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Perpetual Succour Convent HS Navelim made hard work of their match against Bloomz International with a 5-1 victory. The winners led 1-0 at half time through Sherlock Dias. Early in the second half Elroy Dsilva equalised for Bloomz from the Spot. There after after putting a lot of pressure on te Bloomz goal MOTM Sherlock scored three more and Emmanuel Gama added one for the winners. Manovikas EMS scored a fluent 5-0 victory against Child Care School. keyaan Kuknoor with a hatrick and Divansh Volvotkar and Warren DSa being the other scorer’s. Shaine Fernandes of Child Care was the man of the match. Hosts YFA Warriors continued their unbeaten run after a hard fought victory against The Kings School. Daniel Rebello gave YFA the lead before a thunderous freekick by Pranay Rivankar pulled TKS level. A splendid second half hatrick by Man of the Match Ethan Borges put day light between the teams and Samuel D’souza scored they fifth for the winners.  Marina English HS Verna and Loyola

PAKISTAN HAS SHOWN GREAT CHARACTER, SAYS ASSISTANT COACH VENKATESH

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PAKISTAN HAS SHOWN GREAT CHARACTER, SAYS ASSISTANT COACH VENKATESH DHAKA:  A day ahead of India’s semi-final clash against Pakistan in the  SAFF  Suzuki Cup semi-final, India National Team’s Assistant Coach Venkatesh Shanmugam lauded Pakistan for their “character” and reaching the semi-finals coming back from a 3-year suspension.   "They (Pakistan) have been thorough and sharp on the pitch. It's not an easy job to reach to the semi-finals after a 3-year-long break. But they have made it possible, and that too in some style,” Venkatesh echoed. “Reaching the last four after a gap of 13 years shows their character and how motivated they are. We respect them as our opponents and it's going to be a tough game for us,” he uttered in the official pre-match press conference. "We understand that there is a lot of madness around this fixture but we are considering this just as another match. We have to get the job done. Only then we stand in with a chance t

IT WILL BE AN EXPERIENCE PLAYING INDIA, SAYS PAKISTAN COACH NOGUEIRA

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DHAKA:  Head Coach José Antonio Nogueira who has taken over the reins of Pakistan Football Team after their long absence from International Football has set his focus to catch up with India in next 2-3 years and “overtake them (India) to claim the pole position in the SAFF region.” "Undoubtedly, India  are  the  numero uno  in the  region . Coming back from a 3-year long hiatus, we are nowhere close to them. My first target is to close the gap in the next 2-3 years. We’ll then set the target to conquer the region,” Nogueira said in an exclusive chat with  www.the-aiff.com . Pakistan  meet  India in the semi-finals of the SAFF Suzuki Cup on Wednesday (September 12) and Nogueira said that the team is eagerly looking forward to  the match. “It will be a great experience for me and my team when we play India in the semis,” Nogueira, who has earlier coached Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and St. Kitts and Nevis, smiles. "We will gain some invaluable experience from

President of US Chamber of Commerce Visits AZF/Aspetar Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) signs MoU with the Texas Health Resources (THR)

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Sporting Clube de Goa in AWES Cup final

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Sporting Clube de Goa in AWES Cup final MARGAO;Goa Pro league winners Sporting Clube de Goa knocked out defending champions Dempo Sports Club 8–7 via sudden death tiebreaker to move into the final of the AWES Cup, organised by the Association for the Wellbeing of Elder Sportspersons in collaboration with the Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) at Tilak Maidan, Vasco, on Tuesday. The teams were tied 1–1 at the end of regulation time. Dempo took the lead in the 54th minute through Jessel Carneiro while Sporting Clube equalised in the 57th minute through a brilliant goal from Brandon Gomes. In the tiebreaker that followed, Sporting Clube missed the first penalty taken by Alesh Sawant but converted the next seven through Cajetan Fernandes, Marcus Mascarenhas, Ganesh Thakur, Clive Miranda, Brandon Gomes, Assumption Soares and captain Victorino Fernandes. Dempo were in an advantageous position, first taking the lead in normal time and then the tiebreaker when Velito D’Cruz and Suraj Hadk

The American Chamber of Commerce brings Qatar and the U.S. together in a networking event

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11 September 2018  – Doha, Qatar: The American Chamber of Commerce in Qatar (AmCham Qatar) held a reception on September 10 th  to welcome Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and his accompanying delegation to Qatar. The networking event provided a platform for Qatari and U.S. stakeholders to explore trade-related opportunities. The delegation comprised several U.S. Chamber of Commerce officials, including: Khush Choksy, Senior Vice President of the Middle East & Turkey Affairs,  Christopher Roberti, Senior Vice President for Cyber, Intelligence, and Security Policy ,  and Steve Lutes, Vice President of the Middle East Affairs. Robert Hager, Chairman of AmCham and Partner at Squire Patton Boggs, was also in attendance along with Mr. William Grant, Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Qatar. Speaking on the occasion, Robert Hager said: "The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is a powerful advocate of U.S. business worldwide and

