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France’s headscarf ban in the 2024 Summer Olympics reflects a narrow view of national identity,...
The Conversation via Yahoo Sport· 1 month agoLaïcité, which historically upheld individual freedom, denies minority rights today, as seen in the ban on French athletes wearing hijabs at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
French soccer federation limits support for players' Ramadan observance. Critics see discrimination
Associated Press via Yahoo Sport· 3 months agoFor Muslim soccer players in deeply secular France, observing Ramadan is a tall order, and this is...
France Soccer Earns Backlash for Reported Ban on Muslim Players Fasting During Ramadan
Time via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoThe body overseeing French soccer has a history of enforcing secularism in ways critics argue is...
Young players fueling UCLA's resurgence as Bruins beat Oregon in a wild one
LA Times via Yahoo Sport· 5 months agoUCLA sees its early 18-point lead dissolve before surging ahead of Oregon in the final minutes of a...
Teams that missed NCAA Tournament are leading 5 of 6 major conferences, thanks in part to transfers
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoFive of the six major conferences have a leader or co-leader that failed to make the NCAA Tournament...
UCLA's three-point shooting deficiencies prove costly in loss to Oregon
LA Times via Yahoo Sport· 6 months agoUCLA forward Berke Buyuktuncel looks to pass in front of Oregon guard Brennan Rigsby during the...
Bal scores a career-high 25 points in Santa Clara's 88-82 win over Oregon
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 7 months agoDESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Adama Bal scored a career-high 25 points — 14 in less than five minutes in the second half — and his offensive eruption ignited Santa Clara and the Broncos beat Oregon 88 ...
Freeman lifts Milwaukee over Stetson 87-83 in OT at CBI
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sophomore BJ Freeman scored a career-high 43 points to help Milwaukee slip past Stetson 87-83 in overtime in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational ...
WHO doctor kidnapped in eastern Mali
Reuters via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoUnidentified assailants in eastern Mali have abducted a doctor working for the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.N. agency said in a statement on Tuesday. Dr Mahamadou Diawara was taken ...