Posts

It was their Croatian forward Marko Simic who turned in a talismanic display to help them win three crucial points at home. He led the lines with efficiency and scored a superb hat-trick to stun the Singaporean team. Simic gave them the lead in the 12th minute when he slammed home Riko Simanjuntak’s cut back from the right. Simic got his second goal of the night in the 74th minute before completing his hat-trick four minutes before the end of regulation time to add an emphatic touch to the scoreline....

Having won the first leg 3-2, they entertain the side from the Maldives knowing full well that even a draw or a 0-1 loss (courtesy of away goals) will see them through to the group stages of AFC Cup 2018. It was a hard-earned victory for Bengaluru FC in the first leg which saw Thongkhosiem Haokip net a brace and Erik Paartalu chip in with another. TC Sports Club, on the other hand, need to get a victory....

Ingwe head coach, Robert Matano handed Salim Abdalla a return back to the starting line up in the absence of injured Robinson Kamura. Kamura was involved in a road accident on Friday morning on his way to training and could not shake off the injury in time for the clash. Abdalla will partner Joshua Mawira in the defence while Kerizon Kizito has been dropped to the bench. Dancun Otieno makes his 17th league start this season as Alexis Kitenge and Vincent Oburu lead Ingwe’s hunt for a second successive win....

0 votes

In case you don’t know… The draw for the AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers was conducted on 7 November 2018 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, and India were placed in the same group as that of Pakistan. While Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and India’s preparations began in full swing, neighbours Pakistan showed no signs of urgency. Moreover, according to various reports, the All India Football Federation had thrown the ball in the Centre’s court on whether or not to face Pakistan given the tense political situation both the countries were embroiled in....

This is Algeria’s 17th participation in the African Cup of Nations; their solitary title dates back to 1990, it was on home soil. They haven’t reached the final since then. This is Tunisia’s 18th AFCON participation, a tally only bettered by Egypt (23), Ivory Coast (22) and Ghana (21). Tunisia’s only AFCON title dates back to 2004, as hosts. Since then, they haven’t progressed further than the quarter-finals. The only previous AFCON encounter between Algeria and Tunisia saw the latter win 1-0 in the 2013 group stages, courtesy of a 91st minute strike by Youssef Msakni....

Cameroon are making their 18th appearance in the tournament. They have won it four times (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002), only Egypt have been more successful (7 trophies). Meanwhile, Guinea-Bissau are the only team making their debut in the African Cup of Nations this year. Only two of the last eight teams to make their African Cup of Nations debut have progressed to the knockout stages (Equatorial Guinea in 2012, Cape Verde in 2013)....

The very first thing that catches the eye, apart from its vibrant design, is its price-tag. Priced very reasonably at $365, as opposed to its next closest competitor – the Nokia Lumia 820 at $650, it’s really affordable for a Windows Phone 8 based smartphone. Powering this phone is a 1 GHz dual-core processor and 512 MB of RAM. It’s got a 4-inch Super LCD Gorilla Glass display with a 480X800 pixel resolution....

Ahmad Massoud said his mujahideen fighters in the Panjshir Valley—which he called the “last bastion of Afghan freedom”—in the north of the country “are prepared to once again take on the Taliban” following its takeover of Kabul last weekend. He said “stores of ammunition and arms” collected over decades had been bolstered by equipment and soldiers from Afghan Special Forces and the Afghan regular army who had been “disgusted by the surrender of their commanders....

The biggest movers in the latest rankings are Afghanistan’s wicketkeeper/batsman Mohammad Shahzad and fast bowler Dawlat Zadran. The two players have broken into the top 10 of the ICC T20I Player Rankings. For Shahzad, it’s the first time in his career. The opening batsman has jumped 12 places to the eighth position after scoring 151 runs in two matches against Zimbabwe, including a 67-ball 118 not out in the second match....

That’s not all! Hikaru Shida will be in action against Kris Statlander, Christopher Daniels will be looking to settle things between him and Pentagon Jr. and Trent of Best Friends will be taking on Rey Fenix in other singles action. Pentagon Jr. vs. Christopher Daniels For weeks, Christoper Daniels and Pentagon Jr. have been going back and forth. Ever since Pentagon drove Daniels’ head onto the steel ramp and took him out of action before he could participate in the tag title tournament, Daniels has been making Pentagon’s life difficult any chance he has gotten....

While there are plenty of notable performers on Saturday’s card, Fight for the Fallen has a lot of in-ring debuts. Whether they are tag teams or a single performer’s first one-on-one match, fans will get to see a slew of different wrestlers and styles. In May, AEW’s Double or Nothing event started the company’s narrative, which developed during June’s Fyter Fest show. Some of those threads will continue into Fight for the Fallen, but there’s a lot of new angles happening on Saturday too so many of these matches are hard to predict....

If you feel differently about AEW Fyter Fest or indeed the NXT reboot of the Great American Bash, I welcome you to chime in and share your thoughts in the comments. Do not be afraid to speak out even if your opinion is contrary to mine, because we all perceive pro wrestling differently and that’s what makes it special. So, let me begin with my ‘best and worst’ of AEW Fyter Fest 2020, and I welcome you to share your thoughts as well, in the comments section below....

Following the segment, Nese will now challenge The Spanish God for the TNT Championship next week on the Friday night show. Mantell pointed out a couple of issues with the segment and felt that it should have been reshot. He then told the story of how he once made Jeff Hardy reshoot a segment 16 times while working together in IMPACT Wrestling (then known as TNA): What went down with Tony Nese and Jeff Hardy on AEW Rampage?...

WWE is scheduled to have an episode of RAW from the arena on November 29th. RAW Tag Team Champion Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre, RAW Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair and Bobby Lashley are some of the names advertised. Despite the presence of big names, ticket sales have been disappointing so far. As per WrestleTix, WWE RAW has sold just 2,365 tickets, with the estimated capacity being 7,398. Around 68%, i.e., 5,033, tickets are still available as per the latest update shared on Twitter....

Speaking to Inside The Ropes, MJF stated that Piper was the only one before him who could draw nuclear heat from the crowd like the 25-year-old currently does in AEW. The Salt of the Earth added that the WWE Hall of Famer had made him fall in love with pro wrestling and he wished he had the opportunity to engage in a verbal back-and-forth with him. MJF further predicted that a match between him and Roddy Piper would have potentially been the greatest pro wrestling bout of all time....

Speaking on a recent episode of Talk Is Jericho, the AEW star discussed numerous topics, notably his match against Nick Gage during the Fight For The Fallen episode. Chris Jericho explained that Gage kept using weapons like glass tubes to such an extent that he felt things were getting excessive. However, The Demo God realized that the GCW star wasn’t doing it intentionally: The match between Chris Jericho and Nick Gage received critical remarks for depicting excessive blood....

In an interview with ComicBook, current AEW tag team champion Kenny Omega stated that Final Fantasy 7 Remake is his top game of 2020 so far. Since Omega’s finishing move is called One-Winged Angel, that shouldn’t come as a big surprise to anyone. Omega went on to say that Final Fantasy 7 Remake is “one of the all time greatest” RPG video games. “It’s so incredible,” he said. RELATED: AEW Star Hikaru Shida Wrestles in FF7 Tifa Costume...

It’s always interesting when names for groups are revealed, but in this case, Jurassic Express makes perfect sense given the dinosaur and jungle related characters, with Marko Stunt being an added addition. In this case, the name while interesting rubbed Janela the wrong way. Marko Stunt said, They go on to say that all three didn’t like the name at first, but it has grown on them over time....