Birmingham could sign ex-Atletico Madrid and Chelsea striker if Maxi Lopez buys club
Former Argentine footballer Maxi Lopez wants to sign free agent Diego Costa if he gets control at Birmingham.
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Sunil Chhetri Has Recovered Well, Will Be Indian Football Team's Main Force: Coach Igor Stimac Ahead of Asian qualifiers
Talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri will return to the national team during next month's Asian Cup qualifiers and head coach Igor Stimac is confident that the country will win the tournament and book a ticket for the continental showpiece in China next year. The 37-year-old Chhetri will return to action after six months, having last played for India during their 3-0 win over Nepal in the SAFF Championships final in October. Stimac said Chhetri is back to his full fitness and will be the "main force and strength" of the team.
La CIA tiene sospechas de tensión entre Rusia y China
El pasado día 24 de mayo el mundo experimentó, en especial Occidente, un cambio de escenario con la invasión de Rusia sobre Ucrania. Un ataque descrito por el presidente ruso, Vladimir Putin, como una «operación militar especial». Hoy, cuando se celebra el en Rusia, Putin ha justificado su ofensiva sobre su país vecino. Acusa a Occidente de «preparar la invasión de nuestra tierra, incluida Crimea».
Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks to play preseason games in Abu Dhabi
The Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks will have two preseason matchups at Abu Dhabi in October, marking the NBA's first games in the United Arab Emirates and the Arabian Gulf.
Sunil Chhetri has recovered well, will be team's main force: Igor Stimac
Sunil Chhetri will return to the national team during next month's Asian Cup qualifiers and head coach Igor Stimac is confident that the country will win the tournament and book a ticket for the continental showpiece in China next year. The 37-year-old Chhetri will return to action after six months, having last played for India during their 3-0 win over Nepal in the SAFF Championships final in October. Stimac said Chhetri is back to his full fitness and will be the "main force and strength" of the team.
Philippine presidential election: Marcos clan returns to power
Also this week, there was an international outcry after the Taliban ordered Afghan women to cover their faces in public. When the hardline group returned to power last year, it had initially pledged softer rule than when it led the country two decades ago. Instead, new limits on freedom and movement have been imposed, particularly for women and girls – from dress restrictions to education. Our Afghanistan correspondent Solène Chalvon-Fioriti tells us more.
Former NBA star Adreian Payne shot dead in Orlando
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