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Belgium down Sweden to book last 16 berth Ibrahimovic quits intl football
failed to score a single goal actively in the tournament, as the 1-1 tie with Ireland was awarded by opponents’ own goal. Ireland finished third with four points and became the last team into the knockout stage as one of the four best third-placers. In the do-or-die match against Belgium, Sweden played all out but could not get the luck. Only five minutes into the game, forward Marcus Berg squandered the best scoring chance for Sweden. Victor Lindelof ’s free-kick fell kindly inside the penalty box for the Panathinaikos striker, who
volleyed goalwards in close range, but Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois’ positioning was good enough to palm the ball away. Belgium gradually gained the upper hand with Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard leading the attack. Striker Romelu Lukaku made several solo runs in the second half to press hard on Sweden’s defence. Even a tie would sent Sweden home and things went worse in the 84th minute when Belgium midfielder Nainggolan walked on to Hazard’ s cutback from the byline and unleashed a
Man Utd ex-star Scholes signs for Futsal
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Vardy extends contract with Leicester London, Jun 23 (IANS): England striker Jamie Vardy has rejected a lucrative offer from English Premier League (EPL) giants Arsenal and has agreed to a four-year extension of his contract with current club Leicester City. Vardy was the target of a bid from Arsenal worth 1,20,000 pounds per week last month following his dream run with Leicester City last season which saw them clinch their first ever EPL title. The 29-year-old had scored 24 goals during that campaign which saw him named as the Football Writers’ Footballer of the Year in May. Leicester City had also offered him a lucrative amount, 100,000 pounds a week for a new contract -- a huge jump from his earlier salary of 60,000 pounds per week. Securing Vardy’s services for the next season will give Leicester City a huge boost as they prepare to embark on their first-ever Champions League campaign. “Both parties hope that this announcement will end recent speculation regarding Jamie’s future and confirm his long term commitment to Leicester City Football Club,” the club said in a statement on Thursday.
Champions League trophies during his stint with Manchester United. Scholes, par t of Manchester United’s memorable squad of 1992 -the famous golden generation which included stars like David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and the Neville brothers Phil and Gary -- is widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of modern football. He boasts a staggering 718 caps for Manchester United over an illustrious career spanning 22 years. “Futsal is a fascinating format that has played a pivotal role in developing the skills of
Top half Switzerland v Poland Croatia v Portugal Wales v Northern Ireland Hungary v Belgium Bottom half Germany v Slovakia Italy v Spain France v Republic of Ireland England v Iceland
IWF may ban Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus from Rio Olympics B U DA P E S T, J un 2 3 ( A g en c i e s ) : R u s s i a , Kazakhstan and Belarus face one-year suspensions from international weightlifting competition following the retesting of samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, which may prevent lifters from those countries competing at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro in August. The International Weightlifting Federation on Wednesday said the final decisions on the possible bans will be made after the International Olympic Committee makes a definitive ruling on the retests. The three countries are facing bans because three or more positive cases from each were discovered during the retests. So far, 20 weightlifting cases have been found among the 55 positives in retesting of samples from all sports which the IOC has reported, including 32 from Beijing and 23 from London. Four Olympic gold medalists from Kazakhstan and medalists from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus have already been provisionally suspended by the IWF. Separately, the IWF also withdrew 11 quota places for 2016 from Russia and five other
Konta stuns Kvitova at Eastbourne
L on d o n , J un 2 3 (Agencies): British No 1 Johanna Konta continued her remarkable surge over the past 12 months by shocking twotime Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova to reach the quarter-finals of the Aegon International in Eastbourne. Konta, who is the first Briton to be seeded at Wimbledon since Jo Durie in 1984, produced her latest stunning result by fighting back from a set down to win 5-7 6-4 6-0 against the Czech. The 17th seed for Wimbledon has come to the fore over the last year, having reached the last 16 at the US Open and the semi-finals at the Australian Open. Konta, 25, has shot up the world ranking from 146th to 18th, elevating her into the highest echelons of the sport. She looked poised to take the opening set when she led 5-2 but one set point slipped away and Kvitova surged back with a run of five games in a row. Konta was not disheartened, though, and held on to her lead in the second set to level the match. Fifth seed Kvitova had her thigh strapped and may have been hampered in the decider but that was to take
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countries for multiple doping violations at the 2015 world championships in Houston. Russia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, North Korea and Kazakhstan will lose two Olympic places, while Belarus will lose one. Earlier, Romania and Uzbekistan were also stripped of one quota each. The IWF also said it will set new rules about imposing extra sanctions in doping cases and will create an independent commission to investigate countries with three or more doping violations, including the cases from the 2008 and 2012 retests.
