Tearful Ronaldo departs with World Cup dream in tatters
DOHA: Cristiano Ronaldo left the World Cup in tears on Saturday (Dec 10), walking off down the tunnel with his dreams of winning the trophy in tatters.
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Giroud's magnificent World Cup continues as France evoke spirit of 2018
Olivier Giroud continued his magnificent World Cup by scoring France's late winner in their quarter-final against England on Saturday and admitted that the holders' battling performance in adversity evoked the spirit of their triumphant 2018 run.
Algerians cheer for Morocco's World Cup exploits despite tough ties
ALGIERS : Morocco's World Cup heroics have won it support from across Africa and the Arab world, but in its neighbour and geopolitical rival Algeria, things are a little more complicated.
Adidas reveal the ball for the FIFA World Cup final
Al Hilm, which translates as “The Dream” in Arabic, follows on from the Official Match Ball of the group stages, Al Rihla, or “The Journey”.
Southgate 'will take time' to consider future after World Cup exit
Gareth Southgate said he would take his time before he makes a decision over his future as England coach after the bitter disappointment of their World Cup quarter-final defeat against France.
Powell on Sharks' opening Champions Cup win: 'Performance-wise, it was a massive step up'
Sharks director of rugby Neil Powell has a happy man following his side's 39-31 win over English outfit Harlequins in their opening Champions Cup fixture in Durban on Saturday.
Kim Boutin leads Canadian gold-medal haul at World Cup short track stop in Kazakhstan
Canadian short track speed skaters won a total of five medals -- three of which were gold -- on Sunday at the World Cup event in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was an especially successful day of competition for Kim Boutin, who skated to two of those gold medals.
France eye World Cup glory as Morocco loom
DOHA: Defending champions France on Sunday trained their sights on a World Cup semifinal against surprise package Morocco as Argentina and Lionel Messi prepare to take on Croatia. Didier Deschamps’ men edged past England in a thrilling quarter-final in the Qatar desert to move one step closer to becoming the first team to retain the trophy in 60 years.