South American coaches lead Albania to Euro 2024 spot.
TIRANA, Albania: Albania qualified for just their second European Championship in style, atop a group that included the Czech Republic and Poland.
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Brazil end year in poor shape under interim coach as they wait for word from Carlo Ancelotti
RIO DE JANEIRO: Until this year, Brazil’s national soccer team had never lost three games in a row. The Selecao had never lost a World Cup qualifying match at home.
Venezuela accuses Peru of ‘kidnapping’ football team in post-match spat
CARACAS: Venezuela on Wednesday accused the Peruvian government of “kidnapping” its national football team, accusing Lima of refusing to allow the team’s aircraft to refuel after a 1-1 draw between the two teams in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. The diplomatic spat began after the match, when Venezuelan players accused Peruvian police of beating them when they went to greet fans on Tuesday night. It was a tumultuous night for the South American qualifiers, after a match between Brazil and Argentina in Rio de Janeiro led to ugly clashes between fans. “The Peruvian government has carried out another arbitrary act against the Venezuelans by preventing the plane bringing the team back from refueling,” Foreign Minister Yvan Gil wrote on social media. “This is kidnapping as vengeance against our team which played an extraordinary match” in Lima, he added. The Peruvian government said that it “has not ordered any measure that prohibits the refueling” of the aircraft” and that “it is taking steps to resolve this situation as soon as possible.” “The aforementioned aircraft has been experiencing private commercial supply restrictions beyond the control of the Peruvian State,” he added. Hours earlier, Venezuelan footballer Nahuel Ferraresi showed bandages on his right hand, saying Peruvian police “beat me.” “These are things which should not happen. The match was over and we went to thank our Venezuelan supporters,” he said. Ferraresi said another player had handed his jersey over to fans, and he was about to throw his to the crowd when the police blocked him. “Then others got angry, I don’t know what happened, and (the police) took out their batons to hit us.
Baseball United inaugural All-Star Showcase in Dubai to be broadcast in over 120 countries
DUBAI: Baseball United, the first-ever professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, has announced that its All-Star Showcase on Nov. 24-25 will be broadcast in 127 countries, reaching nearly 200 million households.
Rally Qassim Toyota 2023 set for Thursday start
BURAYDAH: Rally Qassim Toyota 2023 is set to get underway at Al-Qassim National Park, Osseilan, in Buraydah on Thursday afternoon.
Olympic organizers to release more than 400,000 new tickets for the Paris Games and Paralympics
PARIS: Olympic organizers will release 400,000 extra tickets for next year’s Paris Games and the Paralympics at the end of the month. Organizers said Wednesday the sale will start on Nov. 30 at 10 a.m. on the official ticketing website, with seats available for all sports except surfing, in all price categories.
Barnsley expelled from FA Cup after fielding ineligible player in Horsham replay
Barnsley have been expelled from the FA Cup for fielding an ineligible player in their first-round replay against Horsham.
English soccer club Barnsley removed from the FA Cup after fielding an ineligible player
LONDON: English soccer club Barnsley were kicked out of this season’s FA Cup on Wednesday for fielding an ineligible player. The third-division team said an “administrative error” was to blame for fielding the unnamed player in their first round replay against Horsham on Nov. 14.