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ICC rates Rawalpindi pitch 'below average'

-- 2022-12-13 17:09:52

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium has been handed one demerit point after the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday rated the pitch for the first Test between Pakistan and England as "below average"...

Argentina have worked out where to hurt Croatia: Scaloni

-- 2022-12-12 22:42:22

Argentina will trust their system when they face Croatia in the World Cup semi-finals and believe they have worked out how to hurt the 2018 runners-up, coach Lionel Scaloni said on Monday. Croatia we...

Tearful Ronaldo the lasting image of Portugal World Cup debacle

-- 2022-12-11 23:04:11

Cristiano Ronaldo running to the tunnel in tears and as desolate as the football world has ever seen him will be the lasting image for Portugal fans looking back on the World Cup in Qatar. Ronaldo, a...

We will try to stop Argentina as a team, not with man-marking: Croatia

-- 2022-12-11 22:43:41

Croatia will not attempt to stop Argentina superstar Lionel Messi by man-marking him but instead will focus on immobilising the entire team in their World Cup semi-final on Tuesday, they said. Croati...

US soccer journalist Grant Wahl dies at World Cup

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-11 10:09:40

Grant Wahl, an American journalist who helped grow the popularity of soccer in the U.S. and reported on some of the biggest stories in the sport, died Saturday while covering a World Cup match between...

Morocco, France fans clash with police in Paris after World Cup win

REUTERS 2022-12-11 09:12:12

French police fired tear gas on the Champs Elysees in Paris as fans were celebrating victories by France and Morocco in the World Cup, sending them to the tournament’s semi-finals. Thousands of...

Giroud sends France into World Cup semis as England miss late penalty

REUTERS 2022-12-11 09:08:53

Olivier Giroud sent France into a World Cup semi-final with Morocco as his late header after Aurelien Tchouameni's opener clinched a gutsy 2-1 win over England on Saturday with Harry Kane blazing a pe...

Morocco stun Portugal to reach World Cup semi-final as first African country

-- 2022-12-10 23:04:29

Mococco extended their dream run at the World Cup on Saturday as they out-thought and out-fought Portugal in a 1-0 win to become the first ever African country to reach the semi-finals thanks to a tow...

Ronaldo benched against Morocco in World Cup quarterfinals

-- 2022-12-10 21:29:06

Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped from Portugal’s starting lineup for the second straight match at the World Cup. The 37-year-old Ronaldo won’t play from the outset in the quarterfinal match...

FIFA may impose fines on Argentina for disorders at World Cup match

-- 2022-12-10 21:05:00

FIFA opened a disciplinary case against Argentina for its players’ actions during a contentious World Cup quarterfinal match against the Netherlands. The soccer governing body cited “orde...

India defeat Bangladesh by 227 runs in last ODI

-- 2022-12-10 19:17:59

India defeated Bangladesh by 227 runs in third and last one-day international (ODI) of three-match series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Saturday. Bangladesh won the toss and opted...

India's Kishan becomes 7th ODI batsman to hit a double century

-- 2022-12-10 16:51:01

India's Ishan Kishan made history by becoming the seventh batsman in one-day international cricket to hit a double century and the fastest to achieve the feat during his country's third ODI match agai...

Maradona is watching us from above and pushing us, says Messi

REUTERS 2022-12-10 14:03:57

Lionel Messi said Argentina have felt the presence of the late, great Diego Maradona throughout their World Cup campaign, including on Friday when they beat the Netherlands on penalties to reach the s...

Neymar hints at Brazil retirement as head coach Tite steps down

-- 2022-12-10 12:01:42

Neymar said he "cannot 100% guarantee" he will continue playing for Brazil after their World Cup exit, while coach Tite confirmed he will step down. The favourites went out at the quarter-final stage...

Neymar ties Pelé's record

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-10 11:41:27

Neymar walked off the field with teammate Dani Alves by his side, tears still rolling down the Brazil forward's cheeks. Other players had already tried to console Neymar as he cried while sitting nea...

