Euro 2024 qualifying: Wales battle past Latvia
Wales continued their promising start to Euro 2024 qualifying with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Latvia in Cardiff.
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Swiss continue strong start to Euro qualifiers with 3-0 win over Israel
GENEVA : Switzerland continued their convincing start to the Euro 2024 qualifiers with a 3-0 home win over Israel on Tuesday on the back of a 5-0 success away against Belarus at the weekend.
Leylah Fernandez, U.S. partner Taylor Townsend advance to Miami Open semifinals
Canada's Leylah Fernandez and American partner Taylor Townsend advanced to the Miami Open women's doubles semifinals Tuesday with a 2-6, 7-6 (4), 10-8 win over Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia and Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine.
Curahan Hati Pemain Muda Persija soal Piala Dunia U-20
Para pemain Timnas U-20 akhirnya saling buka suara terkait polemik Piala Dunia U-20. Achmad Maulana Syarif misalnya, berharap jangan sampai mimpi anak bangsa dikorbankan.
FIFA museum case against Blatter dropped
GENEVA: Swiss authorities announced on Tuesday the end of legal proceedings against former FIFA president Sepp Blatter over the alleged mismanagement of its Zurich museum.The Zurich public prosecutor’s department “has closed criminal proceedings against two former FIFA officials in connection to the FIFA museum,” it said in a statement.“The investigation did not confirm the suspicion of breach of obligations by way of unfair management,” it added.FIFA filed a criminal complaint in December 2020 against the former head of world football’s governing body for “criminal mismanagement” over the construction of the museum, a project spearheaded by Blatter.It claimed the museum claimed generated a bill of 500 million Swiss francs ($564 million) that instead “could and should have been channeled into the development of global football.”Under Blatter, FIFA said it spent $140 million on refurbishing and renovating an office building and signed an “unfavorable” long-term rental agreement above market rates that will cost the organization $360 million by its date of expiration in 2045.However, according to the Zurich public prosecutor, “it was not possible to establish wrongful behavior.”The museum was opened in 2016 by Gianni Infantino following his following election as Blatter’s successor.
PV Sindhu Drops Out Of World Top 10 Badminton Rankings
Having failed to defend her women's singles title at last week's Swiss Open, double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu dropped out of the world's top 10 in the latest BWF rankings issued on Tuesday. The 27-year-old from Hyderabad, who has been struggling this season since returning to action following a long injury lay-off, slipped two places to the 11th spot with 60,448 points. A former world champion, Sindhu, who has a career-best ranking of world number 2, has been in the top 10 since November, 2016. She first cracked the elite top 10 in August, 2013.
IOC issues recommendations for Russian athletes' return to competitions
LAUSANNE, Switzerland :The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday issued recommendations for the gradual return to international competitions for Russian and Belarusian athletes, with president Thomas Bach saying their participation "works" despite the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Spain Masters: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Eye Another Title; PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Look To Regain Form
Newly-crowned Swiss Open doubles champion Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to continue their consistent run, while singles stars such as PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will hope to regain form at the Madrid Spain Masters which gets underway in Madrid on Tuesday. Satwik and Chirag notched up the first title for India this season when they defeated China's world No. 21 Ren Xiang Yu and Tan Qiang 21-19 24-22 in the summit clash of Swiss Open in Basel on Sunday.