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Posted on 12 July 2026 | 7:57 am
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LOS ANGELES: Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said on Friday that the World Cup semi-final with France would be "a final before the final". He said his side, who beat Belgium 2-1 in Friday's quarter-final thanks to an 88th minute Mikel Merino winner in Los Angeles, were "capable of beating any ...
Posted on 12 July 2026 | 7:42 am
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Julian Alvarez scored a breathtaking goal as Argentina battled past 10-man Switzerland 3-1 after extra-time on Sunday, setting up a mouthwatering World Cup semi-final against bitter rivals England. Fans of the South American team dominated the stands in Kansas City and were celebrating as early as t...
Posted on 12 July 2026 | 4:54 am
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MONACO: Julien Alfred and Emmanuel Wanyonyi delivered two masterclasses with outstanding victories in a high-quality Diamond League meeting in Monaco on Friday that brought a raft of records. Wanyonyi arguably produced the performance of a sultry evening at the Stade Louis II, clocking a world's ...
Posted on 12 July 2026 | 1:55 am
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Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic poses with the Venus Rosewater Dish after beating compatriot Karolina Muchova in the Wimbledon final at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Saturday.—AFP LONDON: Linda Noskova recovered from an attack of nerves that saw her squander five match p...
Posted on 12 July 2026 | 1:55 am
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Jude Bellingham scored twice, including the extra-time winner, as England ground out a 2-1 victory over a battling Norway side at Miami Stadium on Sunday to reach the World Cup semi-finals for the fourth time. The teams were locked up 1-1 at the end of regulation time after Andreas Schjelderup ha...
Posted on 12 July 2026 | 12:35 am
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England lock horns with Norway in a World Cup quarter-final in Miami on Saturday that pits Harry Kane against Erling Haaland in a mouthwatering battle of elite strikers. The teams are competing to face either reigning champions Argentina or surprise package Switzerland in the semi-finals. Kane has o...
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 12:53 pm
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OEIRAS: Portugal appointed Jorge Jesus as their new national team coach on Friday and he said he would continue to call on veteran superstar Cristiano Ronaldo if he is available, insisting the forward will "never" be a problem. The 41-year-old striker was criticised for his World Cup performance...
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 4:37 am
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KANSAS CITY: England's Bukayo Saka (L) and Nico O'Reilly arrive to speak to media before a training session at the Swope Soccer Village.—AFP KANSAS CITY: Keeping Erling Haaland quiet would be "huge" but the Norwegian juggernaut is not the only threat to England in their World Cup quar...
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 4:35 am
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Super sub Mikel Merino broke Belgian hearts and sent Spain through to a World Cup semi-final against France with a late goal in a gripping 2-1 win on Friday. The stunning finish at SoFi Stadium sets up a tantalising showdown between European champions Spain and the tournament favorites France and th...
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 1:48 am
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KANSAS CITY: Switzerland players undergo drills during a practice session at the Sporting KC Stadium.—Reuters KANSAS CITY: Argentina and Switzerland meet again in the World Cup knockout stage on Saturday carrying memories of a tense match 12 years ago in Brazil, when Angel Di Maria's extra-...
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 1:05 am
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EL ALAMEIN: Egypt's Mohamed Salah waves as the national team is welcomed by fans at the El Alamein International Airport on Friday.—Reuters EL ALAMEIN: Waving flags, singing patriotic songs and carrying banners proclaiming "Egypt's men made us proud", thousands of supporters welcome...
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 1:05 am
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LONDON: Linda Noskova swept into her first Wimbledon final with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Marta Kostyuk on Thursday, setting up an all-Czech title match against Karolina Muchova. Noskova took just 79 minutes to see off Ukrainian 12th seed Kostyuk in sweltering 33C heat on Centre Court. In her maiden Grand...
