FIFA chief unworried about Russia 2018 hooligans

 FIFA 2018

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Thursday he was not worried about hooliganism at next year's Russia World Cup, amid growing fears the tournament could be blighted by fan violence.
Speaking in Qatar following a FIFA executive summit meeting, Infantino also said that football's governing body has not asked Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko to resign as the tournament's chief organiser.

"I am not concerned about trouble and violence in 2018," Infantino told AFP and a small group of reporters on the sidelines of the meeting.
"I have full confidence in the Russian authorities, they are taking this matter very, very seriously."
He added that Russian organisers had been in touch with FIFA, UEFA and the organisers of Euro 2016 in France, where Russian and English fans clashed in bloody street battles, especially in Marseille, leading to the expulsion of several Russians.

He added that Russia was a "welcoming country, which wants to celebrate football".
Infantino's comments came ahead of the broadcast of a television documentary in Britain on Thursday in which Russian hardline fans are said to threaten trouble against English fans who go to the World Cup.

Hardline hooligans warned that the 2018 World Cup would be a "festival of violence".

There are also concerns about Mutko, who has faced questions about his role as head of the Russia's 2018 organising committee after being linked to doping by Russian athletes.
Mutko has denied any link to the scandal, which a report by a World Anti-Doping Agency investigator said was "state sponsored".
Mutko is also seeking a new place on the FIFA council in a vote in April and must pass an integrity check.
Asked whether he has asked Mutko to resign as head of the Russian World Cup committee, Infantino said: "No."

- Four WC host countries? -
Infantino was however more open about the prospect of countries sharing the hosting of the World Cup finals from 2026 on, when the tournament will expand to 48 teams.
"For 2026, now we are starting the bidding process, we took already some important decisions," he said. "We will encourage co-hosting of the World Cup.

FIFA 2018

"We need FIFA to show we are reasonable and we have to think about sustainability long-term.
"If you think about the World Cup and the requirements we are putting on countries there are really only a few countries in the world that can comply.
"It is perfectly in line with our sustainability and legacy to maybe bring together two, three, four countries who can jointly present a project with three, four, five stadiums each."

He added that hosting countries should "preferably" be located close to one other, which may increase speculation about a joint North American bid for 2026.
One of the few countries which can afford a World Cup on its own is Qatar.

Last week, the country's finance minister, Ali Shareef Al-Emadi,said the energy-rich 2022 hosts were spending almost $500 million every week on major infrastructure projects for football's biggest tournament.
However one outstanding concern is the need for Qatar to test its multi-billion dollar facilities ahead of 2022.

Asked if Doha could host the 2021 FIFA World Club World Cup tournament, Infantino said "all options were open".
"We have to make sure there will be some test events, test matches organised here and all the options are open at this moment in time."

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Future of cricket in Bangladesh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future of cricket in Bangladesh

The people of Bangladesh are fond of various games and sports. They were introduced first with the game of cricket in 1972. Since then, they have been playing cricket. But it was then confined only into this land. After 1990, they started to play cricket in international field. Form then, they are doing better and showing their dexterity in this games. In 1997 they won the ICC cup defeating kenia which was held at kualalampur in Malaysia. They are playing well though they are unable to keep this state. No doubt, the future of cricket in Bangladesh is bright if a congenial atmosphere can be created for its betterment, if the lacks of the cricketers can be uprooted and if they cared well.

Present condition of cricket 

the present condition of cricket is not satisfactory at all. Bangladesh fakes part in test cricket in 2000 but she won in test cricket only for once in 2005 which is not all a satisfactory sate. Though Bangladesh promoted to second round of twenty 20 world cup cricket in 2007, it failed to promote to semi-final. Not only this, it lost all the matches in this round. Then question arises, how the future of cricket in Bangladesh is bright if this miserable condition goes on. The fact is that the future of cricket in Bangladesh will be bright if the causes of its miserable condition can be uprooted immediately.

Causes of the miserable condition of cricket in Bangladesh 

there lies a lit of resons behind the miserable condition of cricket in Bangladesh. Such as-
the cricketers are not getting sufficient training under a dexterous coach.
Sometimes the coach cannot do well because of having language problem.
Besides, our cricketers are suffering from malnutrition. Because of not having sufficient nutrition, they cannot do well according to the demand. So, it can be said without any hesitation that most of our cricketers are physically unfit.
Further, BCB (Bangladesh Cricket Bord) is not getting enough financial support from the government for which it cannot take essential steps for its betterment. Consequently, it fals to manage a good coach or a physician for the cricketers.

Furthermore, almost all of our cricketers are not well-off. They take cricket as a means of earning money. Consequently, they cannot play according to their expectation.
How our cricketers can do bright in future:  it is high time our government and authority concerned took necessary steps for the betterment of our cricket. They can take some initial steps. Such as-
They can find out the good cricketers, scattered over the remote corners of the country.
They can arrange a proper training for the cricketers under a good coach.
Besides, some multinational company should come forward to sponsor our cricketers which will keep them free from all sorts of financial anxieties.

