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FIFA Rankings: India rise one spot to 106th, Belgium hold onto top positio
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], October 21 (ANI): October 2021 was a busy month in international football, with qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, friendlies, and the final rounds of the UEFA Nations League all on the agenda. A total of 160 fixtures were played, the impact of which can be s
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Kuwait says 'cautiously' returning to normal life after COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Kuwaiti authorities have announced a "cautious" return of the country to normal life in connection with the lifting of a number of restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah said on Kuwaiti state telev
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Blinken, Qatari FM discuss Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani discussed the situation in Afghanistan on Sunday local time.
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Over 350 individuals including Americans leave from Kabul Airport
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 18 (ANI): The ninth evacuation flight from Kabul carrying 353 evacuees departed for Qatar on Sunday marking one of the largest evacuation flights from Afghanistan since the Taliban's hostile takeover.
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DRI seizes cocaine worth over Rs 5.5 crore, 2 Nigerian women arrested
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17, (ANI): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Sunday seized around 530 grams of cocaine and arrested two Nigerian women who arrived at Cochin International Airport from Lagos through Doha in Qatar Airways.
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IOC supports calls for 'wider consultation' on FIFA's biennial World Cup p
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], October 17 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday said it supports the calls made by stakeholders of football, International Sports Federations for a "wider consultation" over FIFA's plans to stage World Cup every two years.
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Turkey may take steps on running Kabul airport, says President Erdogan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], October 15 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said that Ankara, which has previously run Kabul airport, can take similar steps in the future, along with Qatar and Afghanistan, if the three countries can reach a deal, reported Anadolu Agency.
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100 members of football family from Afghanistan, including female players
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], October 15 (ANI): FIFA on Friday confirmed that following complex negotiations, it has, with the support of Qatar, evacuated almost 100 members of the football family from Afghanistan, including female players.
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Man apprehended, 49,999 Qatari Riyal seized from him at Hyderabad airport
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 15 (ANI): The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) apprehended a man and seized 49,999 Qatari Riyal worth about Rs 10 lakh from him at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad on Friday.
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Ronaldo becomes first men's player to score 10 international hat-tricks
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Almancil [Portugal], October 13 (ANI): Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first men's player to score ten hat-tricks in international football.
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Hungary fans clash with police during World Cup Qualifier against England;
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 13 (ANI): Hungary fans clashed with police at the Wembley Stadium during Tuesday's World Cup Qualifier against England.
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WC 2022 Qualifiers: England held by Hungary, Sweden leapfrog Spain to go t
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 13 (ANI): England dropped points for only the second time in their World Cup qualifying campaign as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Hungary at the Wembley Stadium on Tuesday.
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