SA men suffer heavy defeat to Australia at Hockey World Cup
The South African men's hockey team suffered a heavy World Cup defeat to Australia in Rourkela, India on Friday.
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Real Madrid stun Villarreal with Spanish Cup comeback, Barcelona thrash Ceuta
VILLAREAL, Spain: Real Madrid produced a stunning comeback from two goals down to beat Villarreal 3-2 on Thursday and book their place in the Spanish Cup quarter-finals. Elsewhere Barcelona romped to a 5-0 win at third-tier Ceuta with Robert Lewandowski scoring twice. Carlo Ancelotti’s Madrid side will hope the victory is a turning point after struggling in 2023.
Madrid produce stunning Spanish Cup comeback to beat Villarreal
Carlo Ancelotti's side will hope the victory is a turning point after struggling in 2023. They were soundly beaten by rivals Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final last Sunday.
Real Madrid fight back to beat Villarreal and advance in Spanish Cup
Real Madrid came from two goals down to beat Villarreal 3-2 in the Copa del Rey last 16 on Thursday thanks to a brilliant second-half performance by substitute Dani Ceballos.
Lewandowski hits two as Barca thrash Ceuta in Spanish Cup
Barcelona romped to a 5-0 win over minnows Ceuta to reach the Spanish Cup quarter-finals on Thursday, riding the wave after winning their first trophy of the season last week.
Second-string Barcelona thrash Ceuta to advance in Spanish Cup
Robert Lewandowski scored a brace and led a second-string Barcelona side to a 5-0 win at third-tier Ceuta in the Copa del Rey last 16 on Thursday.
Voeller to be German team director after World Cup disaster
BERLIN: Former German international Rudi Voeller will take over as director for the men’s national team, the German Football Association said Thursday, following a disastrous World Cup campaign in Qatar. Voeller’s job would be to “lay the foundations for a successful home European Championship in 2024,” which will be hosted in Germany, he said in a statement. The four-time winners crashed out in the group stages of the World Cup for the second time in a row, leading team director Oliver Bierhoff to step aside in December.
Late drama as Iraq seal Gulf Cup title in match marred by crush death of at least 1 fan
BASRA: Iraq defeated Oman 3-2 on Thursday to lift the Arabian Gulf Cup for the first time since 1988, but the match was marred by a crush in the crowd before kickoff that resulted in the death of at least one supporter.