Bangladesh Cricket Bord (BCB)

Bangladesh is one of the 101 members of  ICC and one of the eight permanent members of it. The cricketers of  Bangladesh are doing well day by day. For instance, recently they have defeated West Indies, a team that has won the world cup cricket for two times, in the twenty 20 world cup cricket which is a very inspiring news for us. If our cricketers are given proper training both physically and mentally, if they are supported financially to remain tescion-free, ne day our cricketers will reach their goal. So it can be said undoubtedly that the futureof cricket in Bangladesh is very bright and it is crystal clear.

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Country Games in Bangladesh

Country Games in Bangladesh

There are many games in Bangladesh. Some of which are known as country games or village games. Some of these are ha-du-du. Dariabadha  and kanamachi bho-bho. Ha-du-du is played between two teams. Each team consisting of equal number of players (uaually 6 to 12)  the play ground ha-du-du is divided into two halves and the two teams take their position in their individual half. A player from one team enters the opposite half to touch the opponent players. During this time he holds up his breath. If he can touch someone and can return to his own half without being caught, the touched player/ players are termed as dead and are out.

Jessore games

Thus competition goes on between the two teams. If one team loses all players the other team wins. The game is full of excitement and fun. In dariabadha individual performance of the players is considered. A player needs to struggle hard to cross certain route without being touched by other player who guard it. In kanamachi bho bho one player is made kanamachi by lottery. she/he is made blind with a rope tied over his/her. If the kanamachi can successfully touch someone, the touched player is then made kanamachi. Thus the game is played with a lot of fun and excitement. Although many country games are now going to be lost because of rapid urbanization, we should remember that our country games bear our cultural identity.

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Importance of games and sports

Importance of games and sports

 Games and sports

There are many positive sides of sports. Sports provide us entertainment. Sports are a good medium for taking physical exercise. Some outdoor sports like football, cricket, hockey, and tennis are very popular. These sports are organized internationally time to time. Multinational companies sponsor these sporting events in exchange for the right to advertise their priducts. 

When these events are telecast worldwide by satellite, their products get the maximum media coverage. This is one of commercial aspects of international sports. There are other aspects too. International sports contribute towards strengthening universal brotherhood. In such events the sports venue becomes a meeting place of people from different.

 games and sports   

Countries By coming closer to each other, they share views and opinions. This breaks down the prehudice,broadens our outlook and creates a sense of brotherhood. Sports, thus, contribute a lot in enhancing global peace and promoting universal brotherhood. I am very fond of sports. I take part in sports whenever I have some leisure time.

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Games and Sports

Games and sports appear to be universal features of human culture, both past and present. Archaeological investigations have uncovered numerous artifacts from game play in sites around the world. These include implements related to games of physical skill, such as balls and hoops, game boards, board game pieces, and playing cards for games of strategy, and dice, used in games of chance. Boards and pieces for games similar to draughts (checkers in North American English) have been found in the ancient city of Ur in modern day Iraq dating to approximately 3,000 BCE (Oxland 2004) and in Egypt dating to as early as 600 BCE (Masters 1997). Early athletic games, or sports, are well known from archaeological and narrative sources. A variety of art forms, including painting and sculpture, from around the world commonly depict play in games and sports. The Greek historian Herodotus (5th century BCE) described games and other pastimes in Egypt and Lydia (western present-day Turkey) while the Roman historian Tacitus (55-120 CE) described dice games among Germanic tribes. The remains of the ancient Greek Olympic games, often dated to 776 BCE, are well known and include both the site where games were held but also implements, such as javelins and discuses. In ancient Rome, a variety of sports, some transformed from Greek predecessors, were held, initially in gymnasia and palaestrae and later in large stadia, such as the Circus Maximus, and amphitheaters, such as the Colosseum. Popular sports included chariot racing, held in the Circus Maximus, and gladiatorial combats held in the Colosseum.

The Mesoamerican ballgame  known as öllamalitzli in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, is one of the best-known team games of physical skill from the ancient world. It is depicted in frescoes, stone carvings, on painted pottery, and by clay figurines of players found in numerous sites in Mexico and Central America. The oldest of these, at Paso de la Armada, in the western Mexican state of Chiapas, dates to approximately 1400 BCE. Game play often had important symbolic or ritual (sometimes involving human sacrifice) aspects as well as more practical purposes, including dispute resolution, status acquisition, and as a vehicle for gambling. But it was also played purely for recreation and possibly even by women (Whittington 2001). While the exact rules for the game are unknown, a modern version, known as ulama is still played in northwestern Mexico, primarily in the states of Sinaloa, Sonora, and Durango (Fox 2012).

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