Germany's World Cup silence adds to vocal sporting protests
Germany's World Cup team made a statement by covering their mouths when they lined up for a team photo before losing to Japan in the World Cup on Wednesday.
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Croatia held to goalless draw by Morocco in World Cup
AL KHOR, Qatar : Croatia, runners-up at the last World Cup, were held to a 0-0 draw by Morocco at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday in their opening Group F match at the tournament in Qatar.
Deschamps: The World Cup is Kylian Mbappe's stage
France head coach Didier Deschamps has backed Kylian Mbappe to shine at the World Cup, labelling it "his competition" after the forward excelled in a comeback win over Australia. A number of injures rocked the France squad heading into the finals and they were stunned as Craig Goodwin opened the scoring after nine minutes before rallying to record a 4-1 win. Olivier Giroud scored twice to equal Thierry Henry's all-time record of 51 goals for France, while Adrien Rabiot and Mbappe were also on the scoresheet for the reigning world champions at Al Janoub Stadium. Mbappe, who hit four goals en route to helping France to win the 2018 World Cup, was named man of the match following the victory as Deschamps hailed the Paris St Germain ace. "Kylian of course has been one of the best players in the world for some time now and he is feeling very confident, you can see that in the way he is playing," he said. "I knew that he was going to be ready for this World Cup, it is his competition, he knows how to make the difference. "But he is part of a team and he has always been able to play as part of a team even though he is an individual, flair player as well. So that is great for us. I have got a lot of attackers, but Kylian is of course an outstanding one."
Injury-hit France flirt with champions curse in Australia clash
DOHA : The curse of the defending champions will hang over injury-hit France when they open their World Cup title defence in a group match against Australia on Tuesday - a repeat of the start to their triumphant 2018 campaign.
Medvedev looks to put 'disaster' finish to season behind him
Daniil Medvedev's 2022 season came to an inauspicious conclusion on Friday with a stinging defeat at the hands of Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals, but he vowed to bounce back next year.
Dua Lipa, Rod Stewart, Shakira are boycotting World Cup opening ceremony in Qatar
Several global stars have refused to take part in the opening ceremony of the Qatar World Cup, and with one day to go, it is still not clear who will perform.
Basketball star Griner begins sentence in remote Russian prison: Lawyers
MOSCOW: Basketball star Brittney Griner, whose plight has generated widespread anger in the United States, has been sent to a remote Russian penal colony, her lawyers said on Thursday (Nov 17).
Ukraine war in maps: Russia launches new offensive in Donetsk
After its troops’ withdrawal from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, Russia is launching a new offensive in the eastern Donetsk region, according to the Institute for the Study of War.