Fedor Gorst: Joe Rogan hasn’t followed up on pool streaming yet

World Pool Champion Fedor Gorst sits down with Al Arabiya English for an exclusive, wide-ranging interview ahead of defending his world title in Saudi Arabia.

Female golfers speak out on equality and the concept of the short game at the Farmfoods British Par 3

The Farmfoods British Par 3 had a host of female golfers stamping their mark at the luxurious Nailcote Hall course in Coventry. Speaking exclusively to Champions UK Plc, Amy Taylor, who was joint leader in the morning session - a first for a female at the event - said: “So, this is my first year playing here and I honestly didn’t know what to expect but I’ve heard really good things.

“It’s tighter than I imagined as it’s a tricky little course. People think the Par 3 course Is going to be pretty easy as there is a lot of wedges, but its challenging and it definitely catches you out if you miss the green.”

Ferrari Challenge confirmed as support race at Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024

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Field star set to track stadium progress in reporter role

Team GB and Team England triple jumper Nathan Douglas is to chart progress made during the final 12 months of the Alexander Stadium’s redevelopment in a series of vlogs for Birmingham City Council.

Nathan has been appointed as the council’s official Stadium Redevelopment Correspondent – and has started the assignment with an introductory video available via the Birmingham City Council YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin and Twitter channels. The eight-time British champion, who trains at the stadium and its High Performance Centre, has competed at the Perry Barr venue many times during his long career, and was keen to tell the story of the site’s redevelopment ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Nathan said: “The revamped Alexander Stadium will be an amazing facility. I wanted to find a way that I could tell the story of how things are improving to as wide an audience as possible.

“Social media is a great way to engage with people, whether they have been athletics fans for years, are interested in the upcoming Commonwealth Games, live in Birmingham or been to the stadium in the past. Over the coming months, I’ll be taking a look behind the scenes and speaking to people who have worked or performed at the venue. I hope the buzz and excitement of the stadium redevelopment and upcoming Games is something I can get across to people who see the vlogs.”

As well as his triple jumping and an enthusiasm to enter the world of vlogging, Nathan has always had a passion for performance psychology which led him to achieve a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science (Psychology) from Loughborough University. Nathan is a certified Peak Performance and Resilience Coach, NLP Practitioner and has been trained in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy at Oxford. Nathan combines his expertise alongside the team at 7Futures to help their corporate clients to build a culture of wellbeing and high performance.

Councillor Ian Ward, Leader of venue owner Birmingham City Council, said: “It’s great to have such a well-respected athlete as Nathan on board for this assignment - I know he is excited by the bold ambition we have for the Alexander Stadium as the centrepiece of leisure, health and wellbeing activity in a regenerated Perry Barr.

“These videos will help inform and excite people in a fun way about the fantastic progress that has been made over the last 12 months on the project and what is going on ahead of the Commonwealth Games.” To find out more about the Alexander Stadium redevelopment, visit the city council’s Perry Barr Regeneration webpages.

Fierce rivalries to resume in Eugene and London

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Fifa 21 adds former QPR youth player, Kiyan Prince, to game on anniversary of his death

Former QPR youth player Kiyan Prince has been added to Fifa 21 to mark the 15th anniversary of his death.

The promising star was stabbed to death at 15 while trying to break up a fight at school. He will also be listed as a QPR squad member during the 2021-22 season and his likeness will feature on a special edition trading card.

On seeing his son as a 30-year-old, Dr Mark Prince OBE said: "It was very emotional. I could see Kiyan in there. I'm really proud." Special effects studio Framestore virtually recreated him (Kiyan) and the imagery will also feature on billboards as part of an advertising campaign.

The west London tweeted: "Kiyan Prince returns to life as the professional footballer he should have been."  Dr Prince set up the Kiyan Prince Foundation to educate young people about the consequences of knife crime, and in 2019, QPR renamed their Loftus Road ground after the charity.

He said: "I want my son to be remembered not for the tragedy of his death but for the triumph of his achievements.