ZDBA elects new team
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Z U N H E B O TO, J U N 2 3 (NPN): Zunheboto District Badminton Association (ZDBA) has elected a new team of office bearers for the tenure 2016-2019 and subsequently handed over the office to the new team on Tuesday. With deputy commissioner as the chairman of ZDBA advisory board, the new team would be headed by Toniho Chishi, Inato Zhimo and Vinoka I Sumi as the president, vice president and general secretary respectively. Accordingly, the members of various other sub committees were also nominated and elected.
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Tiatemsu I. Jamir President, MSU
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Agnieszka Radwanska relied on a steady serve and a solid game to beat Eugenie Bouchard 6-3 6-3 in a battle of former Wimbledon finalists for a place in the last eight of the tournament. She next faces 12th seed Dominika Cibulkova, a winner over Kateryna Bondarenko 7-6 (7-3) 6-3, and who came from a break down in the opening set. Qualifier Monica Puig upset 2009 champion Caroline Wozniacki 4-6 6-3 6-2. The 22-year-old Puig double-faulted on her first of two match points but completed the job at Devonshire Park in style with an eighth ace.
KATHUZA CLAN TESOPHENYU GROUP UNION FELICITATES
With immense pride and honour, we the Kathuza Clan Tesophenyu Group Union, would like to convey our heatiest congratulations to :1. Er. Chengato Kath, SDO PWD (NH) S/o Mr. Sajukha Kath on being promoted to the post of Executive Engineer. 2. Dr. Khonyalo Kath, S/o Dr. K. Kath, for clearing in Medical Council of India (MCI). W hile wishing them the best in their future endeavours, the union also congratulates all the bonifide members who have successfully cleared in the recently declared HSLC and HSSLC examination. Ancho Kath Secretary
Germain. He is the only player to have won 13 championships in four top leagues (Eredivisie, Serie A, La Liga and Ligue 1). He is also the only player to score in the UEFA Champions League with six different teams -- Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain. His goals were crucial in Sweden’s qualification campaign for the Euro 2016 finals. However, in 2016, Ibrahimovic did not score a single goal for Sweden, the longest barren r un in his career.
Ramkumar, Raja-Sharan pair bow out of Wimbledon qualifiers London, Jun 23 (PTI): Yo u n g s t e r R a m k u m a r Ramanthan fought his heart out before losing a tight second round singles match while Purav Raja and Divij Sharan bowed out in the men’s doubles first round of the Wimbledon Qualifiers, here. Up against German 21st seed and world number 130, the 21-year-old Indian lost 6-7(5) 6-7(3), bringing the curtains down on India’s challenge in the singles qualifying event.
Saketh Myneni, the country’s top singles player at number 150, had lost his first round to 23-year-old Frenchman Tristan Lamasine 6-4 6-7 (2) 1-6. In the men’s doubles qualifiers, the fourth-seeded Indian combo of Raja and Sharan lost 7-6(5) 4-6 6-8 to the German team of Dustin Brown and Jan-Lennard Struff. Rajan and left-handed Sharan had a good build-up to the Wimbledon as they won two Challenger titles - in Manchester and Surbiton.
