Six star players to watch at the FIFA World Cup
The 2022 World Cup gets underway in three weeks' time in Qatar, with France hoping to become the first team to successfully defend the title since Brazil 60 years ago.
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Sri Lanka keep T20 World Cup hopes alive with Afghanistan win
Dhananjaya de Silva scored an unbeaten 66 as Sri Lanka kept their slim Twenty20 World Cup hopes alive with a six-wicket win over Afghanistan at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Cricket-Smith ready to slot in at World Cup as Australia sweat on injuries
MELBOURNE : Steve Smith will be happy to bat anywhere in the Australian order if called upon at the T20 World Cup and he might finally have his chance with injury doubts hanging over a number of his team mates.
Top weight Gold Trip lands the Melbourne Cup
Mark Zahra produced Gold Trip with a perfectly-timed challenge to lift the Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington.
Horse racing-Gold Trip jockey Zahra savours 'redemption day' with Melbourne Cup win
MELBOURNE : Mark Zahra was drowning his sorrows a year ago after missing out on a ride on the Melbourne Cup winner but on Tuesday the local jockey savoured redemption as Gold Trip stormed to victory in "the race that stops the nation".
Soccer-Moriyasu targets World Cup quarters as Furuhashi, Osako miss out
TOKYO : Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu left Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi and Vissel Kobe forward Yuya Osako out of his 26-man squad for the World Cup on Tuesday, saying he had opted for players with "burning ambition" over experience at the finals this month.
Horse racing-Gold Trip bolts home to win the Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE -Gold Trip won the A$8 million ($5.14 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, thundering home in the final straight to win Australia's "race that stops the nation" by a length and a half from Emissary.
France's Pogba to miss World Cup after failing to recover from surgery: Agent
France midfielder Paul Pogba will miss their World Cup title defence after failing to recover from knee surgery in time for next month's tournament in Qatar, his agent said on Monday (Oct 31).