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Friday, 10 March 2017 :   FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Thursday warned the United States and President Donald Trump that banning travelers from six Muslim-majority countries could negatively affect the country’s chances of hosting the 2026 World Cup. The U.S. Soccer Federation, the sport’s American governing body, has been considering …

Monday, 20 Feb 2017 :  The 26-year-old Scot was making her World Cup debut for Great Britain’s cycling team in the race won by USA’s Sarah Hammer. Evans was also part of the women’s team pursuit, alongside Emily Kay, Emily Nelson and Manon Lloyd. The quartet missed out on a …

Qatar can’t seem to shake ongoing controversy in the buildup to soccer’s 2022 World Cup even as it introduces a set of new laws designed to improve the rights of migrant workers. The legislation that takes effect on Tuesday is billed as a means of lessening the grip of corporate …

NYON (Switzerland): The governing body of European football is still unclear about the latest format of the World Cup and was not sure whether to vote to expand the tournament, its president said yesterday. Aleksander Ceferin said the European Football Union (UEFA) are getting information from the media as the …

Qatar’s much-criticised 2022 World Cup has been the victim of “malicious and unwarranted attacks”, a senior tournament official in the Gulf said on Monday. Nasser Al-Khater, assistant secretary general of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, the body overseeing the organisation of the tournament in Qatar, also claimed that …

VAL D’ISERE, France (AP) — Mathieu Faivre led a fierce French challenge on first-run leader Marcel Hirscher of Austria to win a giant slalom on Sunday for his first World Cup victory. Faivre secured the fastest second run to beat Hirscher, the five-time defending World Cup overall winner and a …

Soren Kjeldsen and Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark presented the Golf World Cup for the first time after a record 66 shots, six under par, in fourball event on the final day to win four strokes at Kingston Heath course today. Those, who started the final day with a four-stroke, making …

KARACHI: The government has given go-ahead for Pakistan’s participation in the Junior Hockey World Cup in India in December. Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary Shahbaz Ahmed told ‘The News’ that Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has informed him that the government had permitted participation in the Junior World Cup, scheduled to …

Gareth Southgate increase his chances of becoming a permanent manager when they beat England 3-0 Scotland Gordon Strachan coached in a World Cup qualifier Eurozone, early this morning. Network of Daniel Sturridge, Adam Lallana and Gary Cahill ensure the success of England lead the Group F reached to step up …

Former Arsenal winger, Serge Gnabry exploded hat-trick on his first appearance together senior Germany squad for the biggest win 8-0 to top San Marino in a World Cup round of feasibility, early this morning. In fact, the victory also saw a new record is created coach Joachim Loew.  Germany now …