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In the news item which got published on 22nd June, 2016 under the ‘Acknowledgement’ section from the Pfutseromi Village Council, the mentioned Date 22/01/2016 is corrected as 22/01/2006. OFFICE OF THE
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We the TVSU with immense pride and honour extend our heartiest congratulations to Ms. Lily Yeptho, daughter of Mrs. Kavili Yeptho for securing Top 6 in BSC (Mathematics) from Lady Keane College under NEHU, Shillong. The Union further wishes her success in her future endeavours. DP-3829
The Jotsoma Officer’s Krotho (JOK), Kohima conveys its heartiest congratulations to Miss. Mhasivono Peseyie D/o Rudosielie Peseyie for her achievement in successfully qualifying as Assistant Professor- Computer Science (Class-I Gazetted) under Higher Education conducted by NPSC recently. The JOK prays that Almighty God continue to bless in her future endeavours. The JOK further appreciates and applause all the successful candidates of HSLC and HSSLC examination, 2016 from the village and wishes them a bright future. (Er. Kevide) (Kenei Peseyie) President Gen. Secretary
nothing away from Konta, who played superbly and will face either Andrea Petkovic or Ekaterina Makarova in the last eight. “I’m not sure there are words that are big enough to describe that win,” said Konta on wtatennis.com. “It’s definitely one of my biggest wins, even though I don’t think she’s in the top 10 this week. She has been a top-10 player or top-five player for years and years and years now. She really is a champion, and so I am very happy with the level I was able to produce and just kept plugging away throughout that whole match.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Nyheter named Ibrahimovic the second greatest Swedish sportsperson of all time, after tennis player Bjorn Borg. Ibrahimovic began his career at Swedish club Malmo in the late 1990s before being signed by Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam, where he made a name for himself. H e h a s a l s o p l aye d for Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain. A p r o l i f i c s t r i k e r, Ibrahimovic scored 18 goals for Malmo, 48 for Ajax, 26 for Juventus, 66 for Inter Milan, 22 for Barcelona, 56 for AC Milan and 156 for Paris Saint-
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With immense happiness and deep sense of application, we, the Students’ Union Meyilong would like to congratulate Mr. Yangersenba T. Jamir S/o. Toshilemba for securing 1st position in B. Sc. Mathematics Honours with SGPA 6.45 in the NU undergraduate Examinations 2016 from Kohima Science College, Jotsoma. The Union further wishes him the best in his endeavours.
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Mumbai, Jun 23 (IANS): Premier Futsal, the world’s f i r s t - eve r mu l t i - n a t i o n a l futsal league, announced on Thursday the signing of former Manchester United star Paul Scholes as a marquee player for three seasons. Scholes is one of those rare English footballers who played their entire professional careers at a single club. He is one of the most decorated footballers of England and is one of the most successful footballers in English club football. Scholes has won a total of 25 trophies, featuring 11 Premier League titles and two
some of the greatest football players. I have seen futsal grow not just back home, but also across the world and I have played in a few of those tournaments,” Scholes said in a release. “Premier Futsal will be a great way to introduce the sport to India and I’m looking forward to meeting the fans across India who I know are some of the most passionate in the world.” Scholes thus became the second of the eight marquee players who will be a part of Premier Futsal, a five-a-side variant of football. After roping in Alessandro Rosa Vieira, the sport’s most renowned player fondly known as Falcao, as it’s first big signing last month, the league signed former Portugal football star Deco and Scholes. Players will be allotted teams through a player draft which is slated to take place later this month. Premier Futsal, a game which is split into two halves of 20 minutes each, will be hosted by eight Indian cities, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kochi, Hyderabad and Goa from July 15-24 in a franchise based league in the inaugural season.
right-footed drive that whizzed past Isaksson with the aid of a deflection off substitute defender Erkan Zengin. Hazard was voted the Man of the Match. The Chelsea playmaker and Belgium skipper not only supplied the assist for Nainggolan’s fierce drive but also showed his dribbing and crossing ability, setting up five opportunities for team-mates. The statistics showed that the two teams shared 50-50 ball possession and 82 percent to 82 percent passing accuracy. Belgium were superior in total attempts which were 23-12 and “on target” was 8-4.
