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Bangladesh Pick Uncapped All-Rounder For Twenty20s

Bangladesh on Sunday named uncapped all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin in a 16-man squad for two Twenty20 internationals...

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Thai Football Coach Resigns After Crushing World Cup Bid

The coach of Thailand's national football team has shocked fans by resigning from his post after leading the War...

International

Juan Mata, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones

Manchester United's injury problems have worsened, with midfielder Juan Mata joining defenders Chris Smalling and Phil...

International

Brazil First To Qualify For World Cup As Argentina Stumble

Brazil became the first team to qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday after beating Paraguay to clinch an eighth...

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Court Case Holding Up Dzamefe White Paper — Dame

A Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice-designate, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, says some legal hurdles standing...

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Fifa Reveals Allocation For 48-Team Tournament For 2026 World Cup

Fifa is proposing a six-nation play-off tournament to decide the last two slots at the 48-team World Cup in 2026....

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Ghana To Make Easy World Cup Qualification

Ghana's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup will be easier from 2026 after FIFA allocated nine slots to Africa for...

International

Messi Should Have Never Reversed Retirement For Argentina

There comes a point when enough is enough and Lionel Messi appeared to have reached that point last summer. Something...

International

Fifa Announces Proposed Split For 48-Team World Cup

Uefa has achieved its stated aim of 16 slots. Its president, Aleksander Ceferin, made it clear that would be his demand...

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Barca Angry At Messi’s Ban

The 29-year-old Barca forward was suspended for directing “insulting words” at an assistant referee during...

International

‘Insults Were Said To the Air’

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has protested his innocence after being handed a four-match ban for abusing an official,...

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Schweinsteiger Eager To Start MLS Career

German star Bastian Schweinsteiger said he is ready to make an immediate start to his Major League Soccer career with...

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South African Coach Domingo Undecided About Future

South African coach Russell Domingo is uncertain about his future and said Thursday he has not yet decided whether he...

International

China Defender’s Wife Criticises Affairs After World Cup Qualifying Error

A Chinese player's wife has criticised his extra-marital affairs after his embarrassing mistake in a World Cup...

International

Barcelona ‘indignation’ At Messi’s Argentina Ban

Barcelona have described Lionel Messi's four-match international ban with Argentina as "unfair and totally...

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Brazil First Team To Qualify For World Cup Finals

Brazil have become the first side to seal their place at the World Cup finals in Russia next year. Their 3-0 win over...

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Brazil Becomes First Country To Qualify For World Cup

The Selecao reached Russia 2018 with four games to spare after a 13-match unbeaten run Brazil became the first country...

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All Blacks Not At Their Peak For Lions Tour, Says Lewsey

Ex-England international Josh Lewsey Wednesday said the British and Irish Lions had a great chance to overturn the All...

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Dempsey Strikes Again But US Held By Panama In World Cup Qualifier

Clint Dempsey scored his fourth goal in two games as the United States were held to a 1-1 draw in a hard-fought...