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Mbappe's return fails to mask France shortcomings at Euro 2024

The French are through to the last 16 after emerging unbeaten from the first round, but Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Poland in Dortmund meant they finished second in Group D behind Austria.

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Kenyan runners dominate Jakarta International Marathon

Kenyan runners won the top men's and women's divisions at the Jakarta International Marathon (JAKIM) 2024 on Sunday. ...

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Mbappe-less France draw with Dutch at Euro 2024 as Ukraine win

Mbappe watched from the bench as an unused substitute in Leipzig, the new Real Madrid recruit forced to wear a mask in training this week after breaking his nose in France's opening game of the tournament. ...

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Czech coach Hasek angered by late Portugal winner

The Czechs had soaked up Portugal's first-half pressure under torrential rain in Leipzig before stunning one of the pre-tournament favourites early in the second period.

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Cautious Czechs shackle Ronaldo but get caught out by Conceicao

The Czech gamble - conceding possession and defending in numbers - looked set to pay off with a valuable point in their first group game, but a calamitous closing half-hour from defender Robin Hranac saw them leave Leipzig empty-handed. 

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Handball or not? Inevitable controversy raises its head at Euro 2024

The much-fancied Belgians lost their opening Group E game 1-0 to Slovakia at the Frankfurt Arena, giving up an early goal and then being held at bay by some dogged defending.

1 year ago
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Ronaldo shows us 'anything is possible': Portugal's Dias

Portugal won Euro 2016 and are spearheaded by 39-year-old superstar striker Cristiano Ronaldo, preparing to play at a record-extending sixth Euros.

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Goal drought and bloodied nose underlines Mbappe's Euros misfortune

The France captain, to his credit, was sublime in creating the goal that beat Austria 1-0, but his failure to score at a Euros will weigh heavily on a player who has found the net 12 times at World Cups, including a hat-trick in the 2022 final.

1 year ago
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Mbappe breaks nose in France Euro 2024 win

Mbappe's head violently collided with the shoulder of Austrian defender Kevin Danso as they competed for the ball in the air late in the Group D opener in Duesseldorf.

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Moment of truth for revamped Italy as Euros title defence begins

Luciano Spalletti's Italy take on Albania in Dortmund in the first of three clashes in a fiendishly difficult Group B which also contains Spain and Croatia.

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Hopes mount for Indonesian soccer team after World Cup progress

Indonesia's 2-0 win against the Philippines on Tuesday allows the team to advance to the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification.

1 year ago
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'Fired up' Germany to lift curtain on Euro 2024 against Scotland

After three dismal tournaments in a row -- including going out in the group stage at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups -- Julian Nagelsmann's side take on the challenge of putting Germany back among Europe's heavyweights.

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China football fans send money to Singapore goalkeeper for heroics

The 40-year-old became a hero overnight in the country of 1.4 billion people after his saves during Singapore's match at Thailand helped China squeeze into the next qualifying round.

1 year ago
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Coach rues 'injustice' after India World Cup hopes end in controversy

The loss in Doha on Tuesday dashed India's dreams of reaching the third round of Asian qualifying for the World Cup for the first time.

1 year ago
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Indonesia 'closer to dream' of World Cup

The Indonesian team has only been represented once at a World Cup, in 1938, when it was still under colonial rule and known as the Dutch East Indies.

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Battle for World Cup survival reaches endgame for Indonesia, China

Regular World Cup qualifiers Japan, South Korea, Australia, Saudi Arabia and Iran have already confirmed their progress, claiming spots among the 18 countries that will battle for the eight guaranteed berths at the finals in two years' time.

1 year ago
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Celebrating 10 years of Matsuyama magic

As Japan's Hideki Matsuyama marks a decade in professional golf, we take a look back at how he evolved from his breakthrough victory at The Memorial Tournament in 2024 to becoming Asia’s most decorated golfer.

1 year ago
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Olympic champion Axelsen out of Indonesia Open with ankle injury

The Dane rolled his right ankle during last week's Singapore Open, which forced him to withdraw from his semi-final.

1 year ago
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Real Madrid come full circle with second great European dynasty

The story of the season they finished at Wembley was about two generations of players who met, bonded as a group and connected on the pitch like a well-oiled machine to establish the second great dynasty Real spent half a century looking for.

1 year ago
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F1 interested in second race in Southeast Asia

Thailand's Prime Minister attended last weekend's race at Italy's Imola circuit, with talk of a race in Bangkok, while Liberty Media recently acquired MotoGP, which has races in Thailand and Indonesia.

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Great revival: How Indonesians propelled Como 1907 back to Serie A

Djarum, ex-Indonesia national team striker Kurniawan both played significant roles in restoring the historic club to Italian soccer’s top tier.

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Dewa United U-17 soccer team wins Tranmere Rovers local competition

A number of Tranmere Rovers Academy coaches came to the tournament to scout the two best players throughout the games to take them for a two-week training session at the club’s academy in the UK.

1 year ago
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Madrid eagerly awaits Mbappe after PSG exit confirmed

The Paris Saint-Germain forward confirmed Friday he is leaving the Ligue 1 side after seven years and although he did not spell out his future, the world expects only one destination.

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Young Garuda misses last chance to qualify for Paris Olympics

The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has expressed its appreciation for the national under-23 (U-23) soccer team’s effort and performance in recent weeks despite a loss to Guinea on Thursday that dashed the squad’s last hope of qualifying for this year’s Olympic Games in Paris.

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Indonesia sorry for online racism after Guinea loss ends Olympic dream

If Indonesia had won, they would have played soccer at an Olympics for the first time in nearly seven decades, since the Soviet Union eliminated them from the 1956 Games in Melbourne.

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Mbappe ready to say goodbye as PSG digest Champions League exit

PSG's hunt for elusive European glory will go on into another year after they went out in the semi-finals to Borussia Dortmund, a 1-0 loss in Tuesday's second leg at home sealing a surprise 2-0 aggregate defeat.

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Third football player in Malaysia attacked

Safiq was not injured in the attack late Tuesday in southern Johor state following a training session with JohorDarul Ta'zim, one of Asia's top clubs run by the crown prince of the Johor royal family.

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China down Indonesia to claim Thomas and Uber Cup double

The men, who won 3-1, lifted China's first Thomas Cup since they beat Japan in 2018 -- and their 11th in all.

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Kokubo's injury time penalty save secures title for Japan

Substitute Fuki Yamada gave the Japanese the lead when he stroked his shot into the bottom corner of the Uzbek goal in the 91st minute, but a handball by Hiroki Sekine gifted Uzbekistan an opportunity to take the game into extra time.

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Young Garuda has last chance for Olympics after losing against Iraq

Indonesia's Under 23 (U-23) national soccer team will face Guinea in an intercontinental playoff in Paris for a spot in this year's Olympics.

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