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Ajax hopes to take advantage of Ramos' absence

Monday, 4 March 2019, 21:58 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Needing goals, Ajax hopes to take advantage of Sergio Ramos' absence when it faces Real Madrid in the second leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League. Ramos, the Real Madrid captain, is...

June kickoff for qualifiers to 2022 World Cup of 32 or 48 teams

Monday, 4 March 2019, 19:52 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Qualifying games for the 2022 World Cup will begin in Asia in June, though political tensions between Qatar and its neighbors means FIFA's push to expand the tournament is still uncertain. FIFA's...

Modric says others needed to step up when Ronaldo left

Monday, 4 March 2019, 17:14 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

With Real Madrid faltering in attack, Luka Modric is feeling the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo. Modric, who replaced Ronaldo as the winner of the world's best player award, said Monday that things...

Swiss skier Yule pledges prize money to fight climate change

Monday, 4 March 2019, 16:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Hitting back at the president of his sport's governing body, Swiss skier Daniel Yule will give his prize money this month to an athlete-backed charity campaigning against climate change. The...

Malta U-16s off to winning start after beating Albania 2-0

Monday, 4 March 2019, 16:20 Last update: about 9 years ago MFA Communications Office

MALTA UNDER-16     2ALBANIA UNDER-16 0 The Malta Under-16 team enjoyed a bright start to the UEFA Youth Boys Development Tournament after beating Albania 2-0 in their opening match...

Another Austrian cyclist admits blood doping as case widens

Monday, 4 March 2019, 16:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Austrian cyclist Georg Preidler has admitted to blood doping linked to a case in which five skiers were arrested, his professional team Groupama-FDJ said Monday. Preidler offered "his immediate...

Russia learns to love ski resorts, but not ski racing

Monday, 4 March 2019, 13:30 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

In the five years since the Sochi Olympics, Russians have been flocking south to enjoy their subtropical ski slopes. The mountains above the Black Sea resort city are full of weekend skiers, with...

Brian Galea wins the 3rd Trap Selection Shoot

Monday, 4 March 2019, 11:16 Last update: about 9 years ago Edwin Vella

Brian Galea won the 3rd Trap Selection Shoot, an event that was organised on five qualification rounds of twenty five clay targets each with seventy five targets being shot at on Saturday and the last...

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