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Gaza war overshadows football as Asian Cup looms for Palestine
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» JERUSALEM - Two weeks ahead of Palestine's opening game at the 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar, the team is struggling to focus as war rages on in Gaza, where thousands have been killed.
Football icon Shevchenko feels pain and pride in Ukraine's resilience
AFP, Published on 19/10/2022
» PARIS - Ukrainian football legend Andriy Shevchenko has admitted in an interview with AFP he cried when he "saw children running through a field strewn with missile craters" in Irpin, a commuter town outside Kyiv which was liberated from Russian control.
Indonesia football riot, which led to 132 deaths, caused by police tear gas
Published on 14/10/2022
» Tear gas fired by the police led to the deaths of 132 people, including dozens of children, at a football match in Indonesia, according to the findings of a government-led investigation.
Myanmar goalie chooses to stay in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 17/06/2021
» A goalkeeper for the Myanmar soccer team who raised a three-finger salute in protest at the military coup in the country during a World Cup qualifying match in Japan said Thursday he has chosen not to return home and will apply for refugee status.
Down to business for Trump in India
AFP, Published on 25/02/2020
» NEW DELHI - US President Donald Trump moves from sightseeing and speech-making to tough trade talks in India on Tuesday, as First Lady Melania visits a Delhi school to witness a "happiness class".
Kashmir families allege brutality by Indian forces
AFP, Published on 10/09/2019
» SRINAGAR (INDIA) - Burhan Nazir Parrey, 16, had a gaping wound in his shoulder the size of a cricket ball, the latest victim of what Kashmiris say is indiscriminate brutality by Indian forces.
Rival football fans unite after Istanbul attacks
AFP, Published on 15/12/2016
» ISTANBUL - Thousands of football fans came out in a show of solidarity on Wednesday for an emotionally-charged first match after twin bombings outside the Istanbul stadium of top Turkish team Besiktas.
England still to decide on Bangladesh cricket tour
AFP, Published on 13/08/2016
» LONDON - England will not make a decision on whether to go ahead with a tour of Bangladesh later this year until a security probe of the country has been completed, assistant coach Paul Farbrace said Friday.
Anthony says athletes must 'demand change' after shootings
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» NEW YORK - NBA star Carmelo Anthony on Friday urged athletes to "step up" and "demand change," following the shooting deaths of two black men at the hands of police and the slayings of five law enforcement officers in Dallas.
Real Madrid midfielder Modric toughened by Croatia's war
AFP, Published on 27/05/2016
» ZADAR (CROATIA) - Bombs fell on the Croatian town of Zadar as Luka Modric refined his football skills in the corridors of a refugee hotel and in cratered car parks.