Sports,Football
Ecuador’s young team are tantalisingly close to a record-equalling last 16 place in the World Cup if they can beat or draw with African champions Senegal in their Group A showdown on Tuesday at the Khalifa International Stadium.The South Americans have had a superb start to the tournament, eas...
Costa Rica put a huge dent in Japan's hopes of reaching the World Cup last 16 as they recovered from their hammering by Spain to claim a surprise 1-0 victory in Group E on Sunday.Keysher Fuller's 81st-minute effort, Costa Rica's first shot on target in a dreary game, stunned the drum-bea...
Cameroon and Serbia go into Monday's Group G match knowing that anything less than a victory could send them packing from the World Cup by the time Brazil and Switzerland play later in the day.Serbia are bottom of the group after losing 2-0 to pre-tournament favourites Brazil while Cameroon'...
South Korea were proud of their effort in the stalemate with Uruguay in their World Cup opener but would need to find the much-needed clinical edge when they face Ghana in Monday's game, where both teams will be desperate for victory.Playing at their 11th World Cup, South Korea began their campa...
Kylian Mbappe's meteoric rise showed no sign of stopping as the France forward sealed the holders' 2-1 win against Denmark to send them into the last 16 of the World Cup on Saturday.Mbappe, who will celebrate his 24th birthday two days after the Dec. 18 final, took things into his own hands ...
Portugal could qualify early for the next phase of the World Cup with a game remaining if they beat Uruguay on Monday, a task probably much easier said than done.Uruguay have the World Cup edge in winning the tournament twice, albeit a few generations ago, and are more than familiar with Portugal, h...
Croatia's World Cup appearances have all resulted in group-stage exits or expectation-busting runs to the semi-finals or beyond, and while just one game into Qatar 2022 Sunday's match against Canada already has a make-or-break feel about it.A 0-0 draw against Morocco on Wednesday, in which Z...
Germany are facing a second consecutive World Cup first-round exit when they take on Spain on Sunday with coach Hansi Flick working overtime to pick his players up off the floor after their shock 2-1 loss to Japan in their Group E opener.The four-time champions suffered their earliest tournament exi...
Few would have given Japan much chance of getting out of a group that included Germany and Spain when the World Cup draw was made but a win over Costa Rica on Sunday would leave Hajime Moriyasu's side on the brink of the last 16.The Japanese came from behind to beat four-times champions Germany ...
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez will be looking for a vastly improved performance from his side when they take on a resolute Morocco in their second World Cup Group F fixture at Al Thumama Stadium on Sunday, where victory will seal a round of 16 place.Martinez described their 1-0 win over Canada on W...
Cristiano Ronaldo said he was "very proud" to have become the first player to score in five men's World Cups as he helped Portugal to a 3-2 victory over Ghana on Thursday at the start of their campaign in Qatar."It was a beautiful moment, my fifth World Cup," Ronaldo said in ...
Sports,Tennis
Rafa Nadal knows all about resilience in sport and the 22-times Grand Slam tennis champion said Lionel Messi's Argentina can shake off the disappointment of their stunning World Cup defeat by Saudi Arabia and have a deep run in Qatar."I'm not one for extremes, neither too much euphoria ...
Kylian Mbappe was back where he belongs, according to coach Didier Deschamps, as he once again brought his unique talents, devastating pace and bag of tricks to the World Cup stage as France crushed Australia 4-1 on Tuesday.The striker may not have grabbed the headlines -- with Olivier Giroud's ...
World,Front Page
Late goals by Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano gave Japan an incredible 2-1 comeback victory over Germany in the World Cup on Wednesday after the four-times champions had looked to be cruising to victory via an Ilkay Guendogan penalty but paid a fatal price for missing chances.The shock result was a...
South Koreans will be anxiously awaiting news of whether captain Son Heung-min is available when they need him most, as the Asian giants start their World Cup campaign on Thursday against a Uruguay side with a track record of deep runs in the tournament.The Tottenham Hotspur forward sustained multip...
Saudi Arabia fans will long celebrate their team's stunning victory over Argentina at the World Cup on Tuesday and their French coach Herve Renard could quickly become a national hero.Saudi Arabia had never previously won their first match at a World Cup, suffering a humiliating 8-0 defeat by Ge...
Sports
Lionel Messi's Argentina must put aside injured pride after a shock defeat by Saudi Arabia and summon the fighting spirit of their similarly-bruised 1990 predecessors if they want to bring home the World Cup for a third time.Messi's fifth and final attempt to match Diego Maradona's immor...
Cristiano Ronaldo believes his explosive TV interview, in which the Manchester United forward said he had been betrayed by the club and was being forced out, had not been a distraction in the Portugal changing room in the World Cup.The Portugal captain said that he is not worried about how his actio...
The World Cup kicked off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the tiny nation which has faced a barrage of criticism and staked its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament, the first held in the Middle East and most expensive in history.In a show of Gulf solidarity, Saudi Crown Prince ...
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo's criticism of younger players is understandable, team mate Anthony Elanga said.Earlier this week, Ronaldo told TalkTV that younger players "have things more easily, everything's easy, they don't suffer - and don't care."When aske...
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