World Sports

Napkin Messi signed to join Barcelona goes to auction

Baku: The napkin on which 13-year-old Lionel Messi signed his first contract with Barcelona will be auctioned in March for a starting price of 300,000 pounds, reports citing British auction house Bonhams.

The napkin was signed in December, 2000 when …

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Baku to host Alexander Antipov Memorial

Baku: An international athletics winter competition, the ‘Alexander Antipov Memorial’, will be held in Baku on February 2-3.

The tournament will welcome athletes from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), who will ha…

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293 badminton players to compete in Baku tournament

Baku: A total of 293 badminton players from 49 countries are set to compete in the Azerbaijan International 2024 tournament, scheduled to take place at the Baku Sport Palace from February 8-11.

Azerbaijan`s hopes will be pinned on 18 athletes. Winner…

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Japan, Iran into Asian Cup quarterfinals

Baku: Japan and Iran qualified for the 2023 Asian Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday, according to Anadolu Agency.

Four-time champions Japan beat Bahrain 3-1 in a Round of 16 match. Ritsu Doan, Takefusa Kubo and Ayase Ueda scored for the Samurai Blue at …

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