Messi's Argentina go through on penalties after Dutch comeback

REUTERS 2022-12-10 09:04:53

Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout to keep Lionel Messi's World Cup dream alive on Friday after the Dutch had snatched a 2-2 draw from the jaws of defeat in an extraordinar...

Croatia beat Brazil on penalties to reach semi-finals

-- 2022-12-10 00:51:11

Croatia came from a goal down in extra time and battled past heavy favourites Brazil 4-2 on penalties on Friday to reach the World Cup semi-finals for the second consecutive time following a 1-1 draw...

Brazil fail to go past quarte-final once again, beaten by Croatia in the penalty shootout

Shuvro Saif 2022-12-09 23:56:54

Croatia beat Brazil by 4-2 in the penalty shootout and qualify for the semi-finals. Luca Modric's team did it perfectly in Qatar's Education City Stadium after stopping Brazil for 120 minutes of play...

Croatia and Brazil locked 0-0 at halftime in WC quarter-final 

-- 2022-12-09 22:02:25

Five-time champions Brazil and Croatia were locked 0-0 at halftime in the first World Cup quarter-final on Friday.  There was nothing to separate the Brazilians and their 2018 runners-up opponen...

Brazil’s Alex Sandro on the bench, Croatia make two changes

-- 2022-12-09 20:45:55

Brazil named an unchanged line-up from the last 16 for their World Cup quarter-final against Croatia on Friday, with first-choice left back Alex Sandro on the bench as he has not fully recovered from...

PSG to discuss extension of Messi’s contract after World Cup

-- 2022-12-09 19:36:37

Paris St Germain (PSG) President Nasser Al-Khelaifi said Lionel Messi is happy at the Ligue 1 champions and they will open discussions about a possible contract extension after the World Cup. Messi,...

Rohit Sharma ruled out as India look to avoid ODI whitewash

-- 2022-12-09 18:15:09

India will not get the service of their regular captain Rohit Sharma in their crucial third and final ODI against Bangladesh, scheduled to be held tomorrow (Friday) at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhur Stadium...

Messi or Ronaldo? Football's hottest debate rages on in Qatar

-- 2022-12-09 15:29:48

It may have been a rest day at the World Cup on Thursday but there was no stopping the football discussion that never ends - who is the better player, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? With no games...

World Cup 2022: how many migrant workers have died in Qatar?

REUTERS 2022-12-09 13:05:38

Here is a look at migrant workers' rights issues in Qatar, which is hosting the 2022 World Cup from November 20-December 18: WHAT IS QATAR'S RECORD ON MIGRANT WORKERS' RIGHTS? * Qatar, where foreign...

Spain coach Luis Enrique fired, De la Fuente takes over

-- 2022-12-09 12:21:46

Luis Enrique was sacked as Spain coach on Thursday after the team's elimination in the last-16 at the World Cup with the country's under-21 manager Luis de la Fuente named as his replacement by the Sp...

Miraz is ready to be the next Shakib of Bangladesh cricket

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2022-12-08 14:45:36

The poster boy of Bangladesh cricket, Shakib Al Hasan's career, is drawing to its twilight. Bangladeshi cricket fans have long waited to find someone who would fill in the boots of Shakib, who has bee...

Mr Avocado Head has Morocco daring to dream

-- 2022-12-08 13:23:42

Thanks to Walid Regragui, the coach who has made Morocco the first Arab nation to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, avocados may just be the nation's favourite fruit. When the appointment of Regrag...

Miraz’s maiden century takes Bangladesh to 271 against India

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-07 16:42:53

Tigers scored 271 runs losing seven wickets in 50 overs riding on Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s brilliant century during their second one-day international (ODI) game of three-match series at Mirpur's Sh...

IOC warns Afghanistan over women's access to sport

-- 2022-12-07 16:26:18

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) warned Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Tuesday that allowing women and young girls safe access to sports was a condition for the country's representation at t...

Female fans feel safe at Qatar World Cup thanks to reduced alcohol consumption

-- 2022-12-07 14:29:30

Many supporters were up in arms at the idea of the World Cup taking place in a conservative country like Qatar where the sale of alcohol is highly restricted, but for some female fans it has led to a...