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  India TV Sports Wrap on August 16: Today's top 10 trending news stories

  Other Sports | August 16, 2024 12:43 IST

  Ajax Amsterdam prevailed against Panathinaikos in a 34-penalties long marathon shootout to win 13-12 in Europa League qualifiers while West Indies trail by 63 runs despite bowling out South Africa for just 160 on Day 1 of the second Test. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on August 16.

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  Alfred Schreuder fired as Ajax's coach after 7 consecutive defeats

  Football | January 27, 2023 15:12 IST

  Ajax currently holds the championship title and is currently ranked fifth in the Eredivisie, and trails the leader of the league, Feyenoord, by seven points.

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  Champions League: Bayern dominate Barca yet again, Liverpool back to winning ways

  Football | September 14, 2022 12:21 IST

  Champions League: Bayern Munich beat Barcelona on Matchday 2 while Liverpool returned to winning ways against Ajax as spurs lost to Sporting Lisbon

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  Champions League: Lewandowski return's to Bayern, Liverpool face Ajax, Sporting entertain Spurs

  Football | September 12, 2022 23:16 IST

  Champions League: Bayern Munich host Barcelona on Matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League, while Liverpool host Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur travel to Lisbon to face Sporting

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  UEFA Champions League 2021-22: Benfica battle to 2-2 draw vs Ajax as Haller scores for both sides

  Football | February 24, 2022 14:25 IST

  Sebastian Haller scored for both teams Wednesday as Benfica came from behind twice to hold Ajax to a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 clash on Wednesday.

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  Overmars quits Ajax over messages to female colleagues

  Football | February 07, 2022 13:00 IST

  Overmars, a renowned winger in his playing days for Ajax, Arsenal, Barcelona and the Netherlands, said he was 'ashamed' after being confronted by the club in the last week about his behaviour.

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  Ajax win 35th Dutch title, police urge fans to stay away

  Football | May 02, 2021 22:18 IST

  Before fulltime, Amsterdam police urged no more fans to head to the stadium as the nearby streets already were too busy.

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  Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana banned for 1 year in doping case

  Football | February 05, 2021 18:47 IST

  Onana tested positive for furosemide, a banned diuretic often used as a masking agent to hide the presence of other drugs, in a urine sample given last October.

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  Champions League: Real Madrid in deep trouble after losing to Shaktar Donetsk

  Football | December 02, 2020 8:00 IST

  Record 13-time champion Real Madrid face an embarrassing group-stage exit after losing 2-0 at Shakhtar Donetsk in Tuesday’s Champions League, falling to third spot in the points table with a game to go.

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  Record breaker: Ajax put 13 goals past VVV-Venlo; register biggest win in Dutch League

  Football | October 25, 2020 8:52 IST

  Ajax beat VVV-Venlo 13-0 in their Dutch league game on Saturday, breaking the record for the biggest win in league's history.

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  Barcelona close to signing young American defender Sergiño Dest

  Football | September 30, 2020 21:28 IST

  The Ajax player underwent a medical in Barcelona and the clubs were finalising the details to make the transfer official.

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  Coronavirus sees 2019-20 Dutch season cancelled with leaders Ajax denied title

  Football | April 24, 2020 23:44 IST

  Ajax were in fact level on points with AZ Alkmaar with nine rounds of matches yet to go, but ahead in terms of goal difference. However, both the teams will qualify for the next season's UEFA Champions League. 

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  Premier League: Chelsea agree to sign winger Hakim Ziyech from Ajax

  Football | February 13, 2020 19:37 IST

  Ziyech was a key player for Ajax in their run to the Champions League semifinals last season, often cutting inside from the right flank. 

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  United States defender Sergino Dest to leave Ajax training camp in Qatar

  Football | January 09, 2020 18:35 IST

  Ajax said United States' Sergino Dest asked to leave the camp because "he did not feel comfortable."

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  Ajax defender Daley Blind undergoes successful heart operation

  Football | December 22, 2019 16:00 IST

  Ajax defender Daley Blind has undergone a successful heart operation after complaining of dizziness during the side's Champions League game against Ajax.

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  Valencia knock Ajax out of Champions League with 1-0 win to advance

  Football | December 11, 2019 9:14 IST

  Ajax, who won the sides’ previous meeting 3-0 in Spain, entered the game as the leader in Group H, but finished third on 10 points after Chelsea won their game against Lille 2-1. That put Chelsea and Valencia level on 11 points.

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  Champions League: Chelsea complete improbable comeback against nine-man Ajax

  Football | November 06, 2019 10:40 IST

  In a roller-coaster match at Stamford Bridge, Frank Lampard's side scored two own goals and two penalties while Ajax had two players sent off as the game finished 4-4.

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  UEFA bans Ajax, Eintracht Frankfurt from selling tickets to fans

  Football | October 18, 2019 9:50 IST

  UEFA's disciplinary panel punished Ajax on Thursday for crowd disturbances and damage to the stadium in a 3-0 Champions League win at Valencia this month.

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  Matthijs de Ligt completes €75m transfer to Juventus

  Football | July 18, 2019 13:26 IST

  Matthijs de Ligt has become the most expensive defensive signing in the history of Serie A with the transfer to Juventus.

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  Serie A: Prized Ajax defender De Ligt undergoes medical with Juventus

  Football | July 17, 2019 15:57 IST

  De Ligt is expected to sign a contract worth 8 million euros per season before being formally presented on Thursday.