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At a recent basketball match in the Gaza Strip the spectators were transfixed, less so by the action on the court than the fact the referee was a young woman.

The Palestine Football Association (PFA) announced the cancellation of a meeting with FIFA President, over Gianni Infantino’s attendance of an event along with former US ambassador to Israel at the “Museum of Tolerance”.

Pro-Palestine protesters gathered yesterday outside Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland, in the rain ahead of Scotland’s World Cup qualifier match.

A sporting event in memory of Palestinian MartyrMohammed al-Durrah was held on Saturday, October 31, at Shahid Shiroodi Stadium in Tehran.

Israeli retailers are fuming after international sporting goods giant Nike said it will stop working with them to market its products. The measure will come into effect on May 31, 2022, Nike said.

More than 100 participants competed in various sports fields.

In this video message, Abdulsalam Ismail Haniyeh said: “On behalf of all Palestinian athletes, we thank all athletes from Arab and Islamic countries, especially athletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran, who oppose the occupation of the Zionist regime and the efforts of some countries to normalize relations with this occupying regime.”

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei appreciated the Iranian men’s volleyball team on winning the Asian crown for the fourth time.

Palestine’s national football team has ranked 99 on the FIFA world rankings list, up from 102 registered during the last reporting period on the same list.

Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine has been banned for 10 years after he withdrew from the Olympics over the prospect of facing the Zionist regime competitor.

Hanna is 1 of 5 athletes representing Palestine at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics the occupied country's 7th appearance at the games.

Palestinian athlete Yazan Jaber has won the gold medal in finals GAMMA Asian MMA Championships 2021 held in Cholpon Ata, Kyrgyzstan.