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Time is now for Barca as bid for Champions League recovery begins

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Madrid, Oct 19 (AFP/APP):Barcelona want to build for the future with the tantalising prospect of another group of teenage talents emerging together, but for now reality still bites. After successive 3-0 losses to Bayern Munich and Benfica in Group E, another loss at home to […]

Fiji’s ex-sevens coach Baber to take helm for 15s tour

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Suva, Fiji, Oct 19 (AFP/APP):Outgoing Fiji rugby sevens coach Gareth Baber will temporarily take control of the Pacific island nation’s 15s side for their upcoming European tour, team officials said Tuesday. The Welshman quit Fiji’s sevens programme last week after guiding them to a second […]

Unvaccinated players unlikely to get Australian Open visa – official

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Melbourne, Oct 19 (AFP/APP):Unvaccinated tennis stars are unlikely to get visas to play in the Australian Open, a local official warned Tuesday, throwing defending champion Novak Djokovic’s participation into serious doubt. Victoria state premier Dan Andrews said he expected no exceptions from Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine […]

Campher’s four-in-four helps Ireland thrash Netherlands in T20 World Cup

Posted on October 19, 2021 by News Desk

Abu Dhabi, Oct 18 (AFP/APP):Fast bowler Curtis Campher took four wickets in four balls to help Ireland thrash Netherlands by seven wickets in a first round match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Monday. Campher took a hat-trick and then struck again to return figures […]

England ordered to play game behind closed doors after Euro 2020 final chaos

Posted on October 19, 2021 by News Desk

London, Oct 18 (AFP/APP):England must play their next home match in a UEFA competition behind closed doors following disorder at the Euro 2020 final at Wembley, European football’s governing body ruled on Monday. The showpiece game between England and Italy on July 11 was marred […]

Theekshana, Hasaranga help Sri Lanka hammer Namibia

Posted on October 19, 2021 by News Desk

Abu Dhabi, Oct 18 (AFP/APP):Spinners Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga set up a comprehensive seven-wicket win for Sri Lanka against debutants Namibia in round one of the Twenty20 World Cup on Monday. Theekshana returned figures of 3-25 and Hasaranga took two wickets to help dismiss […]

Matlloob wins 40th Punjab Open Golf Championship

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

LAHORE, Oct 17 (APP):Matloob Ahmad of Lahore Gymkhana put up a dazzling show of golfing skills coupled with precision and won the title of 40th Punjab Open Golf Championship here on Sunday at Pakistan Air Force Skyview Golf Course. Ceaseless and eclectic demonstration of golf […]

Bangladesh v Scotland Twenty20 World Cup scoreboard

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Muscat, Oct 17 (AFP/APP):Scoreboard of the first round match in the Twenty20 World Cup between Bangladesh and Scotland in Muscat on Sunday: Scotland G. Munsey b Mahedi 29 K. Coetzer b Saifuddin 0 M. Cross lbw b Mahedi 11 R. Berrington c Afif b Shakib […]

Oman, PNG centre stage as T20 World Cup gets underway

Posted on October 17, 2021 by News Desk

Muscat, Oct 17 (AFP/APP):Oman and Papua New Guinea open the Twenty 20 World Cup on Sunday in the unlikely surroundings of Al Amerat where the global showpiece gets underway after being chased out of India by Covid-19. The seventh World Cup begins with a double-header […]

Beijing flame to be lit in a vacuum in Olympia

Posted on October 17, 2021 by News Desk

Athens, Oct 17 (AFP/APP):The Olympic flame will once again be lit in an empty stadium on Monday as it starts its truncated journey to Beijing for the Winter Games in February. Like the ceremony in March 2020 to light the flame for Tokyo, and like […]

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Time is now for Barca as bid for Champions League recovery begins

Fiji’s ex-sevens coach Baber to take helm for 15s tour

Unvaccinated players unlikely to get Australian Open visa – official

Campher’s four-in-four helps Ireland thrash Netherlands in T20 World Cup

England ordered to play game behind closed doors after Euro 2020 final chaos

Theekshana, Hasaranga help Sri Lanka hammer Namibia

Matlloob wins 40th Punjab Open Golf Championship

Bangladesh v Scotland Twenty20 World Cup scoreboard

Oman, PNG centre stage as T20 World Cup gets underway

Beijing flame to be lit in a vacuum in Olympia

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