Bangladesh face Vietnam today in 2026 campaign opener

Bangladesh will begin their 2026 campaign as they face higher-ranked Vietnam in a FIFA international friendly match scheduled to be held at Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam today (Thursday), reports BSS. The match will kick off at 6 pm (BST).Bangladesh will play this friendly match against Vietnam as part...

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Salah bids farewell to Liverpool

LIVERPOOL, Mar 25 (AFP): Mohamed Salah's long goodbye from Liverpool signals the end of a glorious era and leaves the Premier League giants facing another expensive rebuild.The Egyptian superstar announced on Tuesday that he would be leaving Anfield at the end of the season after a glittering nine-year spell at...

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Mikaela Shiffrin wins record-equalling sixth World Cup overall title

LILLEHAMMER, Norway, Mar 25 (AFP): US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin held off Emma Aicher to wrap up the overall World Cup title for a sixth time after Wednesday's season-ending giant slalom.Shiffrin, who previously won the big crystal globe in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023, needed to finish in the...

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NZ players willing to play WC opener against Iran outside US

Iran were one of the first nations to qualify for the finals but their participation has been in doubt since the US-Israeli conflict with the Islamic Republic broke out at the end of February, reports Reuters.Team Melli are scheduled to play all three of their opening-round group matches in the...

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Italy risk 3d straight World Cup absence as 2006 winners lament two-decade decline

Italy's failure to develop and trust young players lies at the heart of a 20-year decline, 2006 World Cup winners Massimo Oddo and Marco Amelia told Reuters, as the Azzurri head into another playoff at risk of missing a third successive finals, according to Reuters.After lifting the trophy 20 years...

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