UAE to be Afghanistan's 'home' for next five years
DUBAI : The United Arab Emirates will host Afghanistan's 'home' matches over the next five years, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said on Sunday.
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Five things we learned from Saudi Arabia’s 2-0 defeat to Poland
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia lost 2-0 to Poland at Education City in Qatar on Saturday and remain on three points after two games in World Cup Group C. Here are five things we learned from the match: Saudi Arabia deserved something It was an entertaining encounter that should have contained more goals, and many of them could have gone to Saudi Arabia. There may have been concerns that the win over Argentina was so big that it would be hard for coach Herve Renard to get his players down from cloud nine and focus on the task at hand, but that was not the issue.
Portugal's Ronaldo is first player to score in five World Cups after goal v Ghana
DOHA : Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in five World Cups after netting a penalty in his side's opening Group H game against Ghana on Thursday.
Ronaldo makes history, first man to score at five World Cups as Portugal down spirited Ghana
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score at five FIFA World Cups on Thursday after opening the scoring in Portugal's 3-2 victory against Ghana.
Five possible destinations for Cristiano Ronaldo after Manchester United exit
Cristiano Ronaldo has been released by Manchester United following his controversial TV interview.
Messi laments 'five minutes of mistakes' against Saudis
LUSAIL, Qatar : Lionel Messi lamented Argentina's shock second half capitulation against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday but said he was not surprised by the threat from opponents 48 places lower in the world rankings.
CBI probes match-fixing in Indian football, five clubs under scanner
Top international fixer may have invested in IndiaPANAJI: The CBI is investigating match-fixing of football matches after it emerged that a notorious international fixer could have invested “huge amount of money” in at least five Indian football clubs through shell companies. CBI officials visited the All India Football Federation (AIFF) headquarters in Delhi last week and sought more information about the clubs and their investments. Sources said the CBI is investigating claims that Singapore-based match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal, first jailed for match-fixing in Singapore in 1995 and convicted in Finland and Hungary, has invested in Indian clubs through Living 3D Holdings Ltd. The international match-fixer is notorious for having rigged games at all levels, including the Olympics, World Cup qualifiers, women’s World Cup, CONCACAF Gold Cup and African Cup of Nations.
England claim T20 World Cup with five-wicket win over Pakistan
MELBOURNE: England beat Pakistan by five wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday to win their second Twenty20 World Cup title and burnish their claim as the pre-eminent superpower in white ball cricket. Thirty years after losing the 50-over World Cup final to Pakistan at the MCG, England turned the tables on the south Asians with brilliant death bowling and a Ben Stokes half-century that reeled in a modest victory target of 138.