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England have 50-50 chance in enticing clash against Les Bleus
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 10/12/2022
» The World Cup has set up some mouthwatering match-ups in the quarter-finals, two of which were played last night.
Ronaldo eyes World Cup quarters as Morocco dare to dream
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» DOHA: Cristiano Ronaldo will aim to fire Portugal past Switzerland and into the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday as Morocco bid to derail Spain's bid for a second global crown.
An ugly side to the beautiful game
News, Published on 15/11/2022
» When the World Cup kicks off next weekend, a Western sense of fair play will be outraged that a country without any native tradition in the game has won the right to host the tournament through financial muscle. Insult is added to injury too -- due to Qatar's extreme temperatures, the World Cup isn't being staged during the usual summer break but in November, disrupting domestic soccer competitions in the northern hemisphere for six weeks. Fans and players just have to lump it.
Fifa rebuked over 'focus on football' message
AFP, Published on 04/11/2022
» LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Fifa has called on teams at the World Cup in Qatar to "focus on football" and stop "handing out moral lessons" in a message that received a sharp rebuke from Amnesty International.
Ukraine blames Russian blockade for making grain export 'impossible'
AFP, Published on 30/10/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Russia's blockade of grain exports makes it "impossible" for fully loaded ships to leave port, Ukraine charged Sunday after Moscow claimed drone attacks on its Crimea fleet had exploited the grain corridor safe zone.
'War minus shooting': partition created fierce cricket rivalry
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» KARACHI - When India and Pakistan were forged out of violent partition 75 years ago, the split also created one of sport's greatest rivalries.
Biden to talk oil at Arab summit concluding Middle East tour
AFP, Published on 16/07/2022
» JEDDAH (SAUDI ARABIA) - US President Joe Biden is set to discuss volatile oil prices during a summit with Arab leaders on Saturday in Saudi Arabia, the final stop of his Middle East tour.
Biden: Palestinians need to see 'political horizon'
AFP, Published on 15/07/2022
» BETHLEHEM: US President Joe Biden said during a trip to the occupied West Bank on Friday that Palestinians need to see a path towards statehood, even if hopes for a peace process with Israel remain bleak.
Biden to meet Palestinian leaders ahead of Saudi visit
AFP, Published on 15/07/2022
» JERUSALEM - US President Joe Biden will meet Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in the occupied West Bank Friday, with talks expected to focus on economic measures but without striking any major diplomatic breakthrough.
Cyprus takes risky bet on casinos
AFP, Published on 01/06/2022
» LIMASSOL (CYPRUS) - Europe's largest gaming resort, the City of Dreams Mediterranean, is emerging from bulldozed vineyards and lemon groves on Cyprus's southern coast.