Sun 19 December 2021: Extra-time goals by substitute Amr Sayoud and Yacine Brahimi gave Algeria a 2-0 win over neighbours Tunisia in the Arab Cup final at the Al Bayt Stadium on Saturday, reports Reuters. It added the Arab crown to the Africa Cup of Nations title Algeria won in 2019, and will defend in Cameroon […]
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Sat 11 December 2021: A heritage luxury limited edition watch believed to have been used by football legend late Diego Maradona was recovered from Assam this morning after it went missing from Dubai. The watch, worth around ₹ 20 lakh, was recovered from the possession of an Assam resident who used to work in Dubai and had […]
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Fri 10 December 2021: Some 3,000 Turkish police officers will help secure the 2022 FIFA World Cup scheduled to take place next year in Qatar, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said yesterday. Soylu made the remarks on the sidelines of the closing meeting of the Project to Strengthen Civilian Oversight on the Internal Security Sector held […]
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Fri 10 December 2021: Pelé has returned to a Brazilian hospital to continue his colon tumor treatment, which began in September after the three-time World Soccer Cup winner spent nearly a month in the hospital after the tumor was removed. According to a note from Sao Paulo’s Israelite Hospital Albert Einstein, where Pelé was treated […]
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Wed 08 December 2021: A ban on unvaccinated NBA players entering Canada will take effect in January, requiring players without the vaccinations to either get vaccinated or remain home from Canada away games with the Toronto Raptors. “NBA informed teams today that unvaccinated players will no longer be allowed to travel to Toronto to play […]
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Sat 04 December 2021: New Zealand’s Mumbai-born spinner Ajaz Patel has claimed all 10 wickets in the second Test against India, becoming only the third bowler in cricket history to achieve the feat. Patel, a left-arm spinner, added to his tally of four wickets on the opening day to return figures of 10 for 119 […]
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Sat 04 December 2021: In the latest fallout from a damaging racism controversy, Yorkshire’s director of cricket Martyn Moxon and head coach Andrew Gale have departed the cricket club, along with the entire coaching staff. “We can confirm that Martyn Moxon, director of cricket, and Andrew Gale, first XI coach, have left the club today […]
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Fri 03 December 2021: Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand has been given a Guinness World Record, five years after making history for making the longest throw ever in an official football match. Beiranvand who currently plays for the Portuguese club Boavista on loan from Royal Antwerp achieved the feat back in October 2016 while playing for […]
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Thu 02 December 2021: St Petersburg (USA), Dec 2 (IANS) The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has announced with immediate effect suspension of all WTA tournaments in China, including Hong Kong, till the country investigates the allegation of sexual assault made against a former senior politician by doubles player Peng Shuai in a full, fair and transparent […]
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Tue 30 November 2021: The Men’s World Team Squash Championship which was scheduled to take place from 7-to 11 December in Kuala Lumpur has been cancelled after Malaysia refused to grant entry visas to players from Israel. The World Squash Federation (WSF) announced yesterday that it “believes in an open and inclusive” event, and it was forced […]
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