FOