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by Rosa SULLEIRO CHAPECO, Brazil (AFP) — Fans of Brazil’s Chapecoense football club whose team was wiped out in a Colombian air crash crammed into the home stadium late Wednesday for tearful prayers around the empty pitch. The stadium in Chapeco, southern Brazil, was a solid wall of green as fans and mourners dressed in the team shirt stood shoulder to shoulder. They gathered at exactly the hour their team, which just a few years […]
Kazan, Russia ( AFP ) — The wisdom of awarding Russia the right to stage the 2018 World Cup will come under sharp scrutiny in Kazan on Saturday at the draw for next year’s Confederations Cup. Kicking off in Kazan on June 17 and ending in a Saint Petersburg final on July 2, the Confederations Cup involves only eight nations but is widely seen as important preparation for the World Cup the following year. And so far the […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater will serve a three-match ban after accepting a charge of violent conduct for elbowing Watford’s Valon Behrami, the Football Association announced on Thursday. England international Drinkwater, 26, struck Behrami in the face during the second half of Leicester’s 2-1 defeat at Watford last Saturday, which left the champions 14th in the Premier League table. Referee Neil Swarbrick took no action at the time of the […]
by Justin DAVIS MILAN, Italy (AFP) — Andrea Belotti could further underline his status as Italy’s current go-to striker when the Azzurri host Germany in a San Siro clash that should produce the usual fireworks between the European giants. Having marked his full debut with the opener in a 3-1 World Cup qualifying win over Macedonia last month, the Torino striker pressed his case with a first Italy brace in a 4-0 rout of Liechtenstein on Saturday. […]
TURIN, Italy (AFP) — Coaches of Juventus and Lyon remain cautious and wary of each other’s team on the eve of their crucial Champions League second leg match in Turin. https://youtu.be/rfsG-zdRw7s
London, United Kingdom (AFP) -by Julian GUYER Wales international footballer Ched Evans was found not guilty of rape by a jury at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday following a retrial. Evans, who plays for English third-tier club Chesterfield, was accused of raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room near Rhyl, north Wales, in May 2011. The 27-year-old was previously found guilty of rape, but the jury was told that the Court of Appeal had […]
POT AU PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) — Players from NFL’s Washington Redskins were in Haiti on Monday (October 10) to help in aid relief for the impoverished country after it was hit by Hurricane Matthew, killing some 1,000 people. Members of the American football team sent a plane of medical supplies to the Haitian capital to be delivered by wide receiver Pierre Garcon and defensive end Ricky Jean Francois. “We are here basically to help provide […]
by Tom WILLIAMS David Luiz made a surprise return to Chelsea on Wednesday as English Premier League clubs splashed out on the final day of a record-breaking, billion-pound mid-year transfer window. In late deals, Brazil defender Luiz returned after two years at Paris Saint-Germain, while France midfielder Moussa Sissoko left Newcastle United for Tottenham Hotspur. The two moves took spending for England’s top flight to about £1.17 billion ($1.54 billion, 1.38 billion euros) — smashing […]
by Tom WILLIAMS London, United Kingdom (AFP) — Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal defended his achievements after reports that Jose Mourinho is poised to replace him overshadowed his side’s FA Cup triumph against Crystal Palace. A memorable extra-time winner by Jesse Lingard brought United a 2-1 victory at Wembley on Saturday, ending the club’s 12-year wait for a record-equalling 12th FA Cup, but within minutes of the final whistle, reports were circulating that Mourinho’s appointment is […]
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AFP) — The goalkeeper of a Cameroonian women’s team has died after collapsing before a first division game, less than 48 hours after the death of Patrick Ekeng, the country’s football federation announced on Monday. Jeanine Christelle Djomnang, 26, fell ill during the warm-up prior to a Femina Stars Ebolowa match on Sunday, with the cause of her death still unknown as the federation awaits a medical report. Her death follows that of Cameroon […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 18) – Baltazar: “My blood is not Pinoy, but my heart is Pinoy.” Foreigners or half-Filipinos playing for a sport team is not new in the Philippines or in other countries, for that matter. Other countries are also recruiting other players from a different ethnicity. In our country, where being able to speak good English is a source of pride, still, there are some who are raising issues against someone being a half-Filipino […]
Football is a dangerous sport. Even with the best protective gear, sprained knees, pulled muscles and an occasional broken bone are part of the game. But seven years of research into the impact of head trauma in high school players points to new dangers that parents will find extremely alarming. “We are seeing changes in brain activity even without a diagnosed concussion, even without any sign or symptoms showing up and that that occurs in […]
