World Cup heavyweights gear up for quarter-finals
Brazil, France and other World Cup heavyweights started the build-up to their quarter-final matches in earnest on Wednesday after Portugal made a huge statement of intent against Switzerland.
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Baku, Qatar and Austin to stage F1 sprints in 2023
Formula One on Wednesday named Qatar, Azerbaijan and Austin in the United States among the six circuits chosen to stage sprint races in 2023.
Croatia coach Dalic says Brazil World Cup squad ‘scary’
Croatia’s coach #00 Zlatko Dalic shouts instructions to his players from the touchline during the Qatar 2022 World Cup round of 16 football match between Japan and Croatia at the Al-Janoub Stadium in Al-Wakrah, south of Doha on December 5, 2022. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)
Croatia's Lovren braces for another clash with nemesis Neymar
DOHA : As Croatia prepare to face World Cup favourites Brazil in their quarter-final clash on Friday, defender Dejan Lovren is bracing himself for another confrontation with his old nemesis Neymar.
’No small teams anymore’, FIFA chief hails best group stage
DOHA: FIFA President Gianni Infantino has hailed the group stage of the Qatar World Cup as the “best ever” and said the number of upsets and geographic breadth of the teams progressing indicated that football was becoming ever more global. Former champions Argentina, Spain, Germany and Brazil all suffered shock group-stage losses and Africa, Asia and North America were represented in the last 16 along with traditional powerhouses South America and Europe. Infantino said the matches — “played in beautiful stadiums” — had already attracted a TV audience in excess of two billion viewers.
'No small teams anymore', FIFA chief hails best group stage
DOHA : FIFA President Gianni Infantino has hailed the group stage of the Qatar World Cup as the "best ever" and said the number of upsets and geographic breadth of the teams progressing indicated that football was becoming ever more global.
Defibrillator allows driven Dutchman Blind to play in World Cup quarter-final
DOHA : Netherlands defender Daley Blind would be quite entitled to pinch himself in disbelief when he walks out against Argentina in Friday's World Cup quarter-final.
Azerbaijan to be first of six F1 sprint races in 2023
LONDON : Azerbaijan's Baku City circuit will host the first of Formula One's six sprint races next season, the sport said on Wednesday.