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IRAN TO TAKE ON JAPAN AND CHINESE TAIPEI PLAY REVENGE MATCH AGAINST CHINA AT AVC CUP SEMI-FINALS (AVC - Asian Volleyball Confederation)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Sep 2016
Japan, which finished a disappointing outing at the previous edition in Kazakhstan to return with the 6th place, were powered by ace spiker Yuki Ishikawa, who won the Best Outside Hitter award at the last year's FIVB World Cup, and hefty Taishi Onodera....

Set of Six: This week in Rugby League (RFL - The Rugby Football League)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Sep 2016
NRL Grand Final Confirmed ... New eligibility rules could make World Cup games tighter ... Wales and Ireland name train on squads for 2017 World Cup Qualifiers. John Kear has announced his 29-man train on squad for the 2017 World Cup ... The 2015 European Championship winners will face Serbia and Italy in their bid to qualify for the 2017 World Cup and build on the success of 2015....

Qatar Arabian World Cup: Al Mourtajez 'the best Purebred Arabian horse that you will see ...

Edit The National 27 Sep 2016
The beautiful stable block would be a fitting retirement home one day for Purebred Arabian champion Al Mourtajez who will start as the overwhelming favourite for the Qatar Arabian World Cup at the home of this year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe meeting on Sunday ... I think he will win the Qatar World Cup, same as last year."....

Net Talk: Cup of cheer?

Edit Sporting Life 27 Sep 2016
The above Ricci Bitti quote came in response to a WTA proposal to launch such a World Cup event, essentially a rival to the Fed Cup ... What you would hope is that the ATP would see the spin-off benefit of a World Cup of tennis and help become part of the solution rather than part of the problem ... Next September, just a week after the Davis Cup ......

Will Hamilton be able to retain F1 crown?

Edit DNA India 27 Sep 2016
Reigning Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has cast doubts on whether he will be able to swing the championship momentum back from his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, who surged back to the top in the Formula One standings by clinching his third successive win at the Singapore Grand Prix ... The three-time world champion, however, emphasised ......

The Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Chronicle (International Cycling Union)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Sep 2016
2015 UCI World Cup winner and reigning UCI World Champion Wout Van Aert (Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental Team) took back to back victories at CrossVegas last Wednesday evening and at Jingle Cross (Iowa City) three days later ... In women's racing, Dutch rider Sophie de Boer, 25, celebrated the second World Cup victory of her career in CrossVegas ......

Bidding process for 2018 finals under way (EPCR - European Professional Club Rugby)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Sep 2016
The compelling double-header of Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals in Lyon last May proved a major success in a new host city for the weekend event ... 'Many commentators, clubs and supporters regard the Champions Cup showpiece as the pinnacle of club rugby, not just in the northern hemisphere but across the world and the interest speaks volumes about the popularity of the tournaments.'....

Whitlock excited for London-bound World Cup of Gymnastics (The British Olympic Association)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Sep 2016
Double Olympic champion Max Whitlock is relishing the chance to put on a show for the British public once more after the World Cup of Gymnastics was announced as heading to London in April next year ... Medals are handed out at each competition with gymnasts also picking up ranking points across the three events to crown the eventual World Cup series champion....

BFC up against champs JDT

Edit The Times of India 27 Sep 2016
Upbeat after becoming only the third Indian club to enter the semifinals of the AFC Cup, I-League champions Bengaluru FC would be gunning for a berth in the title showdown as they take on defending champions Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) in the first leg clash at the Larkin Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, on Wednesday ... Earlier this season, JDT also won the Malaysian FA Cup and the Charity Shield to make it a grand treble....

Kerber survives scare in first match as number one

Edit Khaleej Times 27 Sep 2016
Angelique Kerber survived a scare in her first match as world number one while French Open champion Garbine Muguruza crashed out in Wuhan on Tuesday ... champion Petra Kvitova ... Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams downed Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-2, and will next play fellow tour veteran 10th-ranked Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia....

The 1976 XI: Francesco Totti, Michael Ballack and Ronaldo all born in vintage year

Edit Sky Sports 27 Sep 2016
Edmilson was a Champions League winner with Barcelona and played a key role in Brazil's 2002 World Cup win ... The year 1976 saw a raft of talented midfielders born, including four-time Champions League medallist Clarence Seedorf, Bundesliga giant Michael Ballack and World Cup-winning duo Francesco Totti and Gilberto Silva (who also achieved Invincibles fame with Arsenal) ... Ronaldo won two World Cups with Brazil....

Emirati riders to be in fray for Formula 4 UAE Championship

Edit Khaleej Times 27 Sep 2016
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is the highlight event in the Yas Marina Circuit's 2016-17 calendar but all eyes and talks were on the FIA-accredited Formula 4 UAE Championship - the first of its kind in the Middle East and Africa region ... Can we expect a local champion some day? ... I heard a story that ticket sales for Spanish Grand Prix were only 75 per cent but once they had Fernando Alonso as champions things changed....

Referee appointments - Rounds 1 and 2 (EPCR - European Professional Club Rugby)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Sep 2016
Saracens' opening match in defence of their European Rugby Champions Cup title against RC Toulon at Stade Félix Mayol on Saturday, 15 October will be refereed by John Lacey of Ireland ... Click here for the referee appointments for Rounds 1 and 2 of the 2016/17 Champions Cup and Challenge Cup. On the same day that the Champions Cup and Aviva Premiership ......
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