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| Playoff losers to enter draw for Fenerbahce’s spot Posted: 29 Aug 2013 09:01 AM PDT Fenerbahce's replacements in the Europa League will be picked by a draw involving all the teams who lose in the playoff round this week, UEFA said today. Turkish side Fenerbahce lost to Arsenal in their Champions League playoff this week, sending them into the Europa League. But the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected on Wednesday Fenerbahce's appeal against a two-year European ban, imposed by UEFA in June over a domestic match-fixing scandal in 2011. UEFA said the draw would take place tomorrow, before the competition's main group-stage draw. - Reuters, August 29, 2013. |
| Malaysia, India in do-or-die mission in Asia Cup hockey semi-final Posted: 29 Aug 2013 06:24 AM PDT The national hockey squad are going into the pitch fully aware of their heavy responsibility when they meet a revitalised India in the semi-final of the 2013 Asia Cup in Ipoh tomorrow. Both teams are on a do-or-die mission with Malaysia intent on creating history to march into the final for the first time since the competition was introduced in 1982. India are also under pressure to book a ticket to the 2014 World Cup in The Hague, in the Netherlands and they have no choice except to emerge as champions here to qualify automatically for Holland. On the other hand, Malaysia as the third reserve team, are almost certain of going to the 2014 World Cup and the Malaysian Hockey Confederation is putting the target of clinching the championship for the national squad under coach Paul Revington. In the group matches, India topped the pack with 19 goals to one compared to Malaysia with 15 goals to eight in three matches. Malaysia, ranked 13th in the world, are expected to face a tough fight against India's squad under their temporary coach Roelant Oltmans. In their last meeting, Malaysia and India drew 2-2 in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Championship in March. As the match concerns a berth in the 2014 World Cup, India are expected to go all out to keep alive their record of appearing in every World Cup since 1971. - Bernama, August 29, 2013. |
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