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MUSCAT The Oman national team
is all set for the final test ahead of the 19th Gulf Cup, to be hosted in
Muscat, when they take on China in the inaugural match of the four-nation football tournament at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex today. The Oman-China match is scheduled to kick off at 6.00 pm and the other two participating teams, Iran and Ecuador,... |
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| Nabhani siblings in clash of titans |
| MUSCAT A large weekend crowd is expected to converge on the tennis courts of SQSC in Bausher to witness the grand final of the 2008 Peugeot Oman Open Tennis Tournament organised by Oman Tennis Association (OTA) tomorrow evening. The final will be played under the auspices of Ahmed bin Hassan al Dheeb, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce... |
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KUALA LUMPUR
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Mohamed Bin Hammam has sent a
letter to soccer's world governing body Fifa urging the temporary lifting of its international ban on Kuwait Football Association for political interference. Bin Hammam told the AFC's website he wanted the ban lifted to 'protect the game and footballers in Kuwait'... |
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| United boss Ferguson puts world title first |
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YOKOHAMA Alex Ferguson called
on his Manchester United players yesterday to leave a lasting legacy by
becoming the first British side to win the Club World Cup. The United manager said the potential rewards for travelling to the Far East outweigh the damage it could do his team's chances of retaining their Premier League title. |
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| Slams renewed interest in Game 39 |
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TOKYO
Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson has dismissed renewed interest in a
39th English Premier League game to be played in Asia as folly. The plan, still-born after first being floated in February, received cautious backing from Asia last week but United's fiery manager insisted there was no room in the calendar. |
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