Woodbine announces change of $1 million stakes race to King's Plate for 2023
After 70 years as The Queen's Plate, Canada's oldest thoroughbred race is getting a name change next year.
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’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.
Cape Town Sevens: When the Blitzboks are action
The World Rugby Sevens series makes its way to Cape Town this weekend where the Blitzboks will look to win at home for the first time since 2015.
Belgium's Hazard retires from international football
AL RAYYAN, Qatar: Belgium captain Eden Hazard announced his retirement from international soccer aged 31 on Wednesday after his team's group-stage exit at the World Cup.
Morocco’s ‘avocado head’ has World Cup team daring to dream
DOHA: Thanks to Walid Regragui, the coach who has made Morocco the first Arab nation to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, avocados may just be the nation's favourite fruit.
'I'm not a magician': Morocco coach Regragui says plan was to let Spain have the ball
Morocco coach Walid Regragui said his plan was to let Spain have the ball after his side's dramatic penalty shootout win in their World Cup last-16 match on Tuesday.
Canadian women's soccer league set to kick off in 2025
TORONTO : A domestic professional women's soccer league is set to kick off in Canada in 2025, organisers said on Tuesday.