Barcelona on brink of exit, Messi shines at PSG
LONDON: The Champions League enters the next-to-last round of games, with five teams — Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Napoli and Club Brugge — already qualified for the last 16.
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Arsenal held as Armstrong rescues draw for Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom: Arsenal dropped points for only the second time this season as Stuart Armstrong’s equalizer forced the Premier League leaders to settle for a 1-1 draw against Southampton on Sunday. Mikel Arteta’s side went in front through Granit Xhaka’s first-half strike at St. Mary’s.
Soccer-City's Guardiola warns Haaland to lay off the carbs during World Cup break
(Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola joked he wanted striker Erling Haaland to lay off the food and drink during the mid-season break for the World Cup and come back fit to spearhead the club's hunt for trophies in the second half of the season.
Giant new mural celebrates 'warrior' Maradona in Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES : An Argentine artist has painted a giant mural of late soccer legend Diego Maradona in Buenos Aires to commemorate what would have been the World Cup winner's 62nd birthday at the end of October.
Rust a risk for many of Canada's men's soccer team ahead of World Cup
CF Montreal's exit from the Major League Soccer playoffs on Sunday was more than a local concern. At least four probable members of the Canadian men's national team, including certain starter Alistair Johnston and rising midfielder Ismael Koné, are now idled with nearly a month to go before their first game in November's World Cup in Qatar.
Soccer-Argentina's 'first fan' reached Qatar six months early
BUENOS AIRES : Argentina's self-styled "first fan" Marcelo Martinez is so keen to see Lionel Messi and team mates at the World Cup that he arrived in Qatar six months early.
Human rights group says Qatar has detained and mistreated LGBT people ahead of World Cup
DOHA: Security forces in Qatar arbitrarily arrested and abused LGBT Qataris as recently as last month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday (Oct 24), in the run-up to hosting football's World Cup which has put a spotlight on human rights issues in the Gulf Arab state.
Basketball semifinal lineup for Saudi Games confirmed
RIYADH: The official opening of the Saudi Games 2022 may be three days away but the lineup for the semifinals of the basketball competition was confirmed after the last-eight clashes took place on Sunday night.