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Relying on one or two players will hurt Pakistan team in T20 World Cup: Miandad
He said that Pakistan needs to focus on performing well and not just on winning
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Sohaib Maqsood ruled out of T20 World Cup, Malik named as replacement
Shoaib Malik captained Pakistan in the inaugural event in 2007 and was a member of the side that won the in 2009
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Wenger criticises 'emotional' response to World Cup plan
Former Arsenal managers' idea to stage the mega-event once every two years led to widespread criticism
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UEFA urges FIFA to stop pushing World Cup plan
Arsene Wenger says he is "100 per cent convinced" of the switch about the mega-event being played every two years
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FIFA for, UEFA against Biennial World Cup proposal
World body believes move will increase profits to help football in Africa, Asia
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Neymar says he deserves more respect from Brazil fans
PSG forward has enjoyed a love-hate relationship with media and fans since bursting on to the scene as a teen prodigy
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Shadab Khan opens up on Misbah, Waqar's resignation
The 22-year-old claimed that the team was looking to move towards modern-day cricket
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Poland strike late to leave England with work to do
Damian Szymanski scored right in the stoppage-time to equalise and earn his country a 1-1 draw in Warsaw
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Depay treble sends Dutch top of World Cup qualifying group
Barca forward shines as Netherlands ran out 6-1 winners over 10-man Turkey at the Amsterdam Arena
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Bale not in favour of biennial World Cup
Wales captain says he is against the idea of FIFA's proposal to hold the mega-event every two years
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France end winless run and Scotland revive World Cup hopes
Griezmann's double against Finland helped them win 2-0 as the Scots kept their hopes alive with a 1-0 win in Austria
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Brazil legend Pele recovering after tumor operation
80-year-old World Cup winner is due out of intensive care, the Sao Paulo hospital confirms
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'We're the victims', says Scaloni after Covid chaos
Argentina v Brazil was abandoned when public health officials entered the field to remove Albiceleste players
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Pakistan squad for T20 World Cup, England and New Zealand home series announced
Domestic performers Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah have been drafted into the side to provide more firepower
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Uproar as Brazil v Argentina clash abandoned following Covid controversy
Brazilian health officials took to the field to object three Argentine players who they say broke quarantine rules
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Argentina players face health inquiry ahead of Brazil match
There has also been anger in South America after both teams were deprived of key players for the World Cup qualifiers
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France draw again as Dutch roll in World Cup qualifying
Deschamps' side drew their fifth successive match in Kiev while Depay inspired the Netherlands to a rout of Montenegro
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Ziyech left out of Morocco squad because of ‘poor behaviour’
National team coach Halilhodzic says the Chelsea winger refuses to play a game or pretends that he is injured
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Ten-man France held to disappointing draw by Bosnia
Les Blues stay on top of Group D and will qualify automatically for the next World Cup in Qatar
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New boss Flick to 'win back hearts' as Germany reboot
German inherits a team which has plummmeted down the rankings to 16th since crashing out early at the 2018 World Cup
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Back to business for Italy and a new-look Germany as World Cup qualifying resumes
Azzurri will take the acclaim of their own supporters when they play Bulgaria as Flick's squad faces Liechtenstein
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Aston Villa, Argentina on collision course over World Cup qualifiers
The Premier League had said clubs would not release players if matches were in a country on the UK’s red list
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European clubs and FIFA with odds over World Cup qualifiers
Premier League and La Liga said they supported clubs that refused to allow players to play in games in South America
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Argentina, Brazil plan return of fans for World Cup qualifier
News from the Premier League could put a spanner in plans as clubs would not release players for international matches
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Reigning champ USA has revamped path to Women's World Cup
Qualifiers for the W Championship will begin in Nov, with 30 teams starting down the path to the WC and Paris Olympics
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Van Gaal aiming to lead Dutch to World Cup glory
70-year-old former Man Utd and Barca manager returns to the Netherlands' coaching job for a third time
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China's focus shifts to World Cup qualifying as league breaks
League is paused until the championship round begins in Dec, attention turns to qualify for the first time since 2002
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Gibbs names Pakistan among favourites for T20 World Cup
The 47-year-old named England and India as the other strong contenders for the title
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Australia eyes hosting 2030 or 2034 World Cup
The country is hosting with NZ of the 2023 women's WC and the country also awarded the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane
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Women's football goes pro in Japan
Former champions eye return to glory with country’s first professional league for females
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Italy considers bid to host Euro 2028 or World Cup 2030
FIGC president Gabriele Gravina says the new European champions must improve its stadiums if the bid is to succeed
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Argentines recall Maradona goal of the century 35 years on
Football legend scored twice against England in a 2-1 win in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup
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Italy raring to go at Euro 2020 after World Cup failure: Chiellini
Azzurri's failed to qualify for the 2018 WC, losing to Sweden, and have won Europe's trophy just once in 1968
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Syria join Japan in next phase of World Cup qualifying
Mardikian's double helped them beat Guam 3-0 and confirm their top position in Group A
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Qatar stages draw for key pre-World Cup test tournament
Tournament, which will see 23 teams, will be staged until Dec 18 at six of the stadiums which will host games in 2022
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'How embarrassing': Germany suffer first World Cup qualifying loss in 20 years
Four-time world champs suffered a 2-1 home loss to North Macedonia which heaped pressure on coach Joachim Loew
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Dutch fans cheer win over Latvia as players protest for rights in Qatar
The Netherlands earned their first win of the 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with supporters present at the game
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Familiar look to Deschamps' France for start of World Cup defence
French manager has stuck with the core of the squad that lifted the trophy in Moscow in 2018
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European teams start World Cup qualifying campaign amid Covid chaos
This month's scheduled qualifiers in South America were called off and most matches in Asia were postponed
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Breakaway 'Super League' players will be banned from World Cup, says Fifa
Talk of a league, with more games and more revenue for the big clubs, has been bubbling for over two years
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Maradona's "Hand Of God" shirt could be yours - for $2m
The shirt is currently on display at England's National Football Museum in Manchester
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Infantino impressed by Qatar's World Cup progress, left speechless by stadium
Eight stadiums will be used in all, of which three are so far fully operational
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FIFA president Infantino meets Trump to discuss 2026 World Cup
He travelled to Washington to discuss the establishment of the tournament and review preparations
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ICC launches Men's Cricket World Cup Super League
The Super League will determine qualification for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023
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Sri Lanka minister offers ICC more evidence showing 2011 World Cup was fixed
Mahindananda Aluthgamage's remarks come a day after local police dropped an investigation into the claims
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Casillas bids discreet farewell to Porto
Spaniard posted a picture on his official Twitter account from Monday's 1-0 win with the caption "the last trip"
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2023 women's World Cup will break new ground
It will be the first with 32 teams, up from the 24 nations who competed at last year's finals in France, won by the US
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FIFA stands by evaluation of Colombia 2023 women's World Cup bid
CFF president Jesurun wrote to complain of “erroneous and discriminatory conclusions” in its report on the bid
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T20 World Cup likely to clash with PSL 6
ICC is considering the possibility of holding the mega event during February and March next year
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We sold 2011 World Cup final to India: Sri Lankan minister
Sri Lanka lost the match at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium by six wickets