Historic! Tiny Curacao becomes smallest nation ever to qualify for FIFA World Cup; Haiti end 52-year wait | Football News

In one of the most extraordinary nights in CONCACAF football history, the tiny Caribbean island of Curacao — home to just 156,000 people — scripted an unprecedented chapter by becoming the smallest country ever to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. Their tense 0-0 draw against Jamaica in Kingston on Tuesday was enough to secure…

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Cristiano Ronaldo joins Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince at high-profile White House dinner | Football News

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Cristiano Ronaldo visited the White House on Tuesday as President Donald Trump held a high-profile dinner in honour of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The football star was seated near the front of the East Room, close to the spot where Trump and the crown prince addressed…

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IND vs SA: Decoding the drill – Why Sai Sudharsan and Dhruv Jurel batted with one pad ahead of Guwahati Test | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the second Test of the two-match series against South Africa in Guwahati, India batters Sai Sudharsan and Dhruv Jurel trained with only one pad during an optional session at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on Monday, using an old method meant to handle spin and improve footwork. Both faced spinners for nearly three…

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Rising Stars Asia Cup: One shot too many – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi falls for 12, hot streak breaks with a rare low score | Cricket News

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. (File photo/Getty Images) Wonder kid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi encountered a rare failure on Tuesday as he was dismissed for 12 against Oman in the last league match of Rising Stars Asia Cup in Doha, Qatar.Sooryavanshi struggled all along in his short-lived innings and he was at 8 in 11 balls at one moment. Sooryavanshi…

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