Breakaway Super League 'would Not Be Recognised' By FIFA As Players Threatened With World Cup Ban (7)
Muhammad Irfan Thu 21st January 2021 | 11:30 PM
Lausanne, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Jan, 2021 ) :FIFA has
gone on the offensive amid ongoing speculation about a European Super
League, insisting any breakaway by leading clubs "would not be recognised
by either FIFA or the respective confederation" while players would risk
being banned from the World Cup and other major tournaments if involved.
Sri Lanka reopens to tourists 10 months after closure due to Covid-19 pandemic (10)
Full operations also resumed Thursday at the island's two international
airports, accommodating the commercial flights.
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 03:17 PM IST
Sri Lanka reopened to foreign tourists Thursday after a nearly 10-month
pandemic closure that cut deeply into the Indian Ocean island nation's
lucrative travel industry.
Lausanne, Switzerland (10)
Fifa has gone on the offensive amid ongoing speculation about a European
Super League, insisting that any breakaway by leading clubs "would not be
recognised by either Fifa or the respective confederation" while players
would risk being banned from the World Cup and other major tournaments if
involved.
"Any club or player involved in such a competition would as a consequence
not be allowed to participate in any competition organised by Fifa or their
Nepal To Turn Everest Trash Into Art To Highlight Mountain's Garbage Blight (7)
Used oxygen bottles, torn tents, ropes, broken ladders, cans and plastic
wrappers discarded by climbers and trekkers litter the 8,848.86 metre
(29,032 feet) tall peak and the surrounding areas.
Reuters Updated: January 21, 2021 9:54 pm IST
Workers from a recycling company dump garbage collected from Mount Everest
out of a bag, in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu:
Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and
Root wants improvement in second test v Sri Lanka (6)
Thursday, 21 Jan 2021 5:24 PM MYT
FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Third Test - England v Pakistan - Ageas Bowl,
Southampton, Britain - August 25, 2020 England's Joe Root celebrates the
wicket of Pakistan's Asad Shafiq, as play resumes behind closed doors
following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Alastair
Grant/Pool via REUTERS
GALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - England captain Joe Root has warned his
Draw not an option for England in 2nd test against Sri Lanka (2)
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By REX CLEMENTINE , Associated Press, Associated Press
2021/01/21 16:43
GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) - While England only needs a draw in Galle to clinch
another test series in Sri Lanka, it's a result that will be far from the
minds of Joe Root's lineup when the second test starts Friday.
England is in fourth spot on the ICC Test Championship standings, behind
India, New Zealand and Australia.
Rupee Turnaround Faces Headwinds As RBI Mops Up Dollars (3)
Analysts had forecast for the rupee to rise for the first time in four
years on hopes the RBI may slow its foreign-currency accumulation after the
stockpile rose to a record.
(c) 2021 BloombergSubhadip Sircar, Bloomberg Updated: January 21, 2021
10:22 am IST
The median estimate of a Bloomberg survey shows the rupee may strengthen
rise to 72.50 to a dollar
Bets on the Indian rupee's rebound this year are already facing headwinds.
International Cricket In Pakistan Attracts Global Broadcasters (3)
Fida Hussnain (@fidahassanain) Thu 21st January 2021 | 02:16 PM
PCB has signed deals with global broadcasters for coverage of bilateral
series and HBL PSL 2021-23.
LAHORE: (UrduPoint/UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-Jan 21st, 2021)
International cricket's return to Pakistan has attracted global sports
broadcasters to strike a deal with Pakistan Cricket board (PCB) regarding
coverage rights of Pakistan Super League (PSL) and all home bilateral
Qatar Airways signs expanded codeshare agreement with Iberia (3)
January 21 2021 06:08 PM
Qatar Airways signs expanded codeshare agreement with Iberia
Qatar Airways has signed an expanded codeshare agreement with Iberia,
Spain's largest carrier and the leading airline connecting Europe with
Latin America.
The agreement will enhance connectivity between the two airlines'
complementary networks and will offer additional travel options to Qatar
Airways customers travelling between the Iberian Peninsula, Latin America,