Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach World Cup final
DOHA: A Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina thumped 2018 runners-up Croatia 3-0 on Tuesday to set up a World Cup final against either France or Morocco.
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‘Cricket still in denial’ says Rafiq after racism scandal
LONDON: Azeem Rafiq claims cricket is still “in denial” over the racism scandal that forced the former Yorkshire spinner to leave England after he lifted the lid on abuse in the domestic game. Rafiq appeared before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee on Tuesday for the first time since November 2021 when he gave harrowing evidence about the racism he faced during his time at Yorkshire. The 31-year-old used his latest appearance in front of the committee to highlight the abuse he and his family have endured since he blew the whistle.
Footballer union ‘sickened’ as Iranian player risks death sentence
PARIS: The world union of professional footballers FIFPRO said it was “shocked and sickened” by the risk of Iranian footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani being sentenced to death in connection with protests which have shaken the country for three months. Nasr-Azadani was arrested in the city of Isfahan two days after allegedly taking part in an “armed riot” in which three security agents were killed on September 16, Isfahan’s judiciary chief Abdullah Jafari said, quoted Sunday by Iran’s ISNA news agency.
FIFPRO 'sickened' at reports Amir Nasr-Azadani is facing execution in Iran
FIFPRO says it is "shocked and sickened" at reports that footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani is facing execution in Iran and has called for the punishment to be revoked.
Commentary: Qatar World Cup is a festival of cosmopolitanism – not nationalism
LONDON: I’ve spent years writing about the rise of nationalism. Trump, Brexit, Putin, Bolsonaro and the rest were supposedly a backlash against globalisation only “elites” still liked.
Sterling to rejoin England camp before quarter-final with France
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : England's Raheem Sterling will return to their World Cup base in time for the quarter-final clash with France this weekend, the FA said on Thursday, after the forward returned home following a robbery at his residence.
5 Asian football stars who dazzled at the World Cup
SINGAPORE: With South Korea's 4-1 loss to Brazil, all sides from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have been eliminated from the World Cup in Qatar.
Outsider's perspective features strongly in European Film Awards nominations
The European Film Awards will be handed out in Reykjavik this Saturday (10 December) and several nominated films stand out for their outsider's perspective. Among them: Saint-Omer by French director Alice Diop, who's the daughter of Senegalese parents, and Holy Spider by the Danish director of Iranian origin Ali Abassi.