| U.S to open Copa America against Argentina
The United States will open the Copa America on June 28 against Argentina. The U.S. Soccer Federation announced Tuesday night that the Americans were placed into a group with the Argentines for the first round of the 12-nation tournament, the championship of South America. The U.S. team and Mexico are invited guests. .
Hapoel a club of highs and lows, but cup run serves as warning
AS PERHAPS befits a club founded by members of Israel's largest trade union, Hapoel Tel Aviv have been no strangers to hard times during their colourful 84-year history. Yet if their support in the ancient port of Jaffa have endured some grim days through the decades, most notably in the 1970s and 1990s which saw Hapoel manage to add only a solitary Israeli Cup to their honours list, the highs they have experienced have often allowed them to hold the bragging rights over bitter rivals Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem. .
United Nations appoints Sharapova as Goodwill Ambassador
Dharam Shourie, United Nations, Feb 15: Top-ranked Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova has been named a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme.Her work for the UN poverty-fighting agency will have a special focus on helping the areas affected by 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster."One of my proudest contracts ever," Sharapova said after signing on for a symbolic one dollar salary at a brief ceremony at the UN Headquarters here yesterday.Sharapova announced that she and her newly created private foundation would donate 100,000 dollars to eight UNDP projects in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine that try to assist those areas still reeling under the impact of the Chernobyl accident.The projects aim to restore hospitals and sports facilities, improve access to computers, and promote ecological awareness across the three countries."I was just briefed on Chernobyl effects and how I will be involved with it, and I'm just so excited to be a part of this process.
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