ICC plays straight bat over new 4-nation tournament suggestion, justice for Thai women’s team
In Dubai, between April 7 and 10, the International Cricket Council board and various committees met face to face.
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Korda beats Miami winner Alcaraz to advance in Monte Carlo
MONACO: Sebastian Korda beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (2), 6-7 (5), 6-3 in windy conditions at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday to reach the third round of the clay-court season opener in Monaco.
Keeping calm and carrying on: Eddie Howe steers clear of all the Premier League drama
NEWCASTLE: Eddie Howe said he does not get caught up in the highs and lows of managing a club like Newcastle United, nor does he pay much attention to the “soap opera” script that can often surround his job.
Macario, Lavelle shine as US run streak to 67 games on American soil
CHESTER, Penn: Rose Lavelle and Catarina Macario each scored a pair of first-half goals, and the US women’s national team beat Uzbekistan 9-0 on Tuesday to extend the team’s unbeaten streak to 67 games on American soil.
’Two different realities,’ says Ukraine tennis captain Savchuk
PARIS: Ukraine’s national tennis team say they are existing “in two different realities” as they prepare for a Billie Jean King Cup clash in the United States this weekend while war rages at home. The Ukraine squad are in the South Carolina city of Asheville to tackle the record 18-time champions with a place in the finals at stake. However, the brutal fighting 5,000 miles away in Europe remains in the forefront of their minds.
Qatar 2022 ‘door open’ to Chelsea’s Ziyech: Morocco federation chief
RABAT: Morocco’s national team would still welcome Chelsea attacker Hakim Ziyech, the head of its football federation said Wednesday, despite a dispute with the national coach before the kingdom qualified for the 2022 World Cup.“The doors of the national team are open to all Moroccan players, regardless of their differences,” Fouzi Lekjaa said during a federation board meeting.Ziyech had in February ruled himself out of playing for his country again after coach Vahid Halilhodzic omitted the 28-year-old for an Africa Cup of Nations game, reproaching him for indiscipline.But Lekjaa said Wednesday that “nobody can stop a Moroccan player playing for the national team, whether it’s Ziyech, (right back Noussair) Mazraoui or anyone else.”He said he would discuss this “personal conviction” with Halilhodzic on the coach’s return from holidays later this month.Halilhodzic, a former Nantes and Paris Saint-Germain player, had said that Ziyech “lacks respect” and could “blow up the team.”Despite leading the team to qualifying for next year’s World Cup in Qatar, Halilhodzic has been criticized in Morocco for his strategic choices and rumors have circulated of his possible departure.Lekjaa said Wednesday that the Bosnian-French 69-year-old “is currently the trainer of the national team...
MENA Tour back with Beautiful Thailand Swing
DUBAI: After 25 challenging months and a pair of unavoidable false starts, the MENA Tour is back with a brighter than ever outlook.
China's Asian Champions League hopes dented again by COVID-19 restrictions
HONG KONG: Asian Champions League group matches for clubs in the east of the continent kick off on Friday (Apr 15), and while South Korean and Japanese sides will look to get off to a strong start Chinese involvement is once again limited due to COVID-19 issues.