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Reaching AC final proved critics wrong: Qatar captain

- Agence France-Presse -

Qatar captain Hassan Al-Haydos said the Asian Cup hosts and defending champions have proved their critics wrong by reaching Saturday's final against Jordan. Tintin Marquez was parachuted in to replace Carlos Queiroz as coach just a month before the tournament, sparking criticism in some quarters. But the Spaniard's impact has been immediate,

SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship

- Agence France-Presse -

After a lot of drama over the final match of SAFF U-19 Women's Championship between Bangladesh and India, the match officials declared both the team as champions. Earlier, the match ended with 1-1 draw that pushed the fate of two teams to tiebreaker at at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mustofa Kamal

Bilbao win at Atletico in Copa del Rey semi first leg

- Reuters -

Athletic Bilbao beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final at Metropolitano stadium on Wednesday thanks to Alex Berenguer's penalty. The hosts started strongly and created chances for Rodrigo de Paul, Memphis Depay and Antoine Griezmann, but Athletic took the lead from Berenguer's spot-kick following

FIFA chief Infantino repeats call for action against racism

- Reuters -

FIFA President Gianni Infantino reiterated his call for action to tackle the increase in racist incidents in football when he spoke at the UEFA Congress on Thursday. AC Milan's France goalkeeper Mike Maignan left the pitch during a game at Udinese last month after racist chants from the home fans, while