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 3:59 am
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Posted on 10 July 2026 | 3:18 am
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LONDON: Lord's will finally host a women's Test, 142 years since staging its first such men's match, when England face India in a four-day game at the 'Home of Cricket' starting on Friday. "It just boggles my mind that it is just the first (women's) Test match here at Lord's," said...
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 2:02 am
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Kylian Mbappe recovered from having a first-half penalty saved to score a magnificent opener that set France on their way to a 2-0 win over Morocco in their World Cup quarter-final showdown on Thursday. Mbappe's weak spot-kick was easily saved by Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, but he made up ...
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 1:47 am
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An Israeli strike in Gaza prior to the kickoff of the FIFA World Cup clash between Argentina and Egypt killed a top Palestinian aid official who helped organise screenings of the game across the strip, according to media reports. The Associated Press said the blast that killed Mohamed al-Wahidi, an ...
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 5:00 am
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LAHORE: Pakistan selection committee member Aaqib Javed has defended the Pakistan Cricket Board's decision to replace Shan Masood with Babar Azam as Test captain, saying recurring tactical shortcomings under Shan's leadership prompted the change. Speaking on a PCB podcast hosted by former Pakist...
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 4:08 am
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), the country's apex sports body, on Wednesday decided to initiate action against parallel sports federations and constituted committees to address disputes over their status. The decision was taken at a PSB board meeting chaired by Minister for Inter-Prov...
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 4:05 am
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INDIAN tailender Varun Chakravarthy is cleaned up by England leg-spinner Adil Rashid during the second T20I at Trent Bridge.—Reuters NOTTINGHAM: India captain Shreyas Iyer said his side had been "atrocious" after suffering their worst ever T20 defeat, in terms of runs, during a humiliati...
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 4:03 am
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Posted on 9 July 2026 | 3:58 am
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Posted on 8 July 2026 | 11:12 am
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Posted on 8 July 2026 | 8:23 am
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Argentina staged a stunning comeback from 2-0 down to avoid a stunning exit at the hands of Egypt and prolong Lionel Messi's World Cup career with a 3-2 win to reach the quarter-finals. The holders looked down and out when goals from Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Ziko, either side of Messi having a p...
Posted on 8 July 2026 | 6:01 am
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FOIX: Norwegian Torstein Traeen claimed the coveted race leader's yellow jersey as Denmark's Mads Pedersen won the fourth stage of the Tour de France on a day of Nordic delight on Tuesday. Traeen stripped reigning champion Tadej Pogacar of the jersey just two days after Norway stunned five-time ...
Posted on 8 July 2026 | 3:56 am
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LAHORE: The national selection committee on Tuesday named a 17-member Pakistan women's U-19 squad for the home T20 series against their South African counterparts taking place in Karachi later this month. The five-match series will be played from July 14 to 24 at the National Bank Stadium. Fizza F...
Posted on 8 July 2026 | 3:54 am
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LONDON: Alexander Zverev worked a longer shift than he would have hoped for in the fierce heat as he returned to Centre Court on Tuesday to complete his fourth-round win over Jiri Lehecka and reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time. The German second seed had gone to bed the previous e...
Posted on 8 July 2026 | 3:51 am
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Switzerland beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw on Tuesday to set up a quarter-final with defending champions Argentina. The two teams cancelled each other out in the final game of the last 16 — the last match to be played at the 2026 tournament outside the United States. Both tea...
Posted on 8 July 2026 | 2:05 am
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Egypt coach Hossam Hassan claimed his side had been "cheated" out of a place in the World Cup quarter-finals after Argentina staged a stunning late comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 on Tuesday. "I do not want to put it nicely and talk about hard luck. We have been cheated unfairly today, we ha...
Posted on 7 July 2026 | 9:11 pm
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Argentina's 3-2 victory over Egypt in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Round-of-16 tie on Tuesday sparked widespread criticism of the officiating, with fans, pundits and former players questioning a number of refereeing decisions that they claimed favoured the defending champions. While Lionel Messi's ...
Posted on 7 July 2026 | 8:43 pm