Gareth Bale did not even get to say goodbye. If, that is, he is even going – and there is no guarantee that the Welshman will leave the Santiago Bernabéu. The message from Real Madrid could hardly have been clearer, right up to the final day of the season when the manager, Zinedine Zidane, left …
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FMIA: The Determination of Bart Starr
In his last interview—and that is a stretch, really, because the “interview” was 23 courageous and arduous words long, and it lasted well over an hour—Bart Starr tried to accomplish his goal just as hard as he tried to burrow in for the biggest touchdown in the history of the Green Bay Packers in the …
FIFA decides not to add 16 teams for 2022 World Cup finals
(CNN)World football governing body FIFA said Wednesday that the number of teams at the next men’s World Cup will remain at 32. FIFA had considered expanding the field for the 2022 finals, to be held in Qatar, to 48 teams. In March, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said a feasibility study showed it was possible to …
ICC Cricket World Cup: Top 5 knocks that went in vain at the quadrennial event
CWC 2019 Special Site | Full Schedule From Martin Crowe’s 91 in the semi-final of the 1992 Word Cup to Sachin Tendulkar’s 111 in the 2011 edition, there are many such instances. Here we pick some of those tragic instances where people played out of their skin on the highest stage but yet failed to …
Real Madrid wants Chelsea star Eden Hazard
Real Madrid wants Chelsea star Eden HazardMADRID: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez confirmed on Monday the club are keen to sign Eden Hazard this summer and claimed Sergio Ramos has an offer to move to China. Hazard could play his last match for Chelsea in the Europa League final against Arsenal on Wednesday, with the …
Moussa Sissoko feeling ‘very happy’ ahead of Tottenam’s Champions League final
Moussa Sissoko admits he has come a long way since joining Tottenham and is feeling “very happy” ahead of the Champions League final against Liverpool. Sissoko has earned plaudits for his performances this season after playing a crucial role in Spurs’ unprecedented run to the final, which takes place in Madrid on Saturday.The 29-year-old France …
Turf wars, turnout, and triumphs: 10 facts ahead of the Women’s World Cup 2019
The eighth Women’s World Cup takes place this summer at stadiums across France, with the host nation taking on South Korea on June 7 in Paris. Here are 10 things to know ahead of the big kick off. Top goalscorer The top goalscorer in Women’s World Cup competitions is Brazilian Marta (full name Marta Vieira …
‘How any woman does it is beyond comprehension’: Giggling Harry reveals his delight at birth of ‘amazing’ 7lb 3oz son as he praises ‘incredible’ Meghan and says they’re STILL thinking about a name
Prince Harry revealed his delight at the royal baby’s arrival during a TV statement on Monday in which he heaped praise on his ‘incredible’ wife.The Duke of Sussex announced that Meghan had given birth at 5.26am to a boy weighing 7lbs 3oz, having been more than a week overdue. Prince Harry gushed that the ‘little thing …
Inside Syria’s Secret Torture Prisons: How Bashar al-Assad Crushed Dissent
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Syrian security officers hung Muhannad Ghabbash from his wrists for hours, beat him bloody, shocked him with electricity and stuck a gun in his mouth. Mr. Ghabbash, a law student from Aleppo, repeatedly confessed his actual offense: organizing peaceful antigovernment protests. But the torture continued for 12 days, until he wrote a …
FIFA drops plans to expand 2022 Qatar World Cup to 48 teams
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be a 32-team tournament as originally planned, FIFA has announced. The world governing body had considered expanding the event to 48 teams – as is planned for the tournament from 2026 – but this has proved impractical. With the event just three years away, Qatari organisers did not …