Salo Kath President
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Paris, Jun 23 (IANS): Belgium beat Sweden 1-0 here on Wednesday with Radja Nainggolan’s late goal, advancing to the last 16 of Euro 2016 as the Group E runners-up. Sweden were sent packed, finishing at the bottom of the group with only one point (1-1 with Ireland, 0-1 to both Italy and Belgium). It was 34-year-old star Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s last game for Sweden as he had announced at the pre-match press conference that he would retire from inter national football. In a sense, Sweden
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Belgium’s Chelsea attacker Hazard (right) whips in a cross with his left foot as Sweden’s Granqvist attempts to block.
Ireland is headed to the European Championship round of 16 for the first time after beating Group E winner Italy 1-0 here on Wednesday to end the group stage as one of the best third-place teams. Italy, already headed for a knockout stage contest with two-time defending Euro champions Spain, decided to rest eight starters -- including goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon -for the match in Lille, offering a glimmer of hope to the underdog Irish side, EFE news agency reported. Robbie Brady’s strike in the 85th minute was the first goal to be conceded by the Azzurri at Euro 2016. The Irish played with their characteristic grit and determination in a foul-filled contest that more closely resembled a rugby match than a soccer game. Ireland dominated possession in the first half and Italy’s first chance didn’t come until the 54th minute, when Simone Zaza fired just over the crossbar. The Italians threatened again in the 78th minute, but Lorenzo Insigne hit the post. The Irish battled on and their work bore fruit when Brady headed in Wes Hoolahan’s cross. Ireland will play host country France in the round of 16.
Tovito Chishi President, TVSU
CONGRATULATIONS The Phek Students' Union (PSU) heartily congratulates its member Ms. Nutsolü Lohe D/o Khutseizo Lohe, for securing Top No. 1. in the recently declared B.Sc. Anthropology (Honours) results under Nagaland University (NU). Her excellent achievement has set good exemplary deeds for the upcoming youngsters. The PSU on behalf of the entire Phekmi community salutes and honour her commendable achievement. The Union wishes her a prosperous get through in her upcoming endeavours. (Ozo Venuh) (Kudezo Vero) President General Secretary K-2299
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KONYAK NYUPUH SHEKO KHONG Regd. No. RS. 2613. Dt. 08/06/94 P.O. & Dist. Mon : Nagaland.
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We the Konyak Nyupuh Sheko Khong (KNSK) would like to congratulate all the Konyak Students who have successfully passed out in HSLC and HSSLC Examination 2016 from different streams especially all the toppers. We Mother’s Association wishes them success and more achievement in the days to come. (Yeihlem) Gen. Secretary, KNSK
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Ireland beat Italy
Nice, Jun 23 (IANS): Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, one of the world’s top strikers and all-time highest goal scorer for his country, bid farewell to international football after Sweden lost 1-0 to Belgium, finishing bottom of Group E at the Euro 2016 football tournament. The 34-year-old was the centre of attention during the match on Wednesday since he announced his intention to retire from international football after the tournament. If Sweden had managed to beat Belgium, Ibrahimovic would have continued to play in the knockout stage. “I’m just a boy from a small little part of Malmo and I got to represent my country. I was able to captain my country,” Ibrahimovic said after the game. “I’m proud of what I have achieved and I will have many beautiful memories of my Sweden career,” he added. As the all-time scorer of Sweden, Ibrahimovic has collected 62 goals in 116 appearances. He scored two goals at each of the previous three EUROs. His majic twist dink in the game against Italy in Euro 2004 impressed fans all over the world. With his playing style and acrobatic finishing compared to Dutch legend Marco van Basten, Ibrahimovic is widely regarded as one of the best footballers of his generation. His spectacular bicycle kick for Sweden against England won the 2013 FIFA Puskas Award for Goal of the Year. In December 2013, Ibrahimovic was ranked by the Guardian newspaper of England as the third-best player in the world, behind only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. In December 2014, the Swedish newspaper Dagens