Only Lionel Cann (28), Jacobi Robinson (13) and Chris Douglas (12) reached double figures as Bermuda crumbled to 101 all out in 18.1 overs after being sent in. Second-placed Afghanistan replied with 104/2 in 9.5 overs to secure their third win Wednesday. Leg-break bowler Samiullah Shenwari led the Afghan attack with 3/20 from four overs, Shapoor Zadran, Karim Sadiq and Mohammad Nabi chipped in with two wickets apiece as Bermuda floundered....
It’s been about three months since we last saw Kenny Omega, who took some time after losing the AEW World Championship to Hangman Adam Page. It wasn’t the sour grapes over his defeat that drove him away, however. The Cleaner had apparently been wrestling with some nagging injuries that were beginning to grow more severe. He eventually relented to those aches and pains, scheduling multiple surgeries to get everything cleaned up, repaired and stitched together....
The latest episode of AEW Dynamite, the Fight for the Fallen special, saw Chris Jericho fight Nick Gage in a “No Rules” match, with both competitors using light tubes, glass, and other weapons against each other. One of the more notable spots occurred when Gage uses a pizza cutter on Jericho’s forehead, making the former AEW World Champion bleed even more than he already was. Due to some hilariously unfortunate timing, this pizza cutter spot was followed up by a Domino’s Pizza commercial....
Last week, it was speculated that both Jericho and Goldberg may sign with the company, and now Tony Khan himself has addressed the Goldberg rumours! In case you didn’t know… WCW legend Goldberg returned to WWE in 2016 and shocked the WWE Universe by beating Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series in incredibly quick fashion, before going on a run as Universal Champion and bowing out at WrestleMania. Goldberg looked to be in as great shape as his WCW days, and with the comparisons between AEW and WCW in terms of opposition for WWE, the rumours flying around seemed to be pie in the sky - until Rajah....
In one of his most recent tweets, Caster mentioned how Bowens shared the ring with arguably the best wrestler of all time in the form of Danielson. The other half of The Acclaimed added that he is proud of Bowens and next time it will be him who gets his hand raised. In response to Caster’s tweet, Tony Khan replied by mentioning that The Acclaimed member did great on the night, in his performance against Danielson....
Taking to Twitter, Daniel Garcia warned Switchblade by reminding everyone that there is a possibility of him beating the current champion from New Japan Pro Wrestling. Here’s what he tweeted out ahead of his collision with Jay White: Over the course of the past few weeks, Garcia has been on the rise and has been competing across a range of promotions. The up-and-coming star has almost been a regular in AEW and shared the ring with the likes of Sting, Jon Moxley, and Darby Allin in the promotion....
“I am a firm believer and advocate of Social Responsibility in Football,” Mr. Khaleel said in his address. “CSR is becoming a growing focus here is India with the recent passing of a new Bill where 2% of companies’ net profit will be committed towards CSR. It is therefore a crucial time that we sit together and decide how we activate ‘football conscience’ and discuss how the private and public sectors work together to contribute to spur positive changes through football in the South & Central Region of Asia....
The Red Devils have been kind angels by letting the ball find their own net on several occasions. The Cherries have been on a good home run with English striker Callum Wilson enjoying a fine run of form. Manchester United have a tough fixture list next week, as they face a very talented Juventus side away from home, and have an important derby match in the weekend. Chris Smalling and Matic are both on yellow cards, and they need to play out of their skin in order to avoid a major setback ahead of the derby next weekend....
GROUP E Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) v Kitchee SC (HKG) South Korea’s Jeonbuk Hyundai welcome Hong Kong’s Kitchee SC on Wednesday. Jeonbuk Hyundai have already qualified for the knockout stages while Kitchee SC are eliminated already. The visitors are placed bottom of the group and will look to climb to third at least while Jeonbuk need to equal the result of Tianjin Quanjian to clinch top spot. Venue: Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju Kick-off: April 18, 20:00 UTC+9...
This means that both Uga Okpara and Mehtab Hossain will be available for team selection for coach Marcos Falopa, who himself had said at the post-match press conference that Okpara would be missed in the home tie. East Bengal Club yesterday had lost 2-4 against Kuwait SC in their AFC Cup semifinal first-leg with the second-leg to be played at the Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata on Tuesday, October 22....
