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KARACHI: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) unveils the first ever partnership with Global Soccer Ventures (GSV) to kick off a franchise league called – The Pakistan Football League (PFL).

I have a confession to make. I was one of those who thought the Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled. The pandemic was biting hard in Japan and vaccine rates were among the lowest in the OECD – that sounds familiar. Opinion polls had the Japanese public overwhelmingly in favour of cancellation. And an Olympic Games in front of empty stadiums? Why bother?

A dramatic crash on the final lap of the men's team pursuit event sparked chaos and confusion - and a fair bit of aggro - as the mayhem continued in the track cycling at the Tokyo Olympics.

This article originally appeared on stuff.co.nz and is reproduced with permission

British track cyclist Ed Clancy has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics and announced his immediate retirement, just hours before his pursuit team was scheduled to compete.

Australian cyclist Alex Porter has described the horrific moment when his bike fell apart, causing him to faceplant into the track in the men's team pursuit event at the Tokyo Olympics.

Back and forth they went, the reigning Olympic champions from the US on one side, the reigning Basketball World Cup champions from Spain on the other.