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Argentina Ends Third in Copa America
Argentina secured third place in the Copa America by beating Chile in a very heated match. Argentina beat Chile 2 – 1 in Copa America, with Messi providing an assist to Sergio Aguero and getting a red card with only
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Frank Lampard Hired As Chelsea Club’s Manager
Newly appointed Chelsea boss Frank Lampard states that his new managerial role at Chelsea will be his toughest challenge yet. Frank Lampard has played for Chelsea for 14 years, and has been the club’s all-time leading goal scorer. He was
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Andy Murray & Serena Williams To Play Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon
Two-times singles champion Andy Murray stated that he will play mixed doubles with Serena Williams at Wimbledon. Andy Murray will be returning the first time after his hip surgery. Serena Williams is also struggling with a lingering knee injury but
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Women’s Football USA vs France Sets Rating Record
The U.S women’s football team sets record for the most viewed Women’s World Cup quarterfinal match on U.S English-language television. Fox drew 6.12 million viewers for Friday’s match between USA and France, and peaked at 8.24 million. Additionally, the match
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Rashford Signs Contract With Man-U Till June 2023
Marcus Rashford has signed a £200,000-a-week contract with Manchester United until June 2023, and has an option to extend the contract for one more year. The English forward, aged 21, joined United when he was seven years old, and made
Read MoreRonaldo had a much better 2016 than Messi
Messi and Ronaldo will forever be compared and contrasted. The debate for who is the better player will always exist as they are both other-wordly, and can only be compared with one another. However, 2016 was clearly Ronaldo’s year as
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Ronaldo beats Messi & Greizmann into winning FIFA best player year 2016 award
Ronaldo had a monumental year in 2016; he won his third Champions League by scoring 16 goals in 12 games and playing a major part in winning Portugal’s first major prize: the EURO 2016. “2016 was the best year of
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Mohammad Shahzad wins the award for ICC Associate/Affiliate Cricketer of the Year
Mohammad Shahzad became the first Afghan player to be awarded the ICC Associate/Affiliate Cricketer of the Year. He got awarded after finishing as the leading ODI run-scorer with 699 runs in 16 one-day matches. Shahzad became the first Afghanistan player
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Afghanistan becomes the third best team in T20Is in 2016
After recording a success percentage of 66.6 percent; winning eight, losing four in a total of 12 T20Is, Afghanistan’s cricket team was voted the third best team in T20Is in 2016. They are behind India who have a 75% success
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Cristiano Ronaldo renews deal with Madrid until 2021
Cristiano Ronaldo stated that he can continue to play for another 10 years after signing a new deal with Real Madrid. After numerous scientific results showing that Cristiano Ronaldo’s physique is of a 21-year-old, Ronaldo stated that he can continue
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First Inbuilt Hijab Kit for Afghanistan National Women’s Football team
Danish sports Brand ‘Hummel’ has agreed a deal to manufacture the first inbuilt hijab kit for the Afghanistan National Women’s football team. The hijab is a fully base layer that fully covers the players and does not deprive players
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Afghan Cricket Board receives USD 21,000 from Australia
Australia assisted the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) with USD 21,000 cash on Tuesday. The check was handed over to ACB deputy chief executive officer Dost Mohammad Nazari by Australian Ambassador in Kabul Matt Anderson at a ceremony in Australian Embassy.
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Roshan to sponsor Afghanistan’s top football league for another 3 years
Roshan will remain the title sponsor of the Roshan Afghan Premier League for the next three years. This announcement was made by the telecommunication company Roshan, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF), and Afghan Media conglomerate Moby on Thursday. “As the
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Afghanistan ended 3rd at the Embassy Cup 2015 – Oslo
Afghanistan participated for the first time in the Embassy Cup 2015 football tournament which was held in Oslo, Norway. The tournament was held at Ferd Football Stadium where 18 teams representing Afghanistan, Argentina, Austria, China, Denmark, France, Germany, IOM, Italy,
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The Rise and Fall of Sepp Blatter
1998: The Blatter Reign Begins After 17 years as the top deputy to the retiring Joao Havelange, Sepp Blatter is elected FIFA president in 1998 in a close vote over a Swedish rival, Lennart Johansson. Charges of widespread bribery quickly
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FIFA funds programs to boost Afghan football
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has invested in various projects to boost football in Afghanistan. Afghan football receives new headquarters, an indoor futsal hall and a beach soccer pitch through FIFA’s Goal and Challenger programs. FIFA invested a total
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Afghan women ski championship ended on Sunday
Afghan women ski championship that was held in Lado village of Shaheedan area of Bamiyan province ended on Sunday. Masooda Hassani was the reigning champion with Ayena Ibrahimi and Zahra Ibrahimi ending up as first runner-up and second runner-up, respectively.
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Afghanistan’s first victory in Cricket World Cup 2015
Afghanistan had its first victory in the 2015 Cricket World Cup, beating Scotland by 1 wicket. Scotland set a target of 210 in 50 overs with all wickets out for Afghanistan to chase Afghanistan lost five wickets very early in
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India beats Pakistan by 76 runs in Cricket World Cup 2015 group stage
India won the group stage match against Pakistan in Cricket World Cup 2015 by 76 runs on Sunday. Winning the toss, India chose to bat and set a target of 301 for Pakistan to chase. India’s Virat Kohli scored the
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Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d’Or for the third time
Real Madrid’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded with the Ballon d’Or , football player of the year, for the third time. The Portuguese was running against Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manul Neuer. Winning 37.66% of all
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Afghanistan wins by 2 wickets against UAE in 3rd ODI
Chasing 274, Afghanistan wins in the 3rd One Day International against United Arab Emirates (UAE). The all-rounder Mirwais Ashraf propelled Afghanistan to victory by scoring a six when Afghanistan needed four runs to win with three balls left and two
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Afghanistan wins by 54 runs againt Pakistan in a friendly match
By Ahmadshah Ghanizada: The Afghanistan-A national cricket team defeated Pakistan-A cricket team by 54 runs during a 15 over friendly match on Saturday. Afghanistan team chose to bat first after winning the toss, setting a target of 155 runs from
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Cristiano Ronaldo receives his 3rd golden boot
Cristiano Ronaldo received his third golden boot on Wednesday for scoring the most goals in Europe’s domestic leagues last season. He shared the award with Uruguayan Luis Suarez, who also scored 31 goals. “I promise to always give the fans
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11th cricket academy established in Afghanistan
The 11th Afghan cricket academy was established in Helmand with a cost of 800,000 AFN provided by the country’s cricket board. In an attempt to promote and institutionalize cricket in the country, officials of the cricket board are seeking to
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Luis Suarez getting professional help to stop biting opponents
Well-known striker, Luis Suarez, admits he is getting professional help in order to control his “impulse” to bite. He will be playing his first match for Barcelona against Real Madrid on Saturday after his ban. The Uruguayan was banned for
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