Sports and Recreation

Iran has barred female spectators from football and other stadiums for around 40 years.
Labour leader says clubs must be run in the interests of those who "love" the game.
The introduction of new sports to next summer’s Olympics means there’s a whole new generation of athletes in the making. HuffPost spoke to Alex Decunha about the prospect of being one of the first skateboarders ever to become an Olympic athlete.
The German capital hosted its eighth annual Berlin Pedal Battle, featuring medieval fans jousting on bicycles. And for the the first time ever, the event allowed the participation of women.
The 28-year-old footballer died when a private plane crashed into the English Channel earlier this year.
British adventurer James Ketchell has become the first person to fly solo around the world in an open-cockpit gyrocopter after touching down in Popham Airfield in Hampshire. The 37-year-old flew over Europe, the USA and Asia, covering more than 24,000 nautical miles over his 122 separate flights.
Former England international Paul Parker and ex-Wimbledon and Jamaica striker Marcus Gayle call for more action at Labour's party conference in Brighton.
Albert Xhediku had gone to fetch the ball during a game at a leisure centre in Portsmouth.
A 77-year-old British woman has become the oldest person to sail around the world solo and unassisted. Jean Socrates arrived back in British Columbia on Saturday, September 7 after spending 330 days alone at sea. She began her voyage back in October 2018.
A forest planted inside an Austrian soccer stadium opened to the public on Sunday (September 8) with a message that one day nature might only be enjoyed in a museum-like environment. Basel-based artist Klaus Littmann set up the forest of 300 trees in Klagenfurt's 30,000-capacity Woerthersee stadium for the "For Forest" exhibition that will run until Oct. 27.