Japan abruptly axed Nils Nielsen as coach on Thursday just 12 days after taking them to Women's Asian Cup glory, with football chiefs accusing him of being "lax" and "lacking passion".
Nils Nielsen is leaving as Japan coach less than two weeks after taking them to Women's Asian Cup glory, the football association said Thursday.
Women's Asian Cup finalists Japan and Australia renewed calls Thursday for equal prize money with the men's tournament in a direct challenge to the Asian Football Confederation and accused the governing body of "ignoring" previous requests.
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President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that the United States was nearing victory in Iran as he laid out his case more than a month into a war that has sent his approval rating tumbling.
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Highlights:Hole AG_GC_003 intersected a broad zone of strong copper-gold-silver mineralization, including 18.2 m @ 1.8% CuEq (1.2% Cu, 28.2 g/t Ag, 0.7 g/t Au), including 3.5 m @ 3.9% CuEq (2.4% Cu, 61.1 g/t Ag, 1.8 g/t Au).Consistent Cu-Au-Ag mineralization with 57 m above 1.8% CuEq between multiple intervals, confirming a vertically stacked high-grade skarn system (see Table 1)Five skarn horizons identified, including three newly discovered horizonsIncreased Molybdenum values identified in intrusive-related intervals, defining a metal zonation pattern consistent with a porphyry-skarn system System remains open along strike and at depth, with vectors for expansion and discovery
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Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran's president had asked for a ceasefire but insisted the Islamic republic must first reopen the Strait of Hormuz ahead of a national address expected to touch on the state of the war.
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