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Axar shines as India look set for win over Bangladesh 17 Dec 2022 - 02:29 pm

Left-arm spinner Axar Patel picked up three wickets on Saturday as India edged closer to a comfortable win in the opening test against...

10 memorable moments from Qatar World Cup: Morocco fans, Saudi Arabia's historic win over Argentina and more 17 Dec 2022 - 12:44 pm

Doha: The Qatar World Cup has delivered a rich feast of soccer for the past month, with shocks, great goals, incredible celebrations and...

After heart illness, referee Marciniak all smiles ahead of World Cup final 17 Dec 2022 - 12:26 pm

Doha:Szymon Marciniak will be the first referee from Poland to officiate a World Cup final when France take on Argentina on Sunday, a...

Messi vs Mbappe: Tasty duel in World Cup climax 17 Dec 2022 - 12:02 pm

Doha: With football’s top prize at stake in the mouth-watering World Cup final between defending champions France and Argentina, the Lionel Messi vs...

Future stars must soak as much information from vets: Kovacic 17 Dec 2022 - 11:58 am

Doha: Croatia and Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic has urged the younger players to soak in as much knowledge as possible as the veterans...

FIFA World Cup praised for its ‘unique cohesive power’ 17 Dec 2022 - 11:40 am

Doha:The FIFA Council met yesterday in advance of the FIFA World Cup final in Doha, Qatar, which FIFA President Gianni Infantino hailed as...

Third-place play-offs: More goals, records 17 Dec 2022 - 11:19 am

Doha: Morocco who entered the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ranked 22 will have another opportunity to finish their dream run in the...

Sealine captures Late Sheikh Jassim Bin Mohammed Al Thani Trophy 17 Dec 2022 - 11:19 am

Doha: H E Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali, Minister of Sports and Youth, crowned the winners of the Late Sheikh Jassim Bin Mohammed...

Regragui happy with ‘priceless’ seventh game but insists Morocco wanted final 17 Dec 2022 - 10:55 am

Doha: Morocco coach Walid Regragui has insisted the Atlas Lions would have preferred playing on Sunday instead of the third-place playoff match against...

Tiger Woods says time with son priority over recovery from injury 17 Dec 2022 - 12:56 am

Fifteen-times major winner Tiger Woods said he did not care whether competing in this weekend's PNC Championship would set back his recovery from...

Argentina's Batistuta does not mind losing goal record to Messi 17 Dec 2022 - 12:33 am

Former Argentina international Gabriel Batistuta said he was happy to see Lionel Messi overtake him as the country's top scorer at the World...

FIFA Club World Cup to feature 32 teams in 2025: Infantino 17 Dec 2022 - 12:11 am

AL RAYYAN, Qatar: The 2025 Club World Cup will feature 32 teams, making the format similar to the ongoing soccer World Cup, FIFA...

Morocco's World Cup success boosts academy that gave players a start 16 Dec 2022 - 11:29 pm

RABAT: At a soccer academy near Rabat, 100 young Moroccans hope to emulate the success of alumni who took the national team to...

Factbox: Messi by the numbers 16 Dec 2022 - 10:55 pm

The following is a look at Argentina captain Lionel Messi's career by the numbers: 499 million: Global followers on social media platforms Facebook...

Iraq cancels entry visa fees for Gulf Cup attendees 16 Dec 2022 - 10:31 pm

Baghdad: The Iraqi government announced today, December 16, 2022, the cancellation of entry visa fees for attending the Arab Gulf Cup football tournament,...

Spain captain Busquets retires from international football 16 Dec 2022 - 07:20 pm

Spain captain Sergio Busquets announced his retirement from international football on Friday after they exited the World Cup in the last 16 in...

Morocco's World Cup run is like Croatia's four years ago, says coach Dalic 16 Dec 2022 - 07:11 pm

AL RAYYAN: Croatia are preparing for a "huge" match against Morocco in Saturday's World Cup third-place playoff with the African team's surprise run...

France players hit by colds as Argentina final looms 16 Dec 2022 - 06:00 pm

Doha: Defending champions France are not having an ideal preparation for tomorrow’s World Cup showdown against Argentina with players missing training due to...