THE JINXED MAN

December 4, 2018 09:44 am

Trrrr trrrr. The alarm went off. Ram Bahadur woke up immediately. It was an important day for him. An important presentation was scheduled for the day and if all went well he would be in for a big promotion. He opened the laptop and checked the slides again. He had been through them so many times now that he knew each word by heart. After struggling for almost 15 years he finally saw an opportunity for promotion and naturally did not want to ruin it.

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, June 18: Sweden won an opening World Cup game for the first time since 1958 and ended their worrying goal drought with a 1-0 victory over South Korea that was a must-win if they want to progress from a tricky-looking Group F.