Norway coach defends Haaland omission
FOXBOROUGH: Norway coach Stale Solbakken defended his decision to leave out star duo Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard in Friday’s 4-1 World Cup defeat against France, saying it w…
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Iran await progress after Egypt draw
SEATTLE: Iran face an anxious wait to see if they will progress to the World Cup knockout stage after they came from behind to hold Egypt to a 1-1 draw, which ended in dramatic f…
Trossard double fires Belgium past New Zealand
VANCOUVER: Leandro Trossard struck twice as Belgium demolished New Zealand 5-1 on Friday to clinch top spot in Group G and march into the World Cup’s round of 32, while the Kiwis’…
Gueye double helps five-star Senegal keep hopes alive
TORONTO: Senegal kept their World Cup knockout hopes alive in dominant fashion on Friday with a 5-0 victory over 10-man Iraq, who were eliminated from the tournament.Survival was o…
Cape Verde set up Argentina showdown
Houston: World Cup debutants Cape Verde will face reigning champions Argentina in the knockout rounds after drawing 0-0 with Saudi Arabia on Friday to extend their fairytale journe…
Baena sends Spain into last 32
GUADALAJARA: Spain edged Uruguay 1-0 on Friday to top Group H and reach the knockout stage of the World Cup, with Alex Baena’s first-half strike enough to settle a tense, physica…
Dembele hat-trick seals France’s 4-1 win
FOXBOROUGH: Ousmane Dembele scored a first-half hat-trick as France made sure of top spot in World Cup Group I with a ruthless 4-1 win on Friday over a second-string Norway who lik…
US says it struck Iran targets after attack on cargo ship
Washington: US forces struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar locations on Friday in response to an Iranian attack on a cargo ship, the US military said.”T…
OPEC to shrink over threat of Iraq exit
LONDON: Iraq has weighed leaving the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries if its oil production quota is not increased, sources told Reuters on Thursday, weeks afte…