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Paris, Oct 17 (AFP/APP): Barcelona and Spain midfield prospect Gavi won the Kopa Trophy for the best player of last season aged fewer than 21 at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris on Monday. The 18-year-old, whose full name is Pablo Martin Paez Gavira, succeeds […]

Paris, Oct 17 (AFP/APP):Romain Ntamack was on Monday included in France’s 42-strong squad for Autumn internationals against Australia, South Africa and Japan. Ntamack suffered a twisted right ankle in early September and is currently on a return-to-play schedule for Top 14 leaders Toulouse. Among the […]

King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia, Oct 16 (AFP/APP):Four-time major-winner Brooks Koepka secured the biggest payday of his career with a $4 million play-off win over close friend Peter Uihlein on the Saudi-funded LIV Golf breakaway tour on Sunday. Koepka’s birdie on the Jeddah Invitational’s […]

Liverpool, Oct 16 (AFP/APP):Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool “showed up today” after his side beat Premier League champions Manchester City 1-0 in a thrilling contest at Anfield on Sunday. Mohamed Salah’s 76th-minute strike gave Klopp’s team just their third win of the Premier League season and […]

London, Oct 12 (AFP/APP): Wasps became the latest cash-strapped club to be suspended from the crisis-torn English Premiership on Wednesday after confirming they are “likely” to enter administration. In another colossal blow for the English domestic game, Wasps are the second Premiership club to be […]

ISLAMABAD, OCT 08: Defending Champion Wapda clinches National Women’s Basketball Championship title by defeating strong Pakistan Army with 49-29 points here at Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad. Eight teams Pakistan Wapda, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Islamabad whites, Pakistan Army, Lahore, Islamabad Blues and Peshawar were participated in the […]

Sao Paulo, Oct 2 (AFP/APP): Some spend crazy amounts, others line up at dawn or gather at informal swap meets — anything to satisfy a passion that combines love of soccer, this year’s World Cup in Qatar and the ever-popular pursuit of Panini soccer stickers. […]