North Korea has announced it will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics this year, saying the decision is to protect its athletes from Covid-19. The decision puts an end to South Korea’s hopes of using the Games to engage with the North amid stalled cross-border talks. In 2018, both sides entered a joint team […]
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One of the greatest footballers of all time, Maradona passed away aged 60 after suffering a heart attack in Tigre, Argentina. Football legend Diego Maradona has died after suffering a heart attack, according to his spokesman. Local media reported that the 60-year-old passed away on Wednesday in the city of Tigre. Maradona, who in 1986 […]
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Qatar reported to have offered Fifa $400m before 2022 success Al Jazeera alleged to have signed TV contract making the offer Fifa is facing calls to launch an urgent investigation into a secret $100m TV deal offered by Qatar’s state-run broadcaster al-Jazeera just three weeks before it awarded the 2022 World Cup to the country. The […]
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The Portuguese star said his bicycle kick for Real Madrid was “the best” after Liverpool’s Mo Salah won the coveted prize. Cristiano Ronaldo has congratulated Mohamed Salah on winning FIFA’s goal of the year award… by claiming one of his goals was better. The Portuguese star told his 142 million Instagram followers that he believes […]
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Sri Lanka netball team to win the Asian Championship A rampant Sri Lanka outplayed Singapore 69-50 on Sunday (Sept 9) in the final of the M1 Asian Netball Championship at the OCBC Arena to win their first Asian title since 2009. The young Sri Lankan side showed that they had the depth to complement their […]
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Condemnation in Malaysia after officials in conservative Muslim state whip two women for having sex. Two Malaysian Muslim women convicted of attempting to have sex in a car were caned on Monday in a rare public whipping that was denounced by some politicians and rights groups. Lawyers and activists said the women, aged 22 and […]
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France won the World Cup, France 4 – 2 Croatia, with their stars Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappé on the scoresheet, but Croatia will feel very hard done-by, thanks to an own goal, and VAR. Croatia were the better side in the first half but fell behind when Griezmann dived to win a […]
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Man of the match – Eden Hazard (Belgium) Hazard ran the show for Belgium against England. The Chelsea forward has been involved in seven World Cup goals for Belgium (four goals and three assists) – since 1966, no player has been involved in more. Belgium beat England 2-0 in the World Cup third-place play-off on […]
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Luka Modric, captain and midfield general, is the undoubted star of Croatia’s national team. He has been the official Man of the Match in three of Croatia’s six World Cup fixtures. Even missing a penalty in extra time against Denmark left him unfazed. He calmly slotted home a spot-kick in the subsequent, triumphant shootout. But […]
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Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan watched the first semi-final match of the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2018 at Zenit Arena in St Petersburg, Russia. As France defeated Belgium to book their place in the final, junior Bachchan congratulated the winners. He shared a photo of himself with dad Amitabh who looked much excited after watching an enthralling match. […]
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