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World Baseball Classic: The “Other” Global Tournament

The third installment of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) began this weekend in five cities around the world. The tournament was established in 2006 as a response to the Olympic Committee vote in 2005 removing baseball from the...

by Colin Busby

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Cricket – A Uniting Force Among Pakistanis

Over the past decade Pakistan has gone through a period of turmoil, both in terms of politics and economy. We have seen floods cause massive losses, we have seen the stock market crash, we have seen rising inflation, we have wi...

by Sohaib Rubnawaz

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2013: A Stormy Year for the LGBT Community

There’s no need to wait until the end of the year to label 2013 as an important year for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people. Some countries have taken legislative measures to restrict gay rights, while othe...

by International Political Forum

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Football Beyond Borders Balkans Tour Day 7 – Sarajevo

We were one week into the Football Beyond Borders tour, yet it was plainly evident that this was no time for reflection. All of our days in Mostar had been a resounding success, but we had challenged ourselves in coming to the ...

by James Appleby

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Beyond the World Cup Headlines: Iran’s Lacking Team Spirit, But Brazil’s Favelas Have Plenty

The group stages of the World Cup are largely considered boring affairs in which fans get a glimpse of the more exciting matches to come during the knock-out stage, when every game makes the difference between continuing in the...

by Global Voices

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It Started With a Kiss: Footballer opens homophobia debate in Brazil

One week after Russian athletes Kseniya Ryzhova and Tatyana Firova kissed in celebration at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow as well as three-time pole vaulting champion Yelena Isinbayeva spoke out in favour of an an...

by Fernanda Canofre

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UEFA announces ‘Euro for Europe’ to be held in 2020

UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations) has announced that the 2020 European Championships will, for the first time, be hosted across the continent. The decision to go for a one-off ‘Euro for Europe’ to celebrate...

by Matthew Barnes

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Brazil Violently Ousts Indigenous Village Ahead of World Cup

Brazilian riot police violently evicted a group of indigenous people from a former museum they had occupied in Rio de Janeiro to make way for 2014 World Cup construction. Baton-wielding police agents stormed the one-time Museum...

by Global Voices

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Identity Crisis? – Cricket and Multiculturalism

As England and India clash this summer it is worth considering whether the loyalties of British-born Asians tell us something about the deeper issues of identity and integration in modern, multicultural Britain. Alongside Enoch...

by Kishan Koria

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World Baseball Classic: The “Other” Global Tournament

Cricket – A Uniting Force Among Pakistanis

2013: A Stormy Year for the LGBT Community

Football Beyond Borders Balkans Tour Day 7 – Sarajevo

Beyond the World Cup Headlines: Iran’s Lacking Team Spirit, But Brazil’s Favelas Have Plenty

It Started With a Kiss: Footballer opens homophobia debate in Brazil

UEFA announces ‘Euro for Europe’ to be held in 2020

Brazil Violently Ousts Indigenous Village Ahead of World Cup

Identity Crisis? – Cricket and Multiculturalism

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