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Accra: Qatar is ready to host a unique and exciting 2022 FIFA World Cup, said Hendrick Du Preez, Vice President of the Commercial Department of Qatar Airways on Tuesday.Speaking to Xinhua on the sidelines of the presentation of the...

Agartala: Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) suffered a major setback after the Tripura High Court upheld the decision of a lower court against the removal of the leading sports organiser and cricketer Timir Chanda from the post of Secretary by...

Athens: The Olympic Flame that will be burning for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games started its journey after being ignited at the birthplace of the Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece on Monday during a traditional lighting ceremony.Actress Xanthi Georgiou...

Rome: Juventus continued its winning streak in Serie A, edging past Roma 1-0 thanks to Moise Kean's deflected winner on Sunday.Juve entered the Allianz Stadium on the back of three straight wins and started Kean upfront with Federico Bernardeschi...

Dubai: Captain Dasun Shanaka says that Mahila Jayawardene is a master tactician and the next-generation Sri Lankan team hope to reclaim the ICC Men's T20 World Cup title under his guidance.Sri Lanka has engaged Jayawardene as a coaching consultant...

Male (Maldives): India thrashed Nepal 3-0 to clinch the SAFF Championship trophy for a record eighth time, here at the National Football Stadium on Saturday.Skipper Sunil Chhetri (48'), Suresh Singh (50'), and Abdul Sahal (90') were the goal-scorer for...

Buenos Aires: Former Manchester United centre-back Marcos Rojo scored his first goal for Boca Juniors as the Buenos Aires giants won 3-0 at Huracan in Argentina's Primera Division on Saturday.Rojo, who left Old Trafford to join Boca in...

Aaarhus, Denmark: The Chinese women's badminton team rallied past Japan 3-1 to claim their 15th Uber Cup here in the Ceres Arena.In the opening singles, Tokyo Olympic champion Chen Yufei lost 2-0 to world No. 5 Akane Yamaguchi, 21-18,...

Jerusalem: Spain beat Green 10-5 in the final to claim gold in the FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championships held in Israel's coastal city of Netanya.The Spaniards went from 1-1 to 5-1 in the first quarter and...

Moscow: The Panamanian Football Federation has announced it was sanctioned by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) for homophobic chanting by its fans during the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.The incidents in question took place in September when...