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Report to FIFA Regarding Violence, Racial Slurs, and Misogyny Committed by Persepolis Football Club (Pirouzi) Supporters Against Tractor FC and Its Fans

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:11 UTC

Tractor Football Club Background:
Tractor FC, commonly referred to as Tractor, is a professional soccer club based in Azerbaijan, Tabriz, Iran. Established in 1970, the club has evolved into one of the most popular and influential teams in Iranian soccer, particularly among the Azerbaijani and Turkic-speaking communities in Iran. Tractor competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League and boasts a devoted fanbase known for its strong regional identity and advocacy for Turkish cultural and linguistic rights.
The club has consistently been a formidable contender in Iranian soccer, regularly vying for top league positions and domestic cup titles. Tractor's home matches at the Yadegar-e Emam Stadium in Tabriz frequently attract large crowds, making it one of the best-supported teams in the country. Beyond soccer, Tractor SC has emerged as a symbol of pride and identity for Azerbaijani Turks, with its supporters often championing greater recognition of their cultural heritage.

Public funding deserves public viewing

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 04:51 UTC

Sporting teams and events have become a multi billion to trillion dollar industry. These costs are subsidized by public interest and often times with public tax dollars. The tax dollars profits are realized in private business profits and valuations. For the sports team. With the cost of player salaries broadcast revenue is a large income stream for the sports franchise with more and more of this income stream require premium streaming cost of additional hundreds if not thousands of dollars required for a yearly subscription.

If Sports authorities are requiring public funding of stadium and franchise cost through state and government revenue streams, these teams benifit if from public funding should be available to the public that has funded these costs.

Currently the Minnesota Wild is seeking 300 million in public tax subsidies which should not be considered unless broadcast rights are granted for public viewing.

Meadowbank Stadium Purchase

Fri, 2 Dec 2022 05:14 UTC

As many of you will be aware we are in the advanced stages of purchasing Meadowbank Stadium, and MVDC have recommended the sale of the freehold to Dorking Wanderers FC. As part of this process the proposal is to be discussed at the upcoming scrutiny committee meeting on December 13th.

As a club we are extremely grateful for the overwhelming support we have received since this was announced, and we are very excited at the prospect of further enhancing Meadowbank’s status as the hub of the community.

Protect Women's Sports

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 06:41 UTC

Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer who was born biologically male, is dominating women's swimming records during her time at University of Pennsylvania. Before identifying as a female, Thomas competed for 3 years on the Men's team and only sat one year out before competing as a female. Thomas has followed the rules set in place by the NCAA regarding transgender athletes, however, the rules are unfair to biological women. After identifying as female, she broke the Ivy League Record in the 500 free, and is close to multiple American records. She recently qualified for Division 1 NCAA's, and is seeded in the top 3 for multiple events. In an article by Carrie Sheffield on the New York Post, she highlights a scientific review by the Independent Women's Law Center. According to the review, men naturally have bigger hearts and lungs, making swimming easier for them. Additionally, they possess greater bone densities, such as a wider wingspan, which testosterone blockers can't alter. Finally, they discuss that although hormone therapy can reduce muscle size, it can't reduce it to female levels. Lia Thomas has a clear biological advantage, and is taking away the spotlight and opportunities from female athletes who have been training hard their entire lives.

Narooma MTB trail system - Help build our trails with Community Support

Wed, 6 Jan 2021 12:16 UTC

We require community support for our Grant application with the State and Federal Government (Bushfire Local Economic Recovery grant). The Narooma Mountain Bike Club is working to build Mountain Bike trails to support the community. The trails will provide year round Tourism and an area for the Narooma region to exercise in an outdoor environment. The grant application needs community support for it to be successful. We have already achieved Stage 1 building with donated labour and materials. Stages 2 and 3 that will bring this project to a level we need will be funded by this grant..

Let them play!

Wed, 4 Nov 2020 02:54 UTC

On November 2, 2020 The Catholic Diocese of Peoria released the following statement.....

“The high schools located in the Diocese of Peoria will not participate in the Illinois High School Association basketball season for 2020-21.”

"This decision is based primarily on the fact that the Illinois Department of Health has recently released guidelines which raise basketball to a high level risk of potential COVID exposure.”

SCCA Area 11 Director Nomination

Fri, 4 Sep 2020 08:38 UTC

Those of us in the SCCA know how personally meaningful the club is to each one of us. We know that our lives often revolve around its events, its members, and the competitive spirit that we bring to these events. This is a great organization with a great history, and we all want to see it thrive well into the future.

Area 11's Director position is up for election this October, and I am seeking nominations to be eligible to run for this position. I have been a member of the SCCA for fourteen years, I am currently the Arizona SCCA Regional Executive, have served on its Board Of Directors for twelve years, and I am an avid racer. I am also a well-known aerospace and automotive entrepreneur and author, and I have extensive board-level experience. I am well qualified to serve in this position, but most importantly, I want to make the SCCA a better organization with the brightest future possible. This begins by electing the right national-level Directors that can guide the SCCA into a new era with a whole new generation of members.

