Peter Stebbings
Head of Asia-Pacific Sports at Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Head of Asia-Pacific sports for Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Hong Kong. Previously London, Washington, Paris, Shanghai. Exiled Barnet fan
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4 weeks ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Peter Stebbings
The famously raucous Hong Kong Sevens take place from Friday in a big test for the shiny new stadium at the heart of a major $3.85 billion sports park in the southern Chinese city. Officials are keeping their fingers crossed that the premier event in Hong Kong's sporting and social calendar goes off without a hitch at the 50,000-seat Kai Tak stadium.
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4 weeks ago |
barrons.com | Peter Stebbings
The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. For more information go to AFP.com. © Agence France-Presse
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1 month ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Peter Stebbings
Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as South Korea were held but still inched closer along with a rampant Australia. Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo scored in the second half to give Japan a 2-0 home win over Bahrain and take their place alongside hosts the United States, Canada and Mexico at next year's finals. The runaway Asian Group C leaders failed to sparkle on a chilly night in Saitama until substitute Kamada pounced for the opener in the 66th minute.
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1 month ago |
japantimes.co.jp | Peter Stebbings
X Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Threads Email Print Bookmark story Copy link Japan can become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup this week while Son Heung-min will try to forget his Tottenham woes by firing South Korea to the finals. Asian nations play two rounds of games, on Thursday and Tuesday, as qualifying for the enlarged 48-team tournament in North America approaches the business end in the region.
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1 month ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Peter Stebbings
Japan can become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup this week while Son Heung-min will try to forget his Tottenham woes by firing South Korea to the finals. Asian nations play two rounds of games, on Thursday and Tuesday, as qualifying for the enlarged 48-team tournament in North America approaches the business end in the region. Japan will seal their spot with three qualifying matches to go if, as expected, they beat Bahrain at home in Saitama on Thursday.
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