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Fabinho confident Al Ittihad will bounce back from Club World Cup disappointment
Al Ittihad’s Fabinho said the hosts have no excuses for their Fifa Club World Cup exit to Al Ahly on Friday, but vowed to focus on still delivering silverware to the team's fans this season.
Canada's Jack Crawford cracks top 5 in World Cup downhill stop in Italy
Canada's Jack Crawford finished fifth in a World Cup downhill in Val Gardena, Italy, on Saturday.
World Cup champion Spain finally takes top spot in FIFA women's rankings, Canada 10th
World Cup champion Spain took over top spot in the new FIFA women's rankings Friday after advancing to the final four of the UEFA Nations League.
Canada's Podulsky, Susko finish 7th in women's doubles luge World Cup debut in Whistler
The Canadian duo of Beattie Podulsky and Embyr-Lee Susko say they're happy to have finished their first-ever women's luge doubles race at the Eberspacher Luge World Cup stop in Whistler B.C., let alone compete for the podium.
Manchester City to face Urawa at Club World Cup after Asian champion beats Mexico’s León
JEDDAH: Manchester City will play Urawa Red Diamonds in the Club World Cup semifinals after the Asian champion beat León of Mexico 1-0 on Friday. Saudi Arabian champion Al-Ittihad, captained by Karim Benzema, played Al Ahly, the Egyptian champion of Africa, later Friday in the other second-round game. The winner will face Fluminense of Brazil in the semifinals next week. Urawa’s win was sealed with a 78th-minute goal by Dutch forward Alex Schalk, who squeezed a low, angled shot past advancing León goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota. Schalk’s journey from his native Netherlands to Japan took him via the north of Scotland, where he spent three seasons at Ross County, and to Switzerland with Servette, where the first of his four years was in the second division. Urawa earned their place at the seven-team Club World Cup by winning the Asian Champions League in February, beating Saudi club Al-Hilal in the final.
Al-Ittihad’s FIFA Club World Cup hopes dashed by Al-Ahly
Al-Ittihad’s FIFA Club World Cup campaign ended on Friday with a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Al-Ahly in their second-round clash in Jeddah.