Sports
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Another Qatari journalist dies while covering FIFA World Cup
Doha: Qatari photojournalist Khaled Al-Musallam passed away ‘suddenly’ while covering the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Sunday. Al-Musallam’s death comes just one day after the announcement of the death of the American football journalist,…
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Rahane, Ishant likely to lose central contracts, Surya, Shubman set for promotion
New Delhi: The BCCI is likely to remove out-of-favour Test specialists Ajinkya Rahane and Ishant Sharma from its annual central contracts while Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav may get promotion when the list…
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Pakistan opening batter Sidra Ameen named ICC Women’s Player of the Month
Dubai: Pakistan opening batter Sidra Ameen on Monday was named as ICC Women’s Player of the Month for posting mammoth scores in the recent successful ODI series against Ireland on home soil…
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J&K’s Ayeera Chishti creates history by winning medal at World Junior Wushu Medal
Srinagar: Ayeera Chishti, a world-class Wushu athlete from Jammu and Kashmir, has made the name of the country and the union territory famous by winning a bronze medal at the 8th World…
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One year back, this kind of chase might not have happened: Mandhana
Navi Mumbai: Finishing off close games has been an achilles heel for the Indian women’s team over the years but the work put in during the last 12 months showed in side’s close…
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Dreams do come true: Turkish chef CZN Burak meets David Beckham
Doha: Turkish chef and restaurant owner Burak Ozdemir, better known by his famous nickname CZN Burak, who has been seen alongside several famous personalities and has been flaunting fan moments on his…
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You are the greatest of all time for me: Kohli pens emotional note for Ronaldo
New Delhi: Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli penned an emotional note for Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portugal forward’s World Cup dream ended. Portugal crashed out of the 2022 World Cup following a…
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2nd T20I: Smriti, Richa power India to win over Australia , level series 1-1
Mumbai: Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh starred with the bat as India Women held their nerves to beat Australia Women in Super Over of the second T20I and level the five-match series…
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FIFA 2022 WC semifinals promise pragmatism over brilliance
Doha: The semifinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which will see Croatia take on Argentina and France play Morocco, look as if they will be a triumph of pragmatism over brilliance…
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LPL 2022: Jaffna Kings beat Dambulla Aura by 51 runs
Kandy: Defending champions Jaffna Kings beat Dambulla Aura by 51 runs in a Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, here on Sunday. Batting first, the Jaffna…
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FIFA World Cup: WC dream was beautiful, says Ronaldo on Portugal’s exit
Doha: Cristiano Ronaldo has appeared to acknowledge that his dream of winning the World Cup with Portugal is over after the team’s elimination from football’s showpiece tournament in Qatar. Portugal were denied…
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FIFA World Cup: Business, fun, and political victory for Arab world
Dubai: Now that the FIFA World Cup has reached its final phase, four teams are ready to go ahead for the ultimate gory. From here on, it becomes important to see how…
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FIFA WC 2022: 9,000 Kolkatans visit Qatar, more to travel ahead of final match
Kolkatta: The euphoria surrounding this year’s FIFA World Cup has been “unprecedented” in football-mad Kolkata, with nearly 9,000 fans having already travelled to Qatar to witness the showpiece event and many more…
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‘No voice is louder than Morocco’s voice in World Cup’: Sheikh Mohammed
Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE, and ruler of Dubai, on Saturday, congratulated the historic victory achieved by the Moroccan national team over…
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Having defeated Belgium, Spain and Portugal, will Morocco fulfill Pele’s prophecy?
Many years ago, Pele, the super star of football, had predicted that one day an African team would rule the football world. Will Morocco be the team that will fulfill the prophecy made…
