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Ukraine’s 2022 World Cup play-off with Scotland on June 1: FIFA
PARIS: Ukraine’s 2022 World Cup play-off with Scotland, rearranged following the Russian invasion, will take place on June 1, world governing body FIFA announced on Thursday. The winners of the match at Hampden Park in Glasgow will play Wales on June 5 in Cardiff for a spot at this year’s finals in Qatar. FIFA had postponed the original match date of March 24 at the request of Ukraine with the support of Wales, Scotland and Austria, whom the Welsh eventually beat in their play-off.
Kahn dismisses Lewandowski Bayern exit as ‘nonsense’
MUNICH: Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has dismissed as “nonsense” reports that their top-scoring striker Robert Lewandowski could leave when the season finishes next month. Lewandowski chalked up his 47th goal this season in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at home to Villarreal which saw Bayern knocked out of the Champions League after a 2-1 aggregate defeat in the quarter-finals.
Diego Maradona: Prosectors ask for medical staff to face trial over football great's death
Prosecutors investigating the 2020 death of Argentine football great Diego Maradona have asked that the medical staff who treated him be tried for negligent homicide.
Blatter, Platini go on trial in June in Swiss federal court
GENEVA: Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini will go on trial for fraud and other offenses in June, Switzerland’s federal criminal court said Tuesday. The court set the trial to be heard before a panel of three judges on 11 days from June 8-22. Verdicts could be announced several weeks later by the court in Bellinzona.
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.
5 things to look out for in quarterfinals of African Champions League
RIYADH: The first legs of the African Champions League quarterfinals take place on Friday and Saturday, with six of the eight contenders representing Arab nations. Here are five talking points about the big games.
Prosecutors call for Diego Maradona medical staff to face trial
BUENOS AIRES: Prosecutors investigating the 2020 death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona have asked that the medical staff who treated him be tried for negligent homicide. In their request Wednesday, the prosecutors said “omissions” and mismanagement by eight medical professionals in charge of Maradona placed him in a “situation of helplessness” and abandoned him “to his fate” during his home hospitalization, according to the court filing cited by the official Telam news agency.