Argentina awaits to welcome home Messi and World Cup winners BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi and his teammates set off for Argentina with the most coveted prize in football as... Published 19 Dec, 2022 01:04pm
Sports FIFA readies 48-team World Cup as eyes turn to 2026 DOHA: Forty-eight teams, three host countries, and potentially more than 100 games. After successfully staging the... Published 19 Dec, 2022 12:43pm
Sports Argentina beat France on penalties to win World Cup Messi scored twice and France striker Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as a thrilling World Cup final had finished 3-3 after extra time Updated 18 Dec, 2022 11:51pm
Sports ‘Greatest-ever’ Messi powering underdogs Argentina: Martinez DOHA: Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez says the South Americans are happy to be underdogs as they prepare to... Published 17 Dec, 2022 07:13pm
Sports FIFA chief announces plans for 32-team Club World Cup DOHA: FIFA chief Gianni Infantino announced plans on Friday for a 32-team Club World Cup from 2025, despite reported... Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:30pm
Sports France end Morocco World Cup dream to set up Argentina final AL KHOR: France ended Morocco's World Cup dream as goals from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani gave the holders ... Published 15 Dec, 2022 02:11am
Sports Palestinians say World Cup proves their cause not ‘buried’ Morocco’s support for the Palestinians during the Atlas Lions’ historic World Cup run shows the cause has not been... Updated 14 Dec, 2022 09:57pm
Sports Messi and Alvarez fire Argentina past Croatia into World Cup final DOHA: An inspired Lionel Messi scored from the penalty spot and Julian Alvarez struck twice as Argentina beat ... Published 14 Dec, 2022 02:12am
Sports Modric seeks to derail Messi’s bid for World Cup glory DOHA: Lionel Messi and Luka Modric face off in a mouthwatering World Cup semi-final between Argentina and Croatia on... Published 13 Dec, 2022 08:26pm
Sports France favourites but Morocco eye another knockout punch DOHA: After putting Belgium, Portugal and Spain to the sword in Qatar, Morocco are looking to bring another soccer... Published 12 Dec, 2022 05:07pm
Sports Don’t expect any man-marking of Messi in semi-final, say Croatia DOHA: Croatia will not attempt to stop Argentina superstar Lionel Messi by man-marking him but instead will focus on... Published 11 Dec, 2022 08:52pm
Sports Giroud takes France into World Cup semis as Kane penalty miss costs England AL KHOR: Olivier Giroud scored the winner and Harry Kane missed a late penalty as holders France beat England 2-1 in... Published 11 Dec, 2022 02:18am
Sports Cristiano Ronaldo equals world record for international caps of 196 DOHA: Cristiano Ronaldo equalled the men’s international world record of 196 selections when he came on as a... Published 10 Dec, 2022 09:46pm
Sports Morocco beat Portugal to go through to World Cup semi-final DOHA: Mococco extended their dream run at the World Cup on Saturday as they out-thought and out-fought Portugal in a... Updated 10 Dec, 2022 10:12pm
Print Croatia stun Brazil in penalty shoot-out to reach semi-finals DOHA: Croatia stunned favourites Brazil to reach the World Cup semi-finals on Friday, winning 4-2 on penalties after... Published 10 Dec, 2022 06:27am
Sports Argentina beat Dutch and go into semis after late night drama DOHA: Argentina will face Croatia in the World Cup semi-finals after beating the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties... Published 10 Dec, 2022 03:18am
Sports Croatia stun Brazil in penalty shoot-out to reach World Cup semi-finals DOHA: Croatia stunned favourites Brazil to reach the World Cup semi-finals on Friday, winning 4-2 on penalties after... Published 09 Dec, 2022 11:08pm
Sports Messi or Ronaldo? Football's hottest debate rages on in Qatar DOHA: It may have been a rest day at the World Cup on Thursday but there was no stopping the football discussion ... Published 08 Dec, 2022 11:07pm
Sports 765K World Cup visitors fall short of Qatar's expected 1.2M influx DOHA: Qatar received just over 765,000 visitors during the first two weeks of the World Cup, according to an... Published 08 Dec, 2022 11:03pm
Sports Ramos bags hat-trick as Portugal crush Swiss to reach World Cup quarters DOHA: Goncalo Ramos justified the shock decision to drop Cristiano Ronaldo by scoring a hat-trick on his full debut... Published 07 Dec, 2022 02:11am
Sports Morocco dump Spain out on penalties to reach historic World Cup quarters DOHA: Achraf Hakimi struck the decisive penalty to send Spain crashing out and Morocco into the World Cup... Published 06 Dec, 2022 11:10pm
Sports Neymar returns as Brazil brush aside South Korea to reach World Cup quarters DOHA: Neymar returned from injury to help inspire Brazil to a 4-1 victory over South Korea on Monday as the... Published 06 Dec, 2022 02:16am
Sports Croatia reach World Cup quarters with shoot-out victory over Japan DOHA: Croatia reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Monday with a dramatic 3-1 penalty shoot-out win over... Published 05 Dec, 2022 11:10pm
Sports Neymar set for World Cup return as Brazil eye quarter-finals DOHA: Neymar looks set to return to action against South Korea in the last 16 of the World Cup on Monday as Brazil... Published 05 Dec, 2022 08:06pm
Sports Cisse admits Senegal given World Cup lesson by England AL KHOR: Senegal coach Aliou Cisse bemoaned his team’s defensive lapses after England brushed the African champions... Published 05 Dec, 2022 11:19am
Sports Qatar 2022 witnesses highest attendance in FIFA World Cup history ISLAMABAD: Fifa on Sunday announced that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has already proven to be a grand success with... Published 05 Dec, 2022 07:09am
Sports Giroud and Mbappe guide France past Poland and into World Cup quarter-finals DOHA: Kylian Mbappe set up a history-making goal for Olivier Giroud and then scored two himself as holders France... Published 04 Dec, 2022 10:23pm
Sports Brazil’s Neymar fit to face South Korea, says coach Tite AL RAYYAN: Brazil forward Neymar will train later on Sunday and is set to play for the five-times champions in their... Published 04 Dec, 2022 06:25pm
Sports France, England in World Cup spotlight after Messi helps Argentina into quarters DOHA: France’s bid to retain the World Cup continues against Poland on Sunday, while England’s pursuit of a first... Published 04 Dec, 2022 05:57pm
Sports Spain warned over ‘collapse’ ahead of Morocco clash, says Rodri DOHA: Spain’s Rodri says his country have been warned about suffering another “collapse” when they face Morocco in... Published 04 Dec, 2022 05:30pm
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