QUITO Aaron Hicks Jersey , Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador coach Gustavo Quinteros on Monday urged his team's lesser known players to assume greater responsibility as the South American outfit attempts to secure a berth in next year's FIFA World Cup.
Quinteros was forced to leave out a raft of high-profile names for his side's World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Peru due to injuries.
Among those missing from his 27-man squad on Monday were Arturo Mina, Frickson Erazo, Alexander Dominguez, Jefferson Montero and Miller Bolanos.
"The most important players for us right now are those in the squad," Argentine-born Quinteros said. "We have to give them confidence, and we need the fans and the press on our side."
Ecuador will face Brazil in Porto Alegre on August 31 before hosting Peru in Lima five days later.
Quinteros' side are currently sixth in the 10-team South American group qualifying standings with four matches remaining.
The top four teams will earn an automatic spot in football showpiece tournament in Russia while the fifth-ranked side will book an intercontinental playoff berth.
Ecuador squad:
Goalkeepers: Esteban Dreer (Emelec), Maximo Banguera (Barcelona de Guayaquil), Librado Azcona (Olimpia)
Defenders: Pedro Velasco, Luis Caicedo and Dario Aimar (Barcelona de Guayaquil), Robert Arboleda (Sao Paulo), Gabriel Achilier (Morelia, Mexico), Fernando Leon (Independiente del Valle), Cristian Ramirez (Krasnodar, Rusia), Walter Ayovi (Guayaquil City) and Oscar Bagui (Emelec)
Midfielders: Antonio Valencia (Manchester United), Renato Ibarra (America), Cristhian Noboa (Zenit), Pedro Quinonez and Fernando Gaibor (Emelec), Carlos Gruezo (Dallas FC), Matias Oyola and Marcos Caicedo (Barcelona de Guayaquil), Angel Mena (Cruz Azul), Juan Cazares (Atletico Mineiro) and Jefferson Orejuela (Fluminense).
Forwards: Enner Valencia (Tigres), Felipe Caicedo (Lazio), Michael Estrada (Independiente del Valle) and Fidel Martinez (Atlas)
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NEW DELHI, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Death toll in the ongoing floods in India's eastern state of Bihar has risen to 514, disaster management department officials said Tuesday.
According to officials flood situation in the state continued to remain grim in Samastipur, Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga districts as Burhi Gandak and Bagmati rivers are flowing above danger mark.
The surging water from the rivers have inundated fresh areas. The floods so far have affected 17.1 million people in over 21 districts of the state.
"A total of 514 deaths have been reported so far across the state due to floods," a senior disaster management official said. "In 21 districts, a total of 8,394 villages have been affected."
A government spokesman said the state's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reviewed the ongoing relief and rescue operations in the flood affected areas.
The local government has announced a compensation of 6,248 U.S. dollars to each family that has lost its member in the devastating flood.
Meanwhile, in Uttar Pradesh death toll in the ongoing spell of flood has risen to 109. Around 2.5 million people have been affected in 5, 000 villages of Uttar Pradesh.
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A gunman opened fire at a community college in southern Oregon on Thursday, killing 13 people and wounding some 20 others before he was shot to death by police, state and county officials said, in the latest mass killing to rock a U.S. school.
There were conflicting reports on the number of dead and wounded in the shooting rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, which began shortly after 10:30 a.m. local time.
First responders transport an injured person following a shooting incident at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon October 1, 2015. REUTERSMichael SullivanThe News-Review Police officers inspect bags as students and staff are evacuated from campus following a shooting incident at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon October 1, 2015. REUTERSMichael SullivanThe News-Review Police officers inspect bags as students and staff are evacuated from campus following a shooting incident at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon October 1, 2015. REUTERSMichael SullivanThe News-Review
The state's attorney general, Ellen Rosenblum, told the local NBC affiliate that 13 people had been slain and 20 wounded. Rosenblum's office did not return calls from Reuters seeking comment.
Governor Kate Brown said the suspect was a 20-year-old man but he was not identified further by authorities. CNN reported that four guns belonging to the shooter were recovered from the scene.
The massacre is the latest in a series of mass shootings at U.S. college campuses, movie theaters, military bases and churches in recent years. The killings have fueled demands for more gun control in the United States, where ownership of firearms is protected by the S. Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap Jerseys China Wholesale Cheap Jerseys Wholesale China Cheap MLB Jerseys China Cheap College Jerseys China Cheap Soccer Hats Free Shipping Cheap NHL Shirts Free Shipping Cheap NBA Hats Free Shipping Wholesale Shirts Wholesale Soccer Hats
