Watch: Heimir Hallgrímsson announces Ireland squad for World Cup playoffs
The Republic of Ireland squad for next week's World Cup playoff away to Czechia will be revealed shortly.
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Iran continuing World Cup preparations but will not play in US, says soccer chief
March 19 : The Iranian national team are continuing to prepare for the World Cup finals and have no intention of pulling out of the tournament even if they will not travel to the United States, soccer chief Mehdi Taj said on Wednesday.
Venezuela beats U.S. to win country's 1st World Baseball Classic title
Eugenio Suarez and his Venezuelan teammates stood on the stage behind second base with shiny medals draped over their proud chests, belting out their national anthem accompanied by tens of thousands of fans who remained in the ballpark a half-hour after the final out.
AFC has received no notification from Iran on World Cup withdrawal
KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 : The Asian Football Confederation said on Monday it has not received any notification from Iran that it will withdraw its national soccer team from the World Cup.
Canada advances to wheelchair curling final with stunning final-end comeback over South Korea
Canada's wheelchair curling team advanced to the gold-medal game at the Milano-Cortina Paralympics after engineering a final-end comeback against South Korea for an 8-7 win on Friday.
Wissa back for DR Congo's World Cup playoff
March 12 : Democratic Republic of Congo striker Yoane Wissa has returned to the squad for their World Cup playoff this month after missing the Africa Cup of Nations finals at the turn of the year.
Five Iranian women's footballers given asylum after Trump speaks with Australian PM
SYDNEY: Australia on Tuesday (Mar 10) agreed to provide visas to five of Iran's women's football team players to stay in the country after they sought asylum, fearing persecution in their home nation.