RSF to launch groundbreaking global Information and Democracy Commission, 70 years after the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

RSF to launch groundbreaking global Information and Democracy Commission, 70 years after the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Seventy years after the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Paris, the Paris-based international NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) announces the formation of a panel of 25 prominent figures with the aim of drafting an  International Declaration on Information and Democracy . Co-chaired by Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi and RSF secretary-general Christophe Deloire, the “Information and Democracy Commission” includes Nobel economics laureates Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, Peruvian novelist and Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa and Nigerian human rights lawyer Hauwa Ibrahim, a recipient of the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize. This independent panel is being created at a time when “ the crisis of trust in democracies and the growing influence of despotic regimes pos

A slice of Mumbai cuisine in Qatar

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Marina English HS Verna win

Marina English HS Verna brought Rosary HS Navelim’s unbeaten run to an end with a hard fought 2–1 victory in the opening match of Day 4. Addison Fernandes opened the scoring for Marina in the first session and had it not being for some brilliant keeping from Rosary HS keeper Jonathan Mascarenhas Who was adjudged the MOTM, Marina could have been in the drivers seat long before the final whistle. Star Striker of Rosary had an outing to forget as time after time he failed to score from promising positions. Trance fernandes consolidated Marina’s lead late on and in the dying minutes Fabio Dias scores a consolation for Rosary HS. After struggling to open the scoring Perpetual Succour Convent HS Navelim scored an easy 7–0 victory against Child Care School Margao. Sherlock Dias scored a splendid double hatrick for the winners and Emmanuel Gama added the other. YFA Warriors remained the only unbeaten team in the league after an emphatic 5–0 win over Loyola HS margao thus propelling them

Lions Lead Ahead of Game-Changing GCL Rome

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Lions Lead Ahead of Game-Changing GCL Rome Lions Lead Ahead of Game-Changing GCL Rome Photo: GCL / Stefano Grasso Prague Lions’ Peder Fredricson and Anna Kellnerova roared to pole position in a high drama GCL Rome first round, with the Championship ranking set for a potential shakeup ahead of the finals in Doha. The ferocious title battle between ranking leaders London Knights and Valkenswaard United took a dramatically unexpected turn, after United scored one of their worst results of the season, handing the advantage to their scarlet-coated rivals. With all teams looking to the GC Playoffs and the all-important GCL Super Cup, every point counts in the two remaining events.  Tomorrow  will see multiple high-stakes scenarios play out in the spectacular amphitheatre in Rome. The Knights could be untouchable, while the battles for the top four positions, and to avoid the relegation zone, will be at full throttle.  The victorious team, Prague Lions, spok

Knight Riders seal top-two finish with sixth straight win.

Knight Riders seal top-two finish with sixth straight win. 2018 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 28 Trinbago Knight Riders 180/5 (Ramdin 51, DJ Bravo 33, Imran Khan 2/25, C Holder 2/42) beat Barbados Tridents 171/5 (Pooran 44, Fawad Ahmed 3/28) by 9 runs Trinbago Knight Riders guaranteed a top-two finish in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a nine-run victory over Barbados Tridents at Queen’s Park Oval. The defending champions are now sure of their place in  Tuesday’s  Playoff 1 in Guyana, with a second bite of the cherry in the semi-final should they need it. Having been put in to bat by the Tridents, the Knight Riders made an imposing 180/5 but will still feel they could have got more on a night when half of their stellar top six found run-scoring easy and the other half found life far tougher. Chris Lynn got things started with three successive boundaries in the opening over from the first three balls he faced, adding two Hero Maximums

Allen fires Patriots to thrilling two-wicket victory

Allen fires Patriots to thrilling two-wicket victory Allen fires Patriots to thrilling two-wicket victory 2018 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 26 St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 169/8 (Allen 64*, Mohammad Irfan 3/37, Imran Khan 2/19) beat Barbados Tridents 168/5 (Pooran 44, Chase 38*, J Holder 30*, Shamsi 2/16) by two wickets with two balls to spare   Fabian Allen powered St Kitts & Nevis Patriots to a thrilling two-wicket victory with two balls to spare that takes them temporarily to the top of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) while inflicting a sixth straight defeat on the Barbados Tridents. It looked like the Tridents were finally going to return to winning ways back on the road after five defeats at home when they reduced the Patriots to 92/6 in pursuit of 169 for victory, and again when Allen lost the strike in the closing overs and was left needing 17 from the final six balls. But Allen had the answers, smashing the first two balls of Do