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Kabul, Oct 16 (EFE).- The people of Afghanistan found a reason to celebrate after their national team handed a shocking defeat to England in the ongoing Cricket World Cup in India, especially as they grapple with a tragedy in the aftermath of a series of devastating earthquakes and economic and...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (EFE).- Tens of thousands of followers of cricket, by far the most popular sport in South Asia, had begun to gather on Saturday morning at a stadium in India’s western city of Ahmedabad for the much-awaited World Cup match between hosts India and their traditional rivals...
Lisbon, Oct 13 (EFE) – Cristiano Ronaldo, who helped Portugal qualify for Euro 2024 with a double in a 3-2 victory over Slovakia on Friday, assured that he feels well and is «enjoying the moment», both with the national team and with Saudi Al Nassr. «I am enjoying the moment,...
Sports Desk, Oct 12 (EFE).- Nicolás Otamendi’s three-minute strike helped Argentina beat Paraguay 1-0 and maintain its 100 percent record in the World Cup 2026 qualifying campaign, while Brazil gave up the honor after being held 1-1 by Venezuela on Thursday night. Eduard Bello (L) of Venezuela celebrates after scoring...
Sports Desk, Oct 12 (EFE).- Álvaro Morata scored from a header in the 73rd minute and debutant Oihan Sancet added another four minutes from time to give Spain a 2-0 win over Scotland in their UEFA European Championship qualifiers in Seville on Thursday. The win took Spain closer to qualification...
London, Oct 12 (EFE).- Bernie Ecclestone, former Formula One boss, has been sentenced to 17 months in prison and fined 653 million pounds (798m US dollars) after pleading guilty to fraud. Ecclestone, 92, admitted to concealing 400 million pounds from the United Kingdom’s Treasury. He pleaded guilty Thursday in a...
Sports desk, Oct 11 (EFE).- Sergio Brown, a former player in the NFL, the professional American football league, was arrested Tuesday in San Diego, California, for the first-degree murder of his mother. The San Diego Police Department’s Threat Management Unit and other local and federal agencies arrested Brown as he...
Shanghai, China, Oct 11 (EFE).- The world tennis number two, the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, said today that «it is difficult to assimilate not to take advantage» of a «great opportunity» to reach the top of the ranking again after saying goodbye to the Shanghai Masters, leaving the Russian Rublev as...
Sydney, Australia, Oct 11 (EFE).- Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal is set to return to the court in Melbourne in 2024 for possibly a last tilt at the Australian Open, the tournament’s director said Wednesday. «We can exclusively reveal that Rafa will be back,” Craig Tiley said on the «Today»...
Madrid, Oct 10 (EFE).- Former Spain women’s national soccer team coach Jorge Vilda and Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) marketing director Rubén Rivera on Tuesday denied having pressured forward Jenni Hermoso to downplay the kiss that former RFEF president Luis Rubiales gave her after the World Cup final in Australia....
Madrid, Oct 10 (EFE).- The United Kingdom and Ireland will host the Euro 2028 soccer championship, Uefa said Tuesday. The Executive Committee of European football’s governing body also confirmed Italy and Turkey as hosts of the tournament in 2032. The announcements were confirmed after Turkey withdrew its solo bid for...
Madrid, Oct 9 (EFE).- Spanish soccer player Jenni Hermoso told prosecutors on Monday that the kiss from Luis Rubiales after the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup was not consensual and that she felt disrespected. The former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales, after declaring...
