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Oeiras, Portugal, Nov 10 (AFP/APP):Cristiano Ronaldo will lead Portugal into the World Cup after Fernando Santos named the veteran forward in his 26-man squad on Thursday. The Manchester United striker, 37, has not been first choice for his club this season but will be part […]

Lucerne, Switzerland, Nov 9 (AFP/APP):Switzerland coach Murat Takin named a 26-man squad for the World Cup on Wednesday with Borussia Moenchengladbach experienced goalkeeper Yann Sommer providing sound foundations. Old guard stalwarts Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri and front-line spearhead Breel Embolo stand out while two names […]

Milan, Nov 8 (AFP/APP): Italian Serie A results on Tuesday: Napoli 2 (Lozano 69-pen, Zielinski 88) Empoli 0 Spezia 1 (Ampadu 33) Udinese 1 (Lovric 43) Playing later (all times GMT) Cremonese v AC Milan (1945) Wednesday Lecce v Atalanta, Sassuolo v Roma (1730), Fiorentina […]

ISLAMABAD 08 Nov (Online): Pakistan Basket Ball Federation has postponed the Inter-Departmental National Basket Ball Championship and Divisional National Basket Ball Championship Grade-A. The tournaments have been postponed on the instructions of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) in perspective of law and order situation in the […]

Copenhagen, Nov 8 (AFP/APP):Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen, who suffered a cardiac arrest during Euro 2020, was one of 21 players named by Kasper Hjulmand on Monday in Denmark’s World Cup squad, with the coach set to name the remaining five players in the coming […]

Paris, Nov 7 (AFP/APP):Liverpool will have the chance to avenge last season’s Champions League final defeat at the hands of Real Madrid after Jurgen Klopp’s side were drawn on Monday to face the holders again in the last 16. Meanwhile, the other standout tie saw […]

Berlin, Nov 6 (AFP/APP):German Bundesliga table after Sunday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Bayern Munich 13 8 4 1 41 12 28 Freiburg 13 8 3 2 20 13 27 Union Berlin 13 8 2 3 21 14 26 Borussia […]

BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua):The 2022 Beijing Marathon, the 40th edition since 1981, kicked off on Sunday morning after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. About 20,000 runners set off from the Tian’anmen Square to run to the destination in the Olympic Park, which […]

ISLAMABAD, Nov 04 (APP):As many as three female Pakistani athletes have qualified for the finals of ongoing 4th Combaxx Asian Open International Taekwondo Championship G2 organized by Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) here at the Liaquat Gymnasium on Friday. In the first semifinal, Pakistan’s Fatimat-uz Zehra […]

Doha, Nov 3 (AFP/APP): Cafes in Doha’s West Bay district teemed with people anticipating the upcoming football World Cup, but in the darkened streets outside workers collected debris from a just-finished 30-storey tower block. Across the Qatari capital, new hotels are opening, spectacular street art […]