Football: England drawn with Italy and Germany in Nations League
PARIS (REUTERS) – England were handed a tough draw for the 2022-23 Uefa Nations League after they were grouped alongside European champions Italy and Germany in the draw held on Thursday (Dec 16). England beat Germany in the knockout stages of the Euros earlier this year but lost to Italy in the final in a... » read more
Football: Varane injury leaves Man Utd short on centre-backs
LONDON (AFP) – Manchester United will be without Raphael Varane due to a groin injury that leaves Ole Gunnar Solskjaer short on options at centre-back for a demanding few weeks. The French defender suffered the injury during his country’s 2-1 win over Spain on Sunday (Oct 10) in the Nations League final. “Raphael Varane sustained... » read more
Football: Mbappe winner as France beat Spain in Nations League final
MILAN (REUTERS) – World champions France won the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1 win over Spain at the San Siro stadium on Sunday (Oct 10). After a subdued fist half, the game sprung into life in the 64th minute when France full-back Theo Hernandez struck... » read more
Football: France’s Rabiot out of Nations League final with Covid-19
MILAN, ITALY (REUTERS) – France’s midfielder Adrien Rabiot has been ruled out of Sunday’s Nations League final against Spain after testing positive for Covid-19. Rabiot, who plays for Juventus, was isolating and did not travel to Milan from Turin with the squad. The rest of the French team underwent rapid tests and were all in... » read more
Football: Belgium without Lukaku and Eden Hazard for Nations League playoff
TURIN, ITALY (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard will miss Belgium’s Nations League third-place playoff with Italy as they are not fully fit, coach Roberto Martinez said on Saturday (Oct 9). “They both got overloads in their muscles in different areas, and we didn’t have the facilities in our camp to be able to... » read more
Quad vs. ASEAN: The Conundrum in Southeast Asia
The Americans have been spearheading the Indo-Pacific policy efforts for a while. This is in view of the Chinese assertion along land and maritime boundary disagreements. Along with this factor, China’s overall challenge to the US’ position as a unipolar hegemon also got the Americans startled. The Trump administration began the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue efforts, keeping... » read more
NEC, UN-Habitat and Peace Winds Japan provide thermography camera in Kenya to prevent the spread of COVID-19
TOKYO, Apr 23, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced a collaboration between NEC XON, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the United Nations programme that promotes better quality of life for all through sustainable urbanization, and Peace Winds Japan (PWJ), an NGO that provides emergency humanitarian assistance,... » read more
Italy game off after spate of Fiji cases
ROME • The Autumn Nations Cup game between Fiji and Italy on Saturday in Ancona has been called off following 29 positive coronavirus cases within the Fiji team, Six Nations Rugby announced on Tuesday. “Tournament organisers remain in constant contact with the Fijian squad to address the situation. The main priority at present is the... » read more
England still ‘Excellent’
LEUVEN (Belgium) • Gareth Southgate has insisted England have not gone backwards after a 2-0 defeat by Belgium on Sunday ensured they cannot reach the Nations League finals next year. First-half goals from Youri Tielemans and Dries Mertens kept the top-ranked hosts on top of League A’s Group 2 with an unassailable five-point lead over... » read more
Germany primed for Euro: Werner
BERLIN • Chelsea striker Timo Werner scored twice on his return to Leipzig on Saturday, as Germany went top of their Nations League A Group 4 after a convincing 3-1 win over Ukraine. Having moved to the Premier League side in summer after four years with RB Leipzig, Werner played a starring role behind closed... » read more
Rugby springs to life with Autumn Nations Cup
LONDON • The inaugural Autumn Nations Cup starts with Ireland facing Wales in Dublin today as rugby union continues to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. An eight-team event will feature Europe’s leading six nations as well as Fiji and Georgia, who came in after Japan withdrew because of travel restrictions. Teams will... » read more
Football: Portugal brush off Ronaldo absence to outclass Sweden in Nations League; Belgium wins 2-1 against Iceland
LISBON/REYKJAVIK (REUTERS) – Goals from Bernardo Silva and a brace from Diogo Jota gave Portugal a comfortable 3-0 win over Sweden in the Nations League on Wednesday (Oct 14) as the hosts made light of the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo due to a positive Covid-19 test. Silva opened the scoring in the 21st minute as... » read more