Even these days when Indian football fails to catch the attention of the masses, East Bengal remain one of the most followed sports teams in the country with more than 9 lakh likes on their official Facebook page as well.On Tuesday they were also one of the top trending topics on Twitter in India, a rarity for Indian football teams. That happened after they made India and Indian football proud by reaching the semi-finals of the AFC Cup....
In the West Zone, Syria’s Al Wahda will take on Al Wehdat of Jordan in the first of the two-legged semifinal while defending champions Air Force Club are up against Al Zawra’a, also of Iraq. The victors of the semifinal bouts will clash in the Zonal final with the champion progressing directly to the AFC Cup Grand final. Meanwhile, Philippine’s Global FC will cross swords with Singapore’s Home United in the first ASEAN Zonal semifinal while Malaysia’s Johor Darul Ta’zim are up against Philippine’s Ceres Negros in the other semifinal....
The Big Cats will not take to the pitch over the weekend when KPL season starts following Ulinzi Stars’ commitment at the Caf champion’s league tournament. Kenya drops in latest Fifa rankings As a result, they (AFC Leopards) have booked a date with the Bankers to keep fit as they wait for their turn in the league. KCB are also waiting for a case at the Sports Disputes tribunal to conclude so as to know whether they will be featuring in KPL or not....
Uzbek captain Islomjon Kobilov put the home team in front via a first-half penalty, before second-halfsubstitute Bobir Abdixolikov netted twice in the last 10 minutes to take the game away from the Blue Tigers. India started creating chances early on, as Rahul KP was played through on the flank by Anwar Ali. The Kerala attacker put in a cross, but Daniel could not connect with it in time. However, Uzbekistan started pressing high up the pitch after the initial exchanges, and they got a good chance around the half-hour mark when Alijanov Ilkhomjon was played through inside the six-yard-box by Amonov Azizbek, but Vinit Rai stepped in with the crucial block....
Noor, who is part of the effort to stop the Taliban’s takeover by creating more militias, told the AP the country’s military is badly weakened due to the U.S.’s speedy exit, which left military logistically unprepared to fight off the rush of insurgents. At his lavish Mazar-e-Sharif home, Noor told reporters the Taliban’s rapid gains were a surprise to him, especially in the Badakhshan province in the country’s northeast corner....
Electing to bat, Ireland were folded for 161 in 49.2 overs with Dawlat Zadran (3/35) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (3/14) returning with three wickets each. Gulbadin (2/20) also claimed two wickets. Paul Stirling (89) was the top-scorer for Ireland but they failed to put on partnerships with only three batsmen reaching double figures. George Dockrell (37) and Kevin O’ Brien (10) were the other two contributors. Afghanistan’s top-order and middle-order then fired with opener Mohammad Shahzad (43) and No....
Afghanistan Premier League to be played from 5th October to 21st October Unsurprisingly, the T20 craze has now taken over Afghanistan as they are all set to launch their T20 league named Afghanistan Premier League. The APL (Afghanistan Premier League) is slated to start from 5th of October this year which will go about for good 17 days with its final on 21st October. Although the full schedule is yet to be confirmed, the start and end dates are almost set to be sacrosanct....
After the festivities, Jericho and his new stable were caught backstage. The current AEW World Champion claimed that he’d give them a comment about the group’s action next week. An explosive end to the night The first-ever AEW Champion is certainly someone who knows how to make a huge impact. Other moments made news like Riho winning the AEW Women’s Championship and the various segments throughout the night hyping the tag team division and tournament....
In a recent article from Murtz Jaffer of the Toronto Star, both Bischoff and Khan were quoted regarding the competition that All Elite Wrestling is currently bringing to WWE. While Bischoff believes the current WWE product is a sterile formula, he doesn’t believe AEW is really competitive because Khan refuses to go head-to-head with WWE on Monday nights. Within the same article, Khan responded to Bischoff’s comments. Calling them irresponsible as he doesn’t control what nights AEW programming is on TNT and TBS....
For a long time, Marty Scurll made frequent appearances on Being The Elite and still featured in the opening credits of the show on YouTube. When AEW started, Scurll was on a different contract than the rest of his Elite brethren, who all went to AEW. They even made a sketch on Being The Elite about it, when neither Cody or The Young Bucks came to Scurll’s new years party and he got intoxicated by himself....
