Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 10:06:52 +0000
THE Philippines is working hard to have NBA star Jordan Clarkson declared eligible for this year’s World Cup as they celebrated their “against all odds” qualification on Monday. Former NBA…READ
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MOSCOW — Protest group Pussy Riot, long a thorn in Vladimir Putin’s side, claimed responsibility Sunday for four people who brought the World Cup final to a brief halt by running onto the field dressed in police uniforms as the Russian president and a global audience watched.
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Read moreNIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (AP) – France picked up two trophies in 1998: One, of course, was the country’s only World Cup title, won on home soil. It was also the birth year of Kylian Mbappe, the 19-year-old who’s emerging as one of the biggest stars of the World Cup. “Well, that was a good year […]
Read moreBERLIN (AFP) – From chants of “goodbye” to stunned silence, Germany fans reacted with dismay to their defending champions’ humiliating World Cup exit Wednesday after a first-round loss commentators called a “historic disgrace”. “Our World Cup nightmare has come true,” screamed the Bild daily. Even before the final whistle blew in Russia’s Kazan Arena, supporters […]
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Tens of millions voted Wednesday in local elections seen as a gauge of Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s re-election prospects, with free food, football stars and fancy dress on offer to lure electors.
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Read moreBrazil coach Tite says their off-form superstar Neymar shouldn’t be expected to shoulder their World Cup hopes and called on the Selecao to keep emotions in check against Serbia on Wednesday.
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