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Iran are “following our dreams” in trying to win the Asian Cup for the first time in 48 years, winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh said on the eve of Wednesday’s last-16 clash with Syria. Three-time champions Iran face Syria in Qatar with a quarter-final against Bahrain or pre-tournament favourites Japan up for grabs. Along with holders Qatar, Iran are the only team left in the competition who went through the group stage with a 100 percent record. […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) – China’s volleyball association apologised on Friday for failing to tell its women’s team to remove their face masks for an Asian Cup match in the Philippines. The team lost the opening set of Thursday’s match against Iran while wearing the masks but went on to win 3-1, finishing top of their group and moving into the quarter-finals. Some players began to remove their masks just before the end of the first […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong celebrated a slice of history on Tuesday after reaching the Asian Cup for the first time since 1968. The Chinese territory will play India later in the day in their final qualifier for next year’s regional showpiece but went through beforehand thanks to a 4-0 win for the Palestinians over the Philippines. The big win sent the Palestinians through and they took several other teams with them including […]
The Philippines football team’s captain has said he hoped their historic first-ever qualification for the Asian Cup could be a catalyst for growth of the sport in the basketball-mad nation. Nicknamed the Azkals — slang for mongrel dogs — the Philippines qualified for the Asian Cup with a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Tajikistan in Manila in an emotional game on Tuesday night. “When there’s success in any sport people would talk about it and the […]
