Son's form not a concern, says Korea Republic's Bento

Tue, 13 Sep, 2022

Son's form not a concern, says Korea Republic's Bento

Seoul: Paulo Bento says he is not concerned about Son Heung-min’s lack of goals in the Premier League after naming the Tottenham Hotspur attacker in his squad for Korea Republic’s friendlies against Costa Rica and Cameroon on Tuesday.

Son, who was joint top scorer in last year’s Premier League, has yet to find the back of the net since the season started last month but the 30-year-old’s scoring drought will not prompt Bento to discuss the issue with his captain when the squad meet on Monday.

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Qualifiers - Group A: Saudi Arabia impress; Uzbekistan stay hot

Tue, 13 Sep, 2022

Qualifiers - Group A: Saudi Arabia impress; Uzbekistan stay hot

Al Khobar: Saudi Arabia were in unstoppable form as they romped to an 11-0 win over Maldives in their AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 Qualifiers Group A opener on Monday.

Uzbekistan, playing in the Qualifiers for exposure ahead of next year's Finals on home soil, defeated Myanmar 3-0.

Qualifiers - Group B: Bangladesh edge Bhutan; Qatar off to a flyer

Tue, 13 Sep, 2022

Qualifiers - Group B: Bangladesh edge Bhutan; Qatar off to a flyer

Arad: Bangladesh and Qatar registered crucial wins in their bid to qualify for the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 on Monday.

Bangladesh edged Bhutan 2-1 to move to four points while Qatar kicked off their Group B qualifying campaign with a 3-1 defeat of Nepal. 

Qualifiers - Group C: Japan flex muscles; Palestine cruise past Guam

Tue, 13 Sep, 2022

Qualifiers - Group C: Japan flex muscles; Palestine cruise past Guam

Vientiane: Japan opened their AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 Qualifiers campaign with a 4-0 victory over Laos, while Palestine secured their first win of their campaign, defeating Guam 5-0 in Group C at the National Stadium KM16 in Laos on Monday.

Japan’s win is a boost in their bid to qualify for the Finals, with only the top team from the group assured of an automatic place in Uzbekistan 2023. 

Qualifiers - Group D: Syria continue sizzling form, winning start for Jordan

Tue, 13 Sep, 2022

Qualifiers - Group D: Syria continue sizzling form, winning start for Jordan

Amman: Syria continued their winning run in Group D of the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 Qualifiers with a 10-0 win over Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) on Monday. 

Syria took a huge step towards qualifying for Uzbekistan 2023 as seven different players found the back of the net to lead the five-team Group D with six points to their name. 

Group hosts Jordan flexed their muscles in the second half to open their campaign with a 3-1 win against Turkmenistan.

Nepal book semi-final spot in style

Tue, 13 Sep, 2022

Nepal book semi-final spot in style

Kathmandu: Nepal defeated Sri Lanka 6-0 to finish top of Group B of the SAFF Women's Championship 2022 on Monday.

The win meant the hosts qualified for the semi-finals with a perfect record of two wins while defeat for Sri Lanka meant elimination, with Bhutan joining Nepal in the last four stage from Group B