"Through this campaign my hope is that the world finally gets to glimpse Kiyan's incredible potential fulfilled, we get to honour his talent and, hopefully, we can inspire other kids to honour their own talent too - whatever their own strengths might be."

QPR's director of football Les Ferdinand said: "If one person who plays Fifa can look at this and put his knife down, that's the important legacy we want." He explained that when the club renamed their stadium, they invited Kiyan's father to speak with their players.

"The squad were truly humbled by Mark's bravery and his dedication to use his pain to prevent others from having to walk the same path he has had to walk," added the former QPR and England striker. "As a club, we have worked closely with the Kiyan Prince Foundation and it has been an honour to get to know Mark on a personal level during that time. What he has been through is every parent's worst nightmare and his response to such a tragedy has been truly inspiring."

FIFA doctor, d’Hooghe, looking to next season for restart

The chief doctor of football’s world governing body, FIFA, has warned against any restart of football after the worldwide interruption of the 2019-20 season and have suggested that preparation for any sort of action to be made for next season instead.

With some professional clubs returning with restarting training – although player5s do so in isolation from each other - Michel d’Hooghe said: “As a doctor, I would be very sceptical about continuing any of the leagues amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The chair of FIFA’s medical committee said: “My proposal is that if it is possible, avoid playing football in the foreseeable weeks.

“Try to be prepared for the start of good competition next season”.

FIFA names five Ghana players to watch at the World Cup

Following the disappointment of a group-stage exit at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year, Milovan Rajevac was dismissed as Ghana coach, with Otto Addo named as his successor on an interim basis. The former midfielder, who won 15 caps for his country as a player, wasted no time in guiding the Black Stars to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualification and, as a reward, will lead them at the tournament.

Fifa opens disciplinary proceedings after racist abuse during Hungary v England World Cup qualifier

Fifa has opened disciplinary proceedings after racist abuse was aimed at England players during the 4-0 win over Hungary in a World Cup qualifier in Budapest. Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham were both targeted.

England players were also pelted with objects in the second half and a flare was thrown on the pitch by the home fans at Puskas Arena. England condemned the abuse as "completely unacceptable".

Fifa to fund research into women's ACL injuries

Fifa is to fund research into whether hormonal fluctuations during menstrual cycles could be contributing to the rise in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in women's football.

Fifa updating maternity protocols for players and coaches

Fifa has made changes to further protect female footballers and coaches during and after pregnancy, as well as in non-biological motherhood.

Fifa vote Vinicius Jr. as World’s Best men's player of the year

Brazil and Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr has been named the men's player of the year at the Fifa Best Awards.

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023

Holders, the United States, will again be the team to beat as the FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand later this month, as Euros champions, England, will be another of the favourites to lift the coveted trophy. And, Africa's most successful national side, Nigeria will also be ones to watch as the global celebration draws ever closer.

Won by four different national teams, the USA already hold claim 4 times, whilst Germany have won it twice, with Norway and Japan winning it once each.

FIFA World Cup 2022 to have four games a day in group stage in Qatar

It has been declared that four matches will be played each day during the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, FIFA has announced.

The group games will be played over a 12-day period, with matches not being assigned to particular venues until after the finals draw in March 2022. Kick-off times for the first two rounds of games will be 1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 10pm local time with the eight stadiums all within a 40-mile radius of each other.

It means that supporters there could go to two games on the same day, which, in turn, means:

For all but three games there will be a three-day rest period in between
There will also be no need for teams, supporters or media to spend time flying or taking long rail or road journeys between matches
Kick-off times in the final round of group games and knockout round matches will be at 6pm and 10pm local time

Local time will be three hours ahead of UK time during the tournament, which will take place in November and December 2022.

The tournament's opening match will be played at the 60,000-seater Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor on Monday, 21 November in a game which will feature hosts Qatar. The final venue is the 80,000-capacity Lusail Stadium in Doha on Sunday, 18 December at 15:00 GMT.

A start date is yet to be announced for the European section of World Cup qualification. The qualifying draw is scheduled for 1 December, but it is not yet known whether that will go ahead as planned.

The FIFA World Cup matches will be broadcast, Qatar 2022 on television, radio and online.
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