Ronaldo looks to shine tonight
DOHA, Qatar (Agencies): Kylian Mbappé is the top scorer. Lionel Messi has been thrilling fans with his goals and dribbles. So what about Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the other superstars at the World Cup?He has broken a tournament record by becoming the first player to score a goal at five...
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Bellingham likely to become England's next superstar
AL KHOR, Qatar, Dec 05 (Agencies): Harry Kane fired England into a quarterfinal showdown against France on a night when teenage superstar Jude Bellingham produced one of the best midfield performances of the tournament. Captain Kane struck home the second in England's 3-0 win against Senegal at Al Bayt Stadium...
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Morocco's Achraf Hakimi up against country of his birth
DOHA, Dec 05 (Reuters): Achraf Hakimi was born in Madrid but will have little hesitation plotting the downfall of Spain when he and his Moroccan teammates take on the 2010 World Cup winners on Tuesday.The flying wingback is one of the important thing gamers within the north African outfit whose...
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Morocco gear up for another 'final' today
DOHA, Dec 05 (Reuters): Morocco will start Tuesday's last-16 World Cup clash against Spain as underdogs but they are ready to play another "final" to upset the 2010 champions, 36 years after their last appearance at this stage of the tournament.The Maghreb side advanced top of their group by beating...
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Bashundhara Kings clinch Independence Cup title
Bashundhara Kings clinched title of the Bashundhara Group Independence Cup football when they beat Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra by4-2 goals in penalty shootout in the exciting final match held on Monday at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla, reports BSS.The match rolled into a tie breaker after the regulation time...
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England's Livingstone out of Pakistan tour with knee injury
England's Liam Livingstone has been ruled out of the remainder of their Pakistan tour after the all-rounder suffered a knee injury in his debut Test in Rawalpindi, the team said on Monday, reports Reuters. The 29-year-old, who made nine in the first innings and was on seven in the second...
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England beat Pakistan to win first Test
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Dec 05 (AFP): England bowled out Pakistan for 268 runs in Rawalpindi Monday to win the first Test by 74 runs.Pakistan began the fifth and final day on 80-2 after being set a target of 343 for victory, but Ollie Robinson and James Anderson took four wicketsapiece to...
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India penalised after defeat to Bangladesh
After their heartbreaking one-wicket defeat to Bangladesh in the first ODI, India had to swallow another tough pill.They were fined 80 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate in the match on Sunday, reports BSS.Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed...
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Griezmann thankful for thankless role in France side
France's Antoine Griezmann has yet to score as he toils away at this World Cup, but the attacking midfielder could not care less as he is enjoying his comeback at the highest level with the defending champions, reports Reuters.Griezmann, whose job is to link the midfield and the front line...
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Saudi Arabia sole bidder to host 2027 Asian Cup after India exit
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 05 (AFP): Saudi Arabia on Monday became the sole bidder to host the 2027 Asian Cup after India withdrew its bid.The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said in a statement that the All India Football Federation had pulled out from the selection.The statement did not provide any reasons...
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