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England Just Wants a World Cup Title. LONDON: England midfielder Raheem Sterling insists the World Cup champions will be their target next month despite the three-legged Three Lions squad's record of failing to go a long way ahead. Gareth Southgate's squad gathered at their base in Repino, southern Saint Petersburg next week in an effort to end the 52-year drought without a championship in the major championships since raising the World Cup in 1966. Sterling was part of the England squad that had been eliminated at the group stage four years ago and humiliated by Iceland in the last 16 rounds of Euro 2016. However, he does not agree with the assumption that England should be satisfied if they reach the quarter-finals. "No, it's not a good achievement because we want to win it," he said at a pre-tournament media conference in England. "I did not come here for four, five or six weeks in my life to say 'we see wha

Asian Games: Irfan sports reserve gets a medal. KUALA LUMPUR JUN 5, 2018 : National Irrigation Discus, Muhammad Irfan Samsuddin is the main hope of the Malaysian Sports Union (KOM) to donate medals at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. National sports squad coach Zainal Abas said the national record holders could potentially contribute medals based on their excellent performance after renewing their personal record in several tournaments this year. In addition, he said Seremban's teens were ranked third in the Asian continent in front of two Iranian athletes. "If my medal expectation was to see Muhammad Irfan ... even if he did not repeat the same mistake at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games last April where his throw was canceled. "He is currently in Europe for training sessions and competitions there, and if we look at the past two to three years, he has improved the national record," he said. He said this when met by reporters after handing over