Please help me achieve this goal by nominating and supporting my run for Area 11 Director. Your support deeply humbles me.

Kind regards,

Jim

THE MASTERS "WILL" GO ON!

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:36 UTC

The COVID-19 virus (corona virus) pandemic has recently cancelled / postponed ALL major sporting events in the United States for a minimum of 30 days. Starting with the NBA, NHL, MLS, MLB, PGA, NCAA March Madness and ALL college winter sports.

JOIN ME TO STOP THIS MADNESS... The Masters is an American tradition that MUST go on. Please share with friends, family, co-workers, enemies and fellow golf fanatics!

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CDC is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that was first detected in China and which has now been detected in more than 100 locations internationally, including in the United States. The virus has been named “SARS-CoV-2” and the disease it causes has been named “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated “COVID-19”).

On January 30, 2020, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a “public health emergency of international concernexternal icon” (PHEIC). On January 31, 2020, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II declared a public health emergency (PHE) for the United States to aid the nation’s healthcare community in responding to COVID-19. On March 11, 2020 WHO publicly external icon characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic.

- SOURCE /https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html

Support Rillito - Support AZ HB2723 TODAY!

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:47 UTC

HB 2723: COUNTY FAIR RACING; COUNCIL; APPROPRIATIONS
The Department of Racing is required to establish an application process and to award a single permit for an Arizona quarter horse racing circuit. Establishes the Arizona Quarter Horse Racing Circuit Coordinating Council to coordinate with each county and county fair racing association to promote an Arizona quarter horse racing circuit in conjunction with each participating county fair.

The Council terminates on July 1, 2023. Establishes the Arizona Quarter Horse
Racing Circuit Fund and requires the Dept to distribute up to $100,000 each fiscal year from the Fund to the county fair racing association of any county that conducts a county fair racing meeting. A racing meeting operated by a county fair association is no longer exempt from the requirement to pay to the state a percentage of the pari-mutuel pool collected at the meeting and from statutory audit requirements.

Appropriates $1 million from the general fund in each of FY2020-21, FY2021-22 and FY2022-23 to the Fund, and allows the Dept to distribute more than $100,000 to the county fair racing association of a county that conducts a county fair racing meeting in FY2022-23.

https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/54leg/2R/bills/HB2723P.htm

Sponsor: Representative Dunn (R - LD 13)
Status: Introduced; Assigned to House Land & Agriculture and Appropriations;

Petition for Ministry of Education Malaysia (KPM/MOE) to maintain chess as a sport in Malaysian schools under MSSM

Fri, 4 Oct 2019 12:21 UTC

"Your brain is like your muscle and it regresses if you don't use it."
- Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister and Patron of Malaysian Chess Federation.

While the body needs physical exercise to stay fit, the brain requires mind activities as a form of exercise to continue staying fit. And what better way to stimuli the brain by having it to work and train via chess – the ultimate game for the mind. And there is no better way to start having the mind to exercise than at a very young age in order to explore its full potential to develop and grow.

With those points in mind, it came as a huge surprise by many when Majlis Sukan Sekolah-Sekolah Malaysia (MSSM) had recently discussed and almost concluded that Chess will be out from its calendar by 2020. Without any rhymes nor reasons, chess faces a near extinction as a sport for young kids in school.

Chess has many followings around the world with 194 countries affiliated to the World Chess Body (FIDE). In Malaysia alone, there are almost 11,000 chess players registered with the world body, a growth of almost 10% in just 8 months. With the game being contested at the schools and university levels, and at government and private sectors sports meet, chess is a popular sport that is cheap to maintain, good to learn and easy to set up. And beyond all that, chess continue to maintain its competitive value, as a knowledge enrichment tool and promotes interactive communication between players.

Chess made its grand appearance in Olympics as an exhibition sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia, a year after gaining recognition from the International Olympic Committee to include chess as a sport. In ASEAN, chess was contested in Indonesia in 2011 and Myanmar in 2013 and will again make its appearance at the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines.

It is almost unthinkable that chess is on the verge of being erased as a sport in our educational system, and those that are making these decisions should review chess beyond its value as a “just a sport”. Because chess is more than just a game on a board – chess is an activity that can help to teach and educate young children the value of patience and discipline, the importance of planning and reasoning, a valuable tool to hone their analytical skills and strategic thinking, and when times get tough, it teaches humility on how to lose gracefully, to learn how to evaluate your mistakes, restart your game and maintain your focus to continuously move forward for a better ending.

Don’t let the mind go to waste – develop, compete but more importantly, play chess!