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How Linked In led Lopes on World Cup adventure with Cape Verde
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (652+ words) When Roberto Lopes was originally contacted by the Cape Verdean football association on Linked In, he did what many people do with unsolicited messages on the professional social media platform - he ignored it, almost costing him the chance to play…...
Argentina bump France from top spot in rankings ahead of World Cup title defence
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (145+ words) Argentina returned to the top of the world rankings on Thursday right in time for their World Cup title defence as France dropped two spots to third. Argentina, who kick off their World Cup campaign against Algeria on Tuesday in…...
From Rocafonda to the World Cup: Lamine Yamal's meteoric rise
1+ week, 4+ day ago (861+ words) Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will play at a record sixth World Cup in 2026, but years from now the tournament may instead be remembered as Lamine Yamal's first. From the concrete square in Mataro the Spanish 18-year-old used to play…...
5, including child, killed after being run over by train
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (133+ words) Five people, including a child, were killed after being run over by a train in Kalihati upazila of Tangail. The accident occurred at a place called Dhalatengar in the upazila at around 8: 00 pm on Friday. The identities of the deceased…...
I woke to a deafening crash and saw the train dragging the bus along
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (353+ words) A train dragged a bus for a considerable distance after it had strayed onto a level crossing in Cumilla, leaving at least 12 passengers dead and 10 others injured. One of the injured passengers, Omar Faruk, recounted the incident while receiving treatment…...