by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 11, 2024 | Sports
Organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the Africa Cup of Nations is the premier international association football tournament in Africa. First held in 1957 with just three teams (Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan), the 24-team tournament takes place every...
by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 7, 2024 | Hockey, Sports
The United States won the 2024 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship (WJC) on January 5, 2024, beating hosts Sweden 6-2 in the gold medal game of the 10-team tournament. Isaac Howard scored twice for Team USA, which was composed of many...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 24, 2024 | Sports
First played in 1956, the Asian Football Conference (AFC) Asian Cup is the world’s second-oldest continental football championship behind Copa América. Contested every four years in one of the 47 member nations of the AFC, the two-stage tournament has been held...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 5, 2024 | Sports
Held on a quadrennial basis, the UEFA European Championship is an association football tournament involving the top football nations in Europe. A total of 24 teams can advance to the event through qualification. The Soviet Union defeated Yugoslavia in the final of the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 9, 2023 | Sports
Organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece, and featured sports such as cycling, wrestling, swimming, weightlifting, and tennis. Over the years, the IOC has added and removed some sports,...
by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 2, 2023 | Sports
The German men’s senior basketball team made history in September 2023, winning the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup for the first time following an 83-77 victory over Serbia in the final at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila. Germany only had...
