World Cup
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Messi of Arabia: A Bisht for the Best
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: Football doesn’t only give its lessons from playing on the field, but also other lessons, revealed by the sport sociology that are not less important in playing outside the green rectangle. The most important sporting event, in parallel with the Olympic…
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In new success for Asian Football Confederation: Australia and New Zealand to host 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
ZURICH: The world’s biggest women’s football event will return to Asia, after Australia and New Zealand were confirmed as the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosts on Thursday. The FIFA Council selected the historic joint bid ahead of an application from Colombia by a margin of 22 votes to 13,…
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Bizarre buildup, then odd finish to ‘Korean Derby’ in football World Cup qualification
Seoul: The bizarre show has finally ended, albeit with an unexpected twist. South Korea’s scoreless draw with North Korea in their World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang on Tuesday wasn’t the result they had hoped for, but at least it brought a merciful end to the overriding sense of strangeness surrounding…
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South Korea to face North Korea as groups finalized for 2022 World Cup
Kuala Lumpur: South Korea and North Korea will face off in the Round Two draw of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The two Koreas were drawn in Group H alongside Lebanon, Turkmenistan and Sri Lanka. The draw, conducted by FIFA Director of Competitions Christian Unger and…
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South Asia
Pakistan’s Chief Selector steps down after failure in World Cup Campaign
[Islamabad] On Wednesday, during a press conference, Inzamam-ul-Haq announced that he would no longer be the chief selector of the men’s cricket team after July 30. “I think it is time to step down, I will complete my term that ends on July 30,” said Haq, who was addressing the media…
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Azerbaijan and China come first place in 2015 Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships
The 2015 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships kicked off on Dec. 8, 2015 for a two-day run at the Sala de Armas, the Olympic fencing venue in the Magdalena Mixihuca Sports Complex in Mexico City, Mexico. The World Cup is arguably the most exciting event on the taekwondo calendar…
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South Asia
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दक्षिण कोरिया के पूर्व प्रधान मंत्री चुंग उन चन ने ६ ऐ ग्लोबल कोम्पेतितिवेनेस फोरम जो सऊदी अरब द्वारा संगठित किया गया था | उन्होंने कहाँ के कोरिया अब पहला की तरह एक पृथक राज्य नहीं रहन कोरिया अब विश्व अर्थव्यवस्था के साथ एकत्रित हैं | कोरिया के नौजवान अब…
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East Asia
South Korea, Saudi Arabia need to be open-minded: Chung Un-chan Former PM of South Korea Chung Un-chan delivered a speech on 6th GCF (Global Competitiveness Forum) organized by SAGIA (Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority) exhorting both countries to be more open . He said that for entrepreneurs to emerge, the mindset of the society has to be open enough to…
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