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Two more Iranian women soccer players granted Humanitarian visas by Austra
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Australian Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke wrote in a post on X, "Later in the evening, they were reunited with their five teammates who had made the same decision the night before. They will be safe here. They will be at home here. They are welcome here in Australia."
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"They are safe here," says Australian PM after granting humanitarian visas
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The players - Fatemeh Pasandideh, Zahra Ghanbari, Zahra Sarbali, Atefeh Ramezanizadeh and Mona Hamoudi - reportedly escaped from team handlers at a hotel on Australia's Gold Coast following their participation in the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup. The dramatic operation unfolded overnight, with
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British soccer star Joe Thompson passes away at 36 after cancer battle
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
British soccer player Joe Thompson has passed away after multiple battles with cancer. He was 36.
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Rival docuseries in works at Netflix about drug kingpin Owen Hanson
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): Earlier this week, it was learnt that Mark Wahlberg and Unrealistic Ideas are in the early development of a documentary about USC soccer player turned drug lord Owen Hanson who was arrested by the FBI in 2015 and convicted in 2017 for running an empire, which s
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Study suggests headers affect brain activity
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], February 17 (ANI): Headers are common in soccer games. But are repetitive headers harmful to the brain? The latest study assessing the potential dangers of heading in soccer showed that repetitive headers and accidental head impacts in soccer are leading to changes in blood pa
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Aerobic fitness of elite soccer players linked to player positions: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], January 24 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have linked the fitness of elite soccer players to the positions they play.
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T-ara's Hyomin and soccer player Hwang Ui-jo are reportedly dating
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 4 (ANI/Global Economic): K-pop group T-ara's member and solo singer Hyomin (33, Park Seon-young) and Korea national soccer player Hwang Ui-jo (30, FC Girondins de Bordeaux) are reportedly in a relationship.
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Japan approves six-month visa for Myanmar soccer player seeking asylum
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 3 (ANI): Myanmar national soccer goalkeeper Pyae Lyan Aung, who applied for refugee status in Japan last month, has been approved visa for six months on Friday, Kyodo News reported.
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Myanmar soccer player applies for refugee status in Japan after three-fing
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Osaka [Japan], June 23 (ANI): Myanmar national soccer goalkeeper Pyae Lyan Aung applied for refugee status in Japan on Tuesday after he expressed fear for his life for making a three-finger salute in protest at the military coup in his country during a recent World Cup qualifier near Tokyo,
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Indian youngsters need to train with European academies, says Sunil Chhetr
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Indian football team skipper Sunil Chhetri feels that the country's budding soccer players should get a chance to train in European academies in order to improve their skills.
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Soccer player Mesut Ozil uses social media to speak against China's polici
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 15 (ANI): Mesut Ozil, a German footballer who plays for Premier League club Arsenal, has come under fire after he used the social media to speak against China's policies in Xinjiang and the silence of Muslim communities towards the injustice.
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Courteney Cox, David Beckham to play a cameo in 'Modern Family'
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct 26 (ANI): Soccer player David Beckham along with actor Courtney Cox is set to play a cameo in the upcoming episode of American sitcom 'Modern Family'
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