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Slick Leipzig cruise past Shakhtar to march into Champions League last 16 02 Nov 2022 - 11:27 pm

Warsaw: Christopher Nkunku scored one goal and set up another as RB Leipzig crushed Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 on Wednesday to qualify for the...

Alcaraz makes winning start in Paris, De Minaur stuns Medvedev 02 Nov 2022 - 11:15 pm

Paris: World number one Carlos Alcaraz sailed into the Paris Masters third round with a 6-4 6-4 win over Yoshihito Nishioka on Wednesday...

Saka fully fit for Arsenal, England after World Cup scare 02 Nov 2022 - 10:50 pm

London: Bukayo Saka could feature for Arsenal as early as Thursday's Europa League clash with FC Zurich after Mikel Arteta allayed fears of...

Nawaf Al Temyat: ‘Qatar’s World Cup will introduce everyone to the Arab world’ 02 Nov 2022 - 08:45 pm

Doha: Saudi Arabia legend Nawaf Al Temyat has taken part in six editions of the FIFA World Cup: three as a player, two...

STARS OF QATAR 2022: Pulisic and the stars hoping to make America proud in Qatar 02 Nov 2022 - 08:03 pm

They may have reached the semi-finals in 1930, written ‘The Miracle of Belo Horizonte’ in 1950 and terrified Germany in the 2002 quarter-finals,...

United States hope to put World Cup demons behind them in Qatar 02 Nov 2022 - 06:02 pm

New York: The United States will look to silence the critics after a rocky run-up to Qatar when they return to the World...

Virgil van Dijk, teenage cast-off turned Dutch giant 02 Nov 2022 - 05:39 pm

Paris: One of the world's most formidable defenders, a combination of circumstance and misfortune means only now is Virgil van Dijk set to...

Scotland to play England in 150th anniversary football match 02 Nov 2022 - 05:30 pm

Glasgow: Scotland will host England at Glasgow's Hampden Park next year as part of celebrations to mark 150 years of Scottish football, it...

Croatia are hungry for more World Cup success-striker Kramaric 02 Nov 2022 - 05:26 pm

Berlin: Croatia's sensational run to the 2018 World Cup final has only sharpened their desire for even more success at the tournament in...

India inch closer to semis after nervy win v Bangladesh 02 Nov 2022 - 03:57 pm

Melbourne: Inaugural champions India put a foot in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup following their nervy five-run victory against Bangladesh in...

India's Kohli becomes top run-scorer in T20 World Cup history 02 Nov 2022 - 12:33 pm

Adelaide, Australia: India's Virat Kohli on Wednesday became the highest run-scorer in Twenty20 World Cup history when he reached 16 against Bangladesh in...

Barcelona, Atlético exit Champions League; Liverpool through 02 Nov 2022 - 08:28 am

GENEVA:Barcelona was eliminated from the Champions League on Wednesday even before enduring yet another 3-0 beating by Bayern Munich. Atlético Madrid also went...

Qatar’s Bassam ‘never expected’ to play at World Cup 02 Nov 2022 - 08:01 am

Five years after making his international debut, Qatar star Bassam Al Rawi is set to feature in the FIFA World Cup – a...

We must set high goals at World Cup, says Qatar coach Sanchez 02 Nov 2022 - 07:58 am

Drawn with the Netherlands, Senegal and Ecuador, Qatar coach Felix Sanchez has said his team is targeting a strong show in their World...

Djokovic starts Paris defence with win, Rublev and Hurkacz also through 01 Nov 2022 - 09:46 pm

Paris: Defending champion Novak Djokovic opened his Paris Masters campaign with a routine 7-6(1) 6-4 win over Maxime Cressy on Tuesday, while Andrey...

France's Kimpembe suffers Achilles 'discomfort' three weeks before World Cup 01 Nov 2022 - 08:22 pm

Turin: France defender Presnel Kimpembe has suffered an Achilles injury three weeks away from their first game at the World Cup, his club...

Cirstea hits out at Adidas over player contracts 01 Nov 2022 - 07:35 pm

Bucharest: Romania's Sorana Cirstea has lamented how brands value players' "looks" more than performance while drawing up contracts, saying that Adidas told her...