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There were no goals in Friday’s game between the US Men’s National Team (USMNT) and England in a key World Cups game at Qatar 2022, but the result spoke volumes as to where this American team looks to be heading. Facing an England team full of superstars that reached the European Championship final last year […]

24th Jul 2021

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus awarded Olympic Laurel

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Nobel Peace Laureate and entrepreneur Muhammad Yunus was awarded the Olympic Laurel on Friday during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 in Japan. It is the highest award presented by the International Olympic Committee and the lone Bangladeshi Nobel Laureate was the second person to […]

16th Jul 2021

Israeli football club scraps friendly after Barcelona refuses to play in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AA): Israel’s Beitar football club on Thursday cancelled a friendly match with FC Barcelona over the latter’s refusal to play in the occupied city of Jerusalem. “It is with great sadness that I have to cancel the game against Barcelona,” the club’s owner, Moshe Hogg, wrote on Facebook. Hogg said FC Barcelona clearly requested […]

12th Jul 2021

PM & FA condemn racist abuse of England players following Italy loss

England captain Harry Kane (right) chased by Italy’s forward Lorenzo Insigne during the EURO 2020 final in Wembley, England on July 11. (Credit: Michael Regan/UEFA/AA) By Harun Nasrullah London, (The Muslim News): Prime Minister, Opposition leader, the Mayor of London and the Football Association (FA) have condemned racist abuse aimed at England’s black stars Jadon […]

27th Apr 2021

London seeking to attract Indian Premier League games

By Hamed Chapman London, (The Muslim News): Mayor of London Sadiq Khan remains hopeful of bringing Indian Premier League (IPL) fixtures to Lord’s or the Kia Oval in future as part of his ambitious plans to kick-start tourism in the city after the coronavirus pandemic. ”Just like American football is huge, we brought American […]

24th Jul 2018

Germany: Footballer Mesut Ozil sparks racism debate in Germany

[Photo: Mesut Özil playing for Arsenal. Photo By Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom/Creative Commons] By Ayhan Simsek BERLIN (AA): Footballer Mesut Ozil’s decision to quit Germany’s national team has sparked a divisive debate in the country on racism and discrimination. “It is an alarm signal when a great German footballer like Mesut Ozil feels […]

6th Jun 2018

Argentina cancels football match with Israel amid protests

[Archive Photo: Argentina team re friendly match between Russia and Argentina in Moscow, Luzhniki stadium, on November 11, 2017. Photo: Oleg Bkhambri (Voltmetro)/Creative Commons] By Lokman Ilhan BOGOTA, Colombia (AA): An upcoming friendly match between Argentina and Israel’s national football teams in Jerusalem has been cancelled, Argentine media reported Wednesday. The Argentine Football Association said […]

12th May 2017

Palestine: Israel bans Gazan athletes from attending games in Baku

By Ruslan Rehimov BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA): Israel has barred Palestinian athletes from participating in the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games, which will kick off in Azerbaijani capital Baku on Friday, according to a Palestinian official. Ahmad al-Ali, a spokesman for the Palestinian Olympic Committee, told Anadolu Agency that Israel had barred 25 Palestinian athletes from […]

13th Aug 2016

Brazil: Egypt’s hijab-wearing beach volleyballer raises eyebrows in Rio

[Photo: Women beach volleyball qualifying: Italy-Egypt showing Doaa Elghobashy on 9 August 2016. Photographer: Salih Zeki Fazlioglu/AA] By Yasin Tuncer RIO DE JANEIRO (AA): As the standard uniform of female beach volleyball players at the Summer Olympics currently underway in Brazil is the bikini, Egypt’s Doaa el-Ghobashy has raised eyebrows by becoming the first beach […]

11th Jun 2016

US: Muhammad Ali eulogized as ‘universal soldier’ for humanity

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AA): Thousands of fans paid a final tribute to Muhammad Ali in an interfaith memorial service Friday as the boxing legend’s legacy inspired eulogists to explore the human condition and the American cultural experience through his larger-than-life persona. The star-studded speakers drew on personal memories and shared moments to magnify the talent, courage […]

18th Mar 2016

US: Daesh committing genocide

[Photo: US Secretary of State John Kerry said Daesh commiting genocide against minorities. Photo: Erkin Keci/AA] By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA) – Daesh is committing genocide in territories it controls in Iraq and Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday. “In my judgment, Daesh is responsible for genocide against groups in areas under its […]

16th Mar 2016

Palestine: Palestinian attack survivor to meet favorite footballer

By Anees Bargouthi JERUSALEM (AA) – Ahmad Dawabsheh, the orphaned son of a Palestinian family killed last year in an arson attack by Israeli extremists, is set to leave for Spain, where he will meet his favorite footballer. “Ahmad will leave the hospital for a five-day visit to Real Madrid, where he will meet […]

4th Dec 2015

Turkey gets FIFA’s ‘Best Mover of the Year’ award

ANKARA (AA) – FIFA has given Turkey’s national football team the “Best Mover of the Year” award after it earned 329 points within the last 12 months, the global football governing body announced on its website Thursday. FIFA said that Turkey received the award since the team managed to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals after […]

21st Jun 2015

Pakistan beat Poland 2-1 in tense Hockey World League

[Mohammad Waqas scored the winning goal win the dying minutes of the 4th quarter. Dawn] Dawn: Mohammad Irfan and Mohammad Waqas were the heroes as Pakistan defeated a plucky Poland side 2-1 in their opening Hockey World League 2015 match on Saturday. Pakistan, who need to finish in the top three of the Hockey […]

8th Jun 2015

FIFA official: Russia and Qatar could lose World Cups

A FIFA official has said Russia and Qatar could lose the right to host upcoming World Cups, if bribery is established in the bidding process. Both nations have denied wrongdoing in their bids. Russia and Qatar could be stripped of their World Cup hosting duties if irregularities are proven in the process that awarded […]

Over 120 people attended a landmark conference on the media reporting of Islam and Muslims. It was held jointly by The Muslim News and Society of Editors in London on September 15.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence event is to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to society. Over 850 people from diverse background, Muslim and non-Muslim, attended the gala dinner.