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Like Wales, Romania missed out on World Cup qualification after losing their play-off semi-final in March.The match in Bucharest will be the first meeting between the teams since 1993, when Wales lost at home to Romania to agonisingly miss out on the 1994 World Cup.This will also be a first home match in charge for the great Gheorghe Hagi, the former Barcelona and Real Madrid playmaker who scored in Cardiff 33 years ago.Hagi was appointed Romania’s manager for the second time in April, taking over from Mircea Lucescu, who died at the age of 80 following a heart attack.Ghana, meanwhile,…
There are two sides to every story, of course, and Van Gaal has been asked for his own observations in response to Di Maria’s comments.Firstly, the highly-respected former Netherlands coach said he never asked to sign the player. It was a club decision, which he felt was a mistake.Secondly, he is a structured manager with a vision about the game, which assigns a job description for every player, and the role they need to carry out.Van Gaal argues he tried Di Maria in many positions without being about to find one where he was effective.Nevertheless, Di Maria’s criticisms are pointed…
Basketball legend Michael Jordan has paid tribute to Pep Guardiola as the departing Manchester City manager was given a final sendoff during an open-top bus parade and after-party featuring an on-stage contract announcement by one of the club’s top players.After the parade through the streets of Manchester on Monday, a sellout crowd of 19,000 inside the Co-op Live arena near City’s Etihad Stadium witnessed a video message from Jordan to Guardiola on the big screen.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“Hey, Pep, this is Michael Jordan,” the six-time National Basketball Association (NBA) champion said. “I just want to congratulate…
Recovery efforts begin after building collapse in city of Angeles, near Manila, kills at least four people.Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026Emergency officials in the northern Philippines have ended a two-day rescue operation for 16 people missing after a nine-storey building under construction collapsed, killing at least four people.The focus shifted on Tuesday to recovering the remains of the victims after the bodies of four people, including a Malaysian man and two trapped construction workers, were pulled from the debris of the condominium project that collapsed onto a nearby hotel in the city of Angeles, north of Manila, early…
Many moons ago I received the great accolade of being named Premier League manager of the season – with Crystal Palace in 2014. Along with the same award I won with Gillingham for Division Three (now League Two) in 1996, it’s one of my most treasured memories over the many years I have been in the game.So, who do I believe deserves recognition this year? The League Managers Association (LMA) holds its annual awards dinner on Tuesday, recognising achievements across the men’s and women’s game. For me, there are several names that stand out.In the Premier League, the divisional award…
As the foreign ministers of India, Japan and Australia lined up with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for a “family photograph” at the start of a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, their body language was stiff, with only the top Indian diplomat, S Jaishankar, trying to smile.Their grouping — the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue alliance, better known as the Quad — has not been very different in recent months. For nearly two decades, multiple iterations of the Quad have attempted to forge a collective plan to counterbalance China’s rise in the Asia Pacific.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of…
Do you honestly think Max will quit F1 at the end of the season if the engine changes aren’t coming? – PaddyThere is no questioning the fact that Max Verstappen is being genuine when he says he doesn’t think he can face another year driving the cars as they are.In Montreal, he made it pretty clear that he does not fancy sticking around if the engine rules don’t change. “It’s just mentally not doable for me to stay like this,” he said. “It’s really not.”After the race, he admitted he had “enjoyed a lot” his battle with Hamilton. But he…
A former world junior number one and three-time Grand Slam junior champion, Monfils, by his own admission, perhaps did not fully fulfil his potential in the senior ranks, but he insists his “bucket list is full”.Over the course of his 23 seasons in professional tennis, he has won 13 ATP titles, reached at least the last eight at three of the four majors – Wimbledon is the exception – and achieved a career-high ranking of sixth in the world.There were 38 wins over top-10 ranked players, including multiple victories over both Federer and Nadal, and two Davis Cup finals with…
US forces carry out series of attacks in the country’s south as Iranian delegation holds talks in Qatar.Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026United States forces have said they carried out attacks in southern Iran, describing the attacks as “self-defence” operations as top Iranian officials have travelled to Qatar for talks.Earlier, Iranian media reported explosions in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, a strategic hub near the Strait of Hormuz, a global chokepoint through which a fifth of global oil and gas passes.Recommended Stories list of 1 itemend of listTehran has cautioned against expectations of a rapid breakthrough, with…
Coffee chain has seen ‘very significant’ drop in sales after campaign that evoked deadly crackdown, local operator says.By Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 26 May 202626 May 2026Starbucks Korea has suffered a “very significant” drop in sales after a marketing campaign that evoked a brutal 1980 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters triggered a public outcry, according to the coffee chain’s local operator.Shinsegae Group, whose subsidiary E-Mart owns the coffee chain in South Korea, has faced mounting criticism over its so-called “Tank Day” campaign, launched on the anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju Uprising, when the military government deployed troops…