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‘Top-quality’ Egypt not at World Cup to make up the numbers, coach says
SEATTLE, June 15 : Egypt are not at the World Cup to make up the numbers and showed their potential and quality players in Monday’s 1-1 draw with Belgium, coach Hossam Hassan said, after they came agonisingly close to their dream of a first win in the showpiece event. The Pharaohs went ahead with a…
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Hydration breaks heat up World Cup debate with players, coaches split on new rule
MIAMI, June 15 : FIFA’s mandatory three-minute hydration breaks in World Cup matches are proving as controversial as they are cooling, with players split over interruptions that some say kill the flow of the game while coaches embrace them as tactical timeouts.The breaks were introduced after the sweltering C
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Saudi Arabia aiming high against Uruguay in Miami opener
MIAMI, June 14 : Saudi Arabia coach Georgios Donis said he will not be sending out a “passive” team to play for a draw in their World Cup opener against Uruguay on Monday and expects his players to be highly competitive against the South Americans at Miami Stadium.With European champions Spain and Cape Verde
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Tunisia aiming for winning start in World Cup clash with Sweden
June 13 : Tunisia won’t be content to sit back in their World Cup Group F opening match against Sweden at the Estadio Monterrey on Sunday, with coach Sabri Lamouchi saying he would be sending his players out to score goals.The Tunisians developed a reputation as a tough defensive team in qualifying, registeri
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‘This person loves you but doesn’t exist’: Inside China’s romance role-playing boom
In China, young women are paying hundreds of yuan to experience scripted romance, fuelling a booming industry built on manufactured intimacy. But as the boundaries between fantasy and reality blur, questions emerge about where those limits should lie.
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Curacao’s World Cup dream: ‘Nothing is impossible’
Curacao is the smallest nation ever to qualify for a World Cup. The Caribbean island is abuzz ahead of their first match on football’s biggest stage – against four-time champions Germany.
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Iran players conduct first open practice at Tijuana camp
TIJUANA, June 11 : Iran conducted open training at their World Cup base camp on Thursday in Tijuana, where the team arrived amid geopolitical tensions that have threatened to overshadow the world’s biggest sporting event.The team moved their base camp from the United States to Mexico late last month after the
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Wimbledon announces record 20% rise in prize money amid player discontent
LONDON, June 11 : Wimbledon organisers have announced a record prize pot of £64.2 million ($85.74 million) for this year’s championships although it may not be enough to placate leading players who are demanding a bigger share of Grand Slam revenue.The prize fund is 20 per cent more than last year with singl
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FIFA and players’ union FIFPRO announce cooperation agreement
June 10 : FIFA and global players’ union FIFPRO announced on Wednesday a cooperation agreement that grants players a formal role in governance and sets up a framework for negotiating changes to the transfer system, player welfare rules and rest periods.The deal, which runs until December 2031, formally recogn
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Protesters call on FIFA to kick Iran out of World Cup, citing regime involvement
LOS ANGELES, June 10 : Instead of pride, many Iranian-Americans feel shame about the Iran team’s participation in the World Cup and are demanding that FIFA boots the country out of the competition, protesters said on Wednesday. The team’s presence is outraging many who see the Iranian government as using th
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