HONG KONG, July 04 (AFP): Asian teams weren't expected to make an impact at the World Cup but a record points haul and some stunning performances against top sides have lifted their hopes for Qatar 2022.South Korea's 2-0 dethroning of defending champions Germany could have been viewed as a one-off,...
Read moreFour teams- Pabna, Rajshahi, Rajbariand Khulna- reached the semifinals in the 12-team Popular Life Insurance 17th Inter-District Women's Volleyball Tournament. The teams eliminated their rivals in the quarterfinals at Shaheed Nur Hossain National Volleyball Stadium in the city on Wednesday, reports UNB.In the semifinals on Thursday, Pabna will take on...
Read moreBUENOS AIRES, July 04 (AFP): Diego Maradona wants to return to the position of Argentina coach and is willing to work for free, as Jorge Sampaoli faces pressure to resign following their World Cup travails.Speaking on his "Hand of God" television show, the 57-year-old Maradona, who coached Argentina for two...
Read moreLAUSANNE, July 04 (AFP): European football's governing body said Tuesday it was reopening a financial fair play case against big-spending French champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).Under UEFA financial rules clubs are forbidden from spending more than they earn and Qatar-owned PSG's massive outlay on the transfer market last year that brought...
Read moreSOCHI: Brazil's goalkeeper Alisson (R) playing with his daughter Helena during a training session at the Yug Sport Stadium here Tuesday, ahead of the Russia 2018 World Cup quarter-final football match between Brazil and Belgium tomorrow (Friday) — AFP
Read moreSHANGHAI, July 04 (AFP): At Xia Lugen's run-down, smoky betting shop in downtown Shanghai, hordes of young men cluster around banks of computers, as betting slips and a huge World Cup chart adorn the walls and a projector beams matches onto a makeshift screen.China may not have a team at...
Read moreANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: Liton Das (L) of Bangladesh getting runs off Shannon Gabriel (R) of West Indies during day 1 of the 1st Test between West Indies and Bangladesh at Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground here Wednesday — AFP
Read moreMANCHESTER, July 04 (AP): Lokesh Rahul smashed 101 off 54 balls as India brought England back down to earth with an eight-wicket victory in the first of three Twenty20 cricket internationals on Tuesday.Put into bat by India at Old Trafford, England was unable to cope with the left-arm wrist spin...
Read moreHARARE, July 04 (AFP): Pakistan knocked Zimbabwe out of the Twenty20 tri-series in Harare in a closely-fought encounter on Wednesday, beating the hosts by seven wickets with five deliveries to spare.Captain Sarfraz Ahmed saw his side home with an unbeaten 38, meaning that Zimbabwean allrounder Solomon Mire's efforts earlier in...
Read moreLONDON, July 04 (AFP): Petra Kvitova crashed out of Wimbledon in the first round on Tuesday as the two-time champion was stunned 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 by unheralded Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich.Kvitova was the bookmakers' favourite for the women's title at the All England Club after an impressive return to form this...
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