soccer in Saudi Arabia that was “something unthinkable a couple of years ago.” During his visit, he praised the kingdom in a government promotional video that drew … [Read more...] about FIFA leader defends his Saudi links and World Cup host Qatar

PARIS: Former slalom world champion Jean-Baptiste Grange will retire at the end of the season, the Frenchman said on Friday. "After 17 years on the World Cup circuit, it is time for me to close this beautiful chapter of my life and hang up my skis," Grange said in a statement on Facebook. He won the slalom world title in 2011 and 2015, also winning the slalom World Cup in 2009. Grange claimed nine World Cup victories, eight of them in slalom. The 36-year-old's best result this season is sixth place in the slalom in Madonna di Campiglio last December. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ken Ferris) … [Read more...] about Alpine skiing: Former slalom world champion Grange to retire

Another Cup Series team is bringing in a dirt track veteran to run the upcoming dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Live Fast Motorsports, the new Cup organization co-owned by BJ McLeod and Matt Tifft, is partnering with Matt Wood Racing to enter Shane Golobic for the March 28 race. Golobic, 29, of Fremont, California, competes primarily in sprint cars. He has earned 83 feature wins in his career, including victories in the World of Outlaws and the USAC national midget series. He has competed in stock cars before, making three starts in what’s now known as the ARCA Menards Series West for Bill McAnally Racing in 2013. He earned eighth-place finishes in two of those outings at All-American Speedway (Roseville, Calif.) and Kern County Raceway Park (Bakersfield, Calif.). “I believe every racer has dreamed of the opportunity to race in the NASCAR Cup Series, and the fact that it’s going to happen on dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway only makes it sweeter,” said Golobic in a team … [Read more...] about Sprint car driver Shane Golobic to run Bristol Cup dirt race

SINGAPORE - Growing from strength to strength, national paddler Yu Mengyu breezed past Thailand's Suthasini Sawettabut 3-0 (12-10, 11-6, 11-2) on Friday (March 5) to progress to the WTT Contender Doha semi-finals. The world No. 50 will face her biggest test of this US$200,000 (S$268,000) tournament in the form of Japanese top seed Mima Ito on Saturday, having dispatched the world No. 3's compatriot Miu Hirano in the round of 16. She will attempt to prevent an all-Japan final, with the other last-four clash featuring Hina Hayata and Miyuu Kihara. Despite nursing a chronic back ailment and having to go through three qualifying matches to make the main draw, Yu dominated the quarter-final against her world No. 41 opponent. But the crucial point in the duel was when she staved off a comeback from Suthasini in the first game. The Singaporean was leading 10-8, squandered two game points before she knuckled down to seal the opener. She said: "We studied her intensely, … [Read more...] about Table tennis: Yu Mengyu sweeps Thai to set up semi-final against world No. 3 Mima Ito in Doha

Seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have figured in the world’s top 200 list of the QS World University ranking by subject for 2021. The IIT-Bombay has emerged as the best institute in the country, as per the global ranking index. The IIT-Bombay has cut into the elite group of top 50 engineering colleges of the world with 49th rank globally. IIT-B is closely followed by IIT-Delhi at 54th spot and IIT-Madras secured 94th rank in the QS World Ranking list. Here is the list of top Indian engineering institutes as per the QS World University Ranking by Subject 2021: Rank 49: IIT-Bombay Rank 54: IIT-Delhi Rank 94: IIT-Madras Rank 101: IIT-Kharagpur Rank 103: IISc Bangalore Rank 107: IIT-Kanpur Rank 176: IIT-Roorkee Rank 253: IIT-Guwahati Rank 388: Anna University Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ expressed his happiness and congratulated 12 Indian institutions on securing a position in top 100 in the QS Subject Rankings for … [Read more...] about QS World University Rankings 2021: Seven IITs figure in top 200 list, IISc Bangalore at 103