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Iran volleyball qualify for Tokyo 2020 Irans men national volleyball team have booked a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after defeating China 3-0 in the final of the Asian qualifiers.
The Asian power-houses were the better side of the match from the onset and took the opening set 25-14.
The Chinese showed some resilience in the next... |
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Young Afghan MMA fighter defeats his Russian rival in a breathtaking fight Afghanistans young MMA fighter, Hussain Bakhsh Safari defeated his powerful Russian fighter Peter Berg in a breathtaking fight in Moscow on Saturday.
Afghanistans Hussain Bakhsh Safari and Russians Peter Berg faced each other in the weight class of 65kg, inside a martial art cage in Moscow on Saturday... |
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Liverpool crushes Leicester City to go 13 points clear Jurgen Klopps Liverpool have extended their lead at the top of the English Premier League to 13 points with a game in hand, after outclassing their second-placed hosts Leicester City 4-0 on Boxing Day.
Liverpool dominated the first half, and went ahead in the 31st minute, when Brazilian Roberto Firmino... |
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Liverpool clinch 2019 Club World Cup In a nail-biting encounter in Doha, UEFA Champions League holders, Liverpool, have been crowned 2019 FIFA Club World Cup champions after edging Copa Libertadores champions Flamengo 1-nil.
The two teams were well-drilled and ready to nullify the others threats, and as neither side capitalized on their... |
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La Liga: Barcelona 0-0 Real Madrid+Video Barcelona and Real Madrid have played out a goalless draw in Camp Nou in the first El Clasico of the La Liga season.
La Liga’s top two went into the contest level on points this season and with 72 wins each from previous league meetings.
Both teams had a number of chances in the first... |
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Afghanistan Beats Turkmenistan 2-1 at CAFA U-23 Women Championship Afghanistan womens national under-23 football team defeated Turkmenistan 2-1 in their first game at the Central Asian Football Association U-23 Women Championship on Friday.
Afghan under 23 female footballers will face Uzbekistan in their second match on Saturday.
The CAFA U-23 Women Championship... |
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Davis Cup: Novak Djokovic 2-0 Benoit Paire Team Serbia, led by Novak Djokovic, have booked their place in the Davis Cup quarter-finals, after grabbing a 2-1 win over France.
On Thursday, Serbia secured first place in Group A, after Djokovic cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Frenchman Benoit Paire.
The Serbian ace, had a break in the first... |
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Euro 2020 Qualifications: Turkey 2-0 France Turkey have maintained their 100% winning record in the Euro 2020 qualifying, with a shocking 2-nil home victory over world champions France.
Roared on by a fantastic crowd in Konya, Turkey were the better side throughout the match, and opened the scoring when Kaan Ayhan headed home after... |
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FIFA Bans Ex-Football Chief For Life For Sexual Abuse FIFA has banned the former head of soccer in Afghanistan from the sport for life for sexually abusing female players.
Keramuddin Karim, who was president of the Afghanistan Football Federation, was also fined 1 million Swiss francs ($1 million).
The verdict came on Saturday after a meeting of the... |
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French Open: Nadal beats Federer in semi-finals Rafael Nadal has secured his 12th French Open final, as the Spanish superstar swept-past Roger Federer in straight-sets.
The 39th edition of ‘’Nadal vs. Federer rivalry’’ kicked off in an undesirable weather conditions, but Nadal was firing on all cylinders from the... |
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Netherlands beat England in extra time at UEFA Nations League Netherlands have defeated an error-prone England outfit 3-1 in the extra time of the UEFA Nations Leagues semifinal to set up a final showdown against Portugal.
Marcus Rashford put England in front from the penalty spot, in the 32nd minute, after he himself was upended in the area.
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VNL 2019: Iran Victorious over Germany The Iranian national volleyball team emerged victorious over Germany at the 2019 Volleyball Nations League Week 1 on Sunday.
Iran national volleyball team beat Germany 3-0 (30-28, 29-27, 25-20) in Pool 1 in Jiangmen, China.
Mohammad Mousavi led Iran with 13 points and Simon Hirsch scored 17 points... |
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Giro dItalia: Carapaz in pink as Bilbao wins stage 20 Richard Carapaz is on the brink of winning the Giro dItalia, after holding on to the overall leaders pink jersey in the penultimate stage.
The Ecuadorian comfortably held-off 2-time champion Vincenzo Nibali in the 194 kilometer trek, as Spaniard Pello Bilbao sprinted to victory in the 20th stage.
Carapaz... |
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Liverpool lift their sixth Champions League trophy, defeating Tottenham 2-0 In an all-English UEFA Champions League final, Liverpool have claimed title for the 6th time, after defeating Tottenham 2-0, at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in the Spanish Capital, Madrid.
Jurgen Klopps team got-off to a dream start, as Egyptian Superstar Mohamed Salah converted from the spot,... |
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Lionel Messi wins sixth European Golden Shoe Lionel Messi has won his sixth European Golden Shoe, awarded to the player with the most league goals in any of Europes top-flight leagues.
Messis 36 goals in 34 games in LaLiga Santander this season meant that he finished three ahead of Paris Saint-Germains Kylian Mbappe.
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Afghanistan Shock Pakistan By Three Wickets In Warm-Up Match The first warmup match of the ICC World Cup 2019 between Afghanistan and Pakistan saw the Afghan team register a three-wicket win after what was a disappointing performance from Sarfaraz Ahmeds men.
After having won the toss, Ahmed decided to have a go with the bat and the duo of Imam-ul-Haq and... |
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Naib, Shahzad Help Afghanistan Level Series Against Ireland Mohammad Shahzads century and a fine bowling show by captain Gulbadin Naib helped Afghanistan level the two-match series against Ireland with a 126-run win in the second ODI on Tuesday.
Irelands James McCollums struggle early on didnt help Ireland. He fell for 3 off 16. Andrew Balbirnie and Paul... |
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Xavi Hernandez hangs up boots at age of 39 at Tehran Xavi Hernandez has officially hung up his boots at the age of 39, after his match against Iran’s Persepolis, at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.
Xavi, who made his debut at Barcelona, bid farewell to the green turf on Monday. The Spanish midfielder, won 8 La Liga titles and 4 Champions... |
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Man City crush Watford in FA Cup final to win domestic treble Pep Guardiolas Manchester City have completed a domestic treble after crushing Watford 6-0 in the FA Cup final.
The Sky Blues broke the dead-lock when David Silva scored with a half volley from close range in the 26th minute.
Just 2 minutes later, Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus, netted the ball... |
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Manchester City Wins Premier League Title +Video Manchester City are champions of England yet again. A 4-1 win at Brighton meant Liverpools 2-0 victory against Wolves went in vain. Meanwhile, Arsenal finally managed to break their poor run away from home with a 3-1 win at Burnley, while Manchester United sunk to another low, falling 2-0 at Old... |
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Afghanistan beats Scotland by 2 runs via D/L method in second ODI match The Afghanistan National Cricket team defeated Scotland by 2 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in the second bilateral One Day International (ODI) match on Friday.
Scotland elected to bat first after winning the toss and set a target of 326 runs for Afghanistan by losing 7 wickets.
Gulbadin Naib taking... |
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Champions League: Spurs break Ajax hearts to reach final Tottenham Hotspur have snatched a 3-2 win at Ajax after a thrilling comeback to seal a place in the Champions League final on away goals.
Spurs, who had lost the home leg 1-nil, conceded another on the night when Matthijs de Ligt sent a brilliant header into the bottom-right corner in the 5th... |
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UCL :Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona English premier league side Liverpool have produced one of the greatest Champions League comebacks in history after humiliating Spanish Giants Barcelona 4-nil in the semis at Anfield.
The Catalan giants, who entered Tuesday encounter with a 3-0 first leg win, conceded the first goal after just... |
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Champions League: Barcelona 3-0 Liverpool Looking over football news and the Champions League, Barcelona have taken a massive step toward securing a place in the final showdown after sweeping Liverpool aside 3-nil in the first leg of their semifinal tie.
In a breathtaking match at Camp Nou on Wednesday, former Liverpool striker... |
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Afghanistan, Tajikistan to Face in Football Friendly Match Afghanistan national football team in a friendly match to face with Tajikistan national football team on June 7, 2019.
The match reportedly to be held in Dushanbe city, the capital of Tajikistan.
It comes as Head coach of Afghanistans national football team, Anoush Dastgir, has also urged the Afghanistan... |
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Afghanistan announces squad for ICC Cricket world Cup The Afghanistan Cricket Board on Monday announced the national team squad for ICC Cricket World Cup which is due to kick off on 30th of May.
The squad announced by Selection Committee include the names of Gulbadin Naib (C), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Asghar... |
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Champions League: Man Utd are miles off - reaction to exit in Barcelona Manchester United’s Champions League run ended in the quarter-finals as Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to a crushing victory in the second leg at the Nou Camp.
United, trailing 1-0 from the first leg, started brightly but were then undone by brilliance from Messi and a glaring mistake from... |
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Ajax are into the semi-finals of the Champions League Ajaxs sensational Champions League run continued as teenage captain Matthijs de Ligts goal eliminated Juventus and secured their place in the semi-finals.
Cristiano Ronaldo, a five-time winner of the tournament, headed the hosts in front from a first-half corner.
But Ajax battled level as Donny... |
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Football legend Pele hospitalized in Paris Football legend Pele was taken to a Paris hospital as a precaution on Wednesday after suffering from an "infection" but is "doing well," according to members of his entourage.
The 78-year-old Brazilian three-time World Cup winner was being treated for "a light fever" prior to the long flight back... |
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La Liga: Valencia 2-1 Real Madrid Looking over the Spanish La Liga, Valencia have defeated Real Madrid 2-1 in a game where corner kicks were decisive.
Valencia broke the deadlock in the 35th minute, when Dani Parejo’s corner kick was met by a poor clearance from Keylor Navas, and Goncalo Guedes capitalized... |
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