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Northern Ireland agonisingly miss out on World Cup qualification after goalless draw with Switzerland

[ad_1] Northern Ireland were left feeling they had been robbed of a World Cup place by Thursday’s controversial penalty decision as they came up short in their play-off with Switzerland. Ricardo Rodriguez’s spot-kick at Windsor Park, awarded in contentious circumstances for a handball against Corry Evans, proved enough as Sunday’s return leg in Basel ended goalless. The Northern Irish were vastly…

Price falls agonisingly short of Finke double

Toby Price has falled on place short of pulling off a unique double in the Finke Desert race Offroad legend Toby Price has fallen one place short of pulling off a unique bike/car double in the Tatts Finke Desert race. Price valiantly sliced his way through the field to finish second in the car class behind first-time winners Glenn Owen and Mathew Ryan. Owen and Ryan completed the return Finke to…

Price falls agonisingly short of Finke double

Toby Price has falled on place short of pulling off a unique double in the Finke Desert race Offroad legend Toby Price has fallen one place short of pulling off a unique bike/car double in the Tatts Finke Desert race. Price valiantly sliced his way through the field to finish second in the car class behind first-time winners Glenn Owen and Mathew Ryan. Owen and Ryan completed the return Finke to…

Brazil vs Chile: 'Beautiful' Chile agonisingly near, says coach Sampaoli

BELO HORIZONTE (Brazil): Chile came agonisingly close to rewriting World Cup history by nearly defeating Brazil but should take heart from a marvellous performance against the hosts, their coach Jorge Sampaoli said on Saturday. At 1-1 in the last …