Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties to win World Cup

December 18, 2022

Argentina won the World Cup on Sunday after beating defending champions France 4-2 on penalties, following a dramatic 3-3 draw after extra time, Reuters reports. Argentina keeper Emiliano Martinez saved Kingsley Coman’s penalty and Aurelien Tchouameni fired wide to give Argentina their first world title since 1986, and third overall. France had come from two […]Continue Reading

Croatia edge Morocco 2-1 to clinch third spot at World Cup

December 17, 2022

Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 in the World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday to leave Qatar on a high after the European side failed to reach a second consecutive final, Reuters reports. Mislav Orsic’s late first-half strike was enough to settle the contest after two early goals inside the first nine minutes set the tone for […]Continue Reading

Morocco beat Portugal to go through to World Cup semi-final

December 10, 2022

NEWS DESK Mococco extended their dream run at the World Cup on Saturday as they out-thought and out-fought Portugal in a 1-0 win to become the first ever African country to reach the semi-finals thanks to a towering headed goal from Youssef En-Nesyri, Reuters reports. In the 42nd minute En-Nesyri leapt above the Portugal defenders […]Continue Reading

Croatia oust favourites Brazil 4-2 on penalties to reach semi-final

December 9, 2022

Croatia came from a goal down in extra time and battled past heavy favourites Brazil 4-2 on penalties on Friday to reach the World Cup semi-finals for the second consecutive time following a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes, and with one of the biggest upsets in the tournament history’s knockout phase, Reuters reports. The 2018 […]Continue Reading

Sublime Mehidy scripts Tigers consecutive ODI series against India

December 7, 2022

Mehidy Hasan Miraz hit his maiden ton as Bangladesh overcame a shaky start and a Rohit Sharma scare to beat India by 5 runs in the second ODI and sealed the three-match series in emphatic style at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today, Dec 7, 2022. Mehidy struck an exact 100 off 83 to power Bangladesh […]Continue Reading

Croatia beat Japan on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals

December 5, 2022

NEWS DESK Croatia goalkeeper Dominic Livakovic saved penalties from Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Mitoma and Maya Yoshida before Mario Pasalic netted the winning spot-kick in their 3-1 shootout win over Japan on Monday (Dec 5, 2022) to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. With the scores deadlocked at 1-1 after an absorbing 90 minutes, Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma […]Continue Reading

Tunisia upset France but still exit World Cup

November 30, 2022

NEWS DESK French-born Wahbi Khazri scored the only goal of the game as Tunisia upset World Cup holders France 1-0 at the Education City Stadium on Wednesday, but the shock victory was not enough for them to join the defending champions in the last 16 of the tournament in Qatar, Reuters reports. Khazri steered home […]Continue Reading

Ghana hold off South Korea in five-goal thriller

November 28, 2022

NEWS DESK Mohammed Kudus netted twice as Ghana edged out South Korea 3-2 in a dramatic and fluctuating World Cup Group H game on Monday (Nov 28, 2022) to stay in contention for the next round, Reuters reports. Ghana led 2-0 at halftime but allowed South Korea back into the match as Cho Gue-sung netted […]Continue Reading

Morocco stun Belgium to claim long-awaited World Cup win

November 27, 2022

NEWS DESK Substitutes Abdelhamid Sabiri and Zakaria Aboukhlal earned Morocco their first World Cup victory in 24 years as they upset a hugely disappointing Belgium side 2-0 in World Cup Group F on Sunday (Nov 27, 2022), Reuters reports. The Morocco fans gave the match a vintage World Cup feel in a boiling atmosphere at […]Continue Reading

Iran strike late to beat Wales in second World Cup game

November 25, 2022

NEWS DESK Two goals in quick succession deep into added time have given Iran their first win at the World Cup, defeating a spirited Wales team that ended the game with 10 men, Al Jazeera reports. Wales dominated the possession throughout Friday’s match (Nov 25, 2022), and the first half had been a closely contested […]Continue Reading