Ataa Jaber’s winding road to Palestine’s national football team
Nationality switches are common in football, but very few might be as impactful as Ataa Jaber’s decision to pursue an international career with Palestine.
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Canada, eyeing back-to-back titles, into 3x3 basketball semis of Women's Series Final
Canada's 3x3 basketball team opened its title defence at the Women's Series Final with three consecutive victories Saturday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Verstappen fires back at Wolff over 'Wikipedia' remark
Max Verstappen has told Toto Wolff to focus on his own team after he called the Dutchman's record winning streak "completely irrelevant" and "for Wikipedia".
Jeremy Doku gives Man City hint of future as Bernardo Silva and Kyle Walker excel in internationals
As Pep Guardiola gears up to return from his period of rest following his back surgery, he will have been pleased with how the international break panned out for his Manchester City squad.
Arnautovic double helps Austria to 3-1 win away to sorry Sweden
STOCKHOLM: Austria striker Marko Arnautovic notched two second-half goals as his side comfortably beat Sweden 3-1 in their Group F qualifier at the Friends Arena on Tuesday (Sep 12), dealing a serious blow to the hosts' hopes of qualifying for Euro 2024.
Italy Falter, England And Belgium On Track For Euro 2024
Defending European champions Italy drew 1-1 with North Macedonia in a Euro 2024 qualifier on Saturday to suffer a blow in their hopes of making it to next year's finals from Group C where leaders England took a valuable point in a 1-1 away draw against Ukraine. England lead the group on 13 points with Ukraine on seven. Italy and North Macedonia both have four points. Italy next face a crucial qualifying test against Ukraine on Tuesday. Luciano Spalletti took charge of Italy for the first time following Roberto Mancini's shock resignation but his team flopped against the side which dumped them out of the last World Cup in the play-offs.
Talking points ahead of Republic of Ireland's crucial clash with Netherlands
The Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2024 qualification campaign has reached crunch-point after just four games with Sunday’s Group B clash with the Netherlands pivotal to their dwindling hopes.
England and Belgium stay on track for Euro 2024
PARIS: England claimed a point in a 1-1 draw with Ukraine in a Euro 2024 qualifier Saturday as Belgium went joint top of their group with a 1-0 away win at Azerbaijan as both sides stayed on course for the finals in Germany. Ukraine hosted England in neighboring Poland and marched out onto the pitch in Wroclow with national flags draped over their shoulders in front of around 40,000 of their own fans. Oleksandr Zinchenko put Ukraine in front with a thundering shot after a sweeping drive through midfield on 26 minutes. Gareth Southgate’s England, however, hit back in the 41st minute when Harry Kane played a ball over the top and Kyle Walker slipped the ball home for his first international goal on his 77th appearance. Group C leaders England have 13 points to Ukraine’s seven. Third-placed Italy can close in on Ukraine with victory over North Macedonia later Saturday. The top two teams in each group qualify for the finals. “Very tough place to come.