U.S. Soccer Boss Hints Trump Presidency Could Cost U.S. The World Cup

Edit Deadspin 08 Jun 2016
Donald Trump—one of the gremlins from Gremlins, but racist—is most likely going to be the nominee of the Republican party ... One effect of a Trump win could be defection to Canada, but it could also cost the United States a chance to host their first World Cup since 1994, according to U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati ... ....

Georgia lineup set for Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in Los Angeles, Calif., June 11-12 (USA Wrestling)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jun 2016
The wrestling federation of Georgia has provided its lineup for the 2016 Men's Freestyle Wrestling World Cup at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., June 11-12 ... The eight nations which will compete for the World Cup are (alphabetically) Azerbaijan, Georgia, India, Iran, Mongolia, Russia, Turkey and the United States ... The United States was second at the 2015 World Cup and third at the 2014 World Cup ... Georgia World Cup roster....

Abkhazia Has Won a Soccer World Cup Held For Unrecognized States

Edit Topix 08 Jun 2016
27, 2013. Abkhazia, the self-ruled Eastern European territory that most world powers consider to be part of Georgia, has beaten the South Asian region of Panjab to take the championship trophy in a soccer championship designed for entities like these - that is, entities not officially recognized or acknowledged by FIFA, the sport's governing body ... ....

Wales centre Jonathan Davies relishing test of facing New Zealand

Edit Belfast Telegraph 08 Jun 2016
Wales centre Jonathan Davies was delighted to see the back of the New Zealand centre pairing of Ma'a Nonu and Conrad Smith at the end of the 2015 World Cup. But Davies believes that whoever takes their place in the New Zealand midfield this month will be just as good, even though Nonu and Smith played 61 Tests together and appeared in two World Cup finals....

Meet The 2016 U.S. Olympic Shooting Team (United States Olympic Committee)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jun 2016
Has competed in 12 world cups, with her best finish being fifth in 1999 ... Five-time world cup gold medalist and two-time U.S ... Has 43 world cup medals to his name ... She was a bronze medalist at the 2014 USA World Cup and placed seventh at the 2012 London Games ... Won a world title in 2015; also won a gold medal at the 2016 World Cup Cyprus and was a two-time world cup medalist in 2015 ... Competed in 16 world cups and four world championships....

Football: Only Euro 'three-peat' satisfies Del Bosque

Edit The Times of India 08 Jun 2016
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque insists La Roja must aim for a historic third straighte European Championship win despite their embarrassing exit as holders at the World Cup two years ago. Del Bosque's men became the first side to retain the Euro title in Poland and Ukraine four years ago, but spectacularly crashed out after just two games at the World Cup after thrashings by the Netherlands and Chile....

On-song Thueanklang aims high with Thailand (FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jun 2016
Thueanklang's impressive tally includes three goals at the last FIFA Futsal World Cup in his homeland, where he excelled throughout as his side progressed to the second round of the last 16 for the first time as hosts ... 'My goal for this Futsal World Cup is to make it to the last eight,' Thueanklang, training with Santiago Futsal in Spain, told FIFA.com ... Because playing in the World Cup, we can't play as planned if we lose our focus....

Six set for final throw of the UAE 2019 qualifying dice (AFC - Asian Football Confederation)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jun 2016
South Asian champions India, 2007 AFC Asian Cup co-hosts Malaysia, Cambodia, Tajikistan and Yemen all recorded comfortable aggregate victories to take their place alongside 12 other nations that had advanced following the 2018 FIFA World Cup/2019 AFC Asian Cup joint-qualifiers, leaving Laos, Timor-Leste, Chinese Taipei, Bangladesh, the Maldives and ......

India thrash Laos 6-1, book berth in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Edit Indian Express 08 Jun 2016
Striker Jeje Lalpekhlua scored twice as India recovered from a one-goal deficit to thrash Laos 6-1 in one of the biggest ever wins and book a berth in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup football Qualifiers in Guwahati on Tuesday ... They had to play in the play-offs after finishing at the bottom of their group in the joint preliminary round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup....

Olympic Women's Indoor Volleyball Schedule Set (USAV - USA Volleyball)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jun 2016
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (June 7, 2016) - The 2016 Olympic Games women's indoor volleyball pool play schedule was announced today and the world's top-ranked U.S ... Tickets to FIVB World Grand Prix in Long Beach ... However, China won the 2015 FIVB World Cup even though losing to the Americans along the way. Serbia, which finished second at the World Cup, defeated the U.S. during the World Cup competition....

Breaking News: Nigeria football legend Stephen Keshi dies

Edit Modern Ghana 08 Jun 2016
The coaching legend, who won the Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria and was interested in coaching Ghana several times, was not unwell as a member of his family as well as one of his close associates ... Keshi, the only Nigerian coach to have won the Africa Cup of Nations, achieved a ... He also coached Togo and Nigeria at the World Cup, as well as Mali....

CONMEBOL president confirms Brazil as 2019 Copa America host

Edit FourFourTwo 08 Jun 2016
The 2019 Copa America will be held in Brazil, the CONMEBOL president confirmed ... Brazil held the 2013 Confederations Cup followed by the 2014 World Cup, and are set to host the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August ... ....

U.S. thumps Costa Rica, 4-0, in Copa America

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 08 Jun 2016
CHICAGO - This, finally, was the awakening that U.S ... "Results of the last 18 months, overall, haven't been what we would have hoped for - especially in the official competitions," Gulati said, referring to last year's Gold Cup, recent World Cup qualifiers and Friday's Copa America loss ... . ... ....
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