Japan wants to host 2031 World Cup to fire up women's football

TOKYO - Japan wants to host the Women's World Cup in 2031 to ignite the domestic game and cut the gap on Europe and North America, the country's football chief told AFP.In 2011 Japan won the competition but they have since been overtaken, with women's football booming in Europe in recent years."We would like to raise the value of women's football here," Japan Football Association president Tsuneyasu Miyamoto said in an interview at JFA headquarters in Tokyo, in front of a giant photo of Japan's World Cup-winning team.Miyamoto was captain of the Japan men's team when they co-hosted the World Cup with South Korea in 2002, a tournament that helped spark huge interest in football among the Japanese public.Now 47, he took over as JFA chief this year and has similar hopes for the 2031 Women's World Cup. The country has never hosted the event.Japan is likely to face stiff competition for hosting rights however with a joint bid from the United States and Mexico expected. England and China are also reportedly interested."We have the WE League, and it has been struggling to gather an audience,"...
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ICC  Women’s T20 World Cup to begin on 4th Oct

India will open their campaign in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 on October 4 in Dubai against New Zealand and then take on arch-rivals Pakistan at the same venue on October 6. India’s third match is scheduled to take place on October 9 against Sri Lanka in Dubai again, and the Women in Blue will finish the group stage with a high-voltage match against defending champions Australia in Sharjah on October 13. The upcoming edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup was scheduled to take place in Bangladesh, but it was shifted to the United Arab Emirates a couple of weeks ago. The two semifinals of the tournament will be played in Dubai and Sharjah on October 17 and 18, and the final will take place on October 20 in Dubai., ICC Women’s T20 World Cup to begin on 4th O...
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Sonakshi finds it 'a bit more daunting' to be a business woman

Mumbai, (IANS) Actress Sonakshi Sinha, who has also stepped into the world of business with her nail label, said that being an entrepreneur is a bit more daunting as it doesn’t come “naturally to her.”Talking about what’s more daunting, being an actress or being a business person, Sonakshi told IANS: “I think acting comes like second nature to me and it has always been like I have learnt everything on the go but I never felt uncomfortable doing anything. Right now as an entrepreneur, that is something very very new.”“I am again learning the ropes and I am involved as much as I can be. It's something really different for me. I am really loving it. I feel that is a bit more daunting than acting was for me because it doesn’t come naturally.”The actress added that “business is something I have to learn still and I think I am doing pretty well at that.”On the personal front, Sonakshi loves listening to music and shared that her playlist is very “diverse.”“I love to listen to music that sounds good so you can find anything from Hindi film songs to Punjabi music to house music. I love percussion....
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