Shane Lowry to compete in Dubai Desert Classic
Shane Lowry, the 2019 Open Champion, has announced that he will compete in the Dubai Desert Classic.
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Japan target fifth Asian title after World Cup heartbreak
NARITA, Japan: Japan will put their World Cup heartbreak behind them and focus on becoming Asian champions for a fifth time, captain Maya Yoshida said after the team returned home on Wednesday. The Blue Samurai were eliminated from the World Cup on penalties by Croatia in the last 16 on Monday, denying them a first-ever place in the quarter-finals. But the defeat did not stop hundreds of fans from traveling to an airport near Tokyo to welcome the players and coach Hajjime Moriyasu back from Qatar.
’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.
Infantino lauds World Cup including 'sold out' games
The group stage at the World Cup in Qatar has been hailed as the "best ever" by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino hails World Cup group stage as ‘best ever’
The group stage at the World Cup in Qatar has been hailed as the “best ever” by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
FIFA boss Infantino helped set me free, says World Cup pitch invader
The protester who ran onto the field during the World Cup game between Portugal and Uruguay holding a rainbow flag has told Reuters that FIFA president Gianni Infantino intervened to ensure he was set free by Qatari authorities.
Arsene Wenger suggests that 'political demonstration' cost Germany and others
Arsene Wenger has intimated that Germany's "political demonstration" prior to their opening World Cup match against Japan was a factor in the four-time winners’ elimination in the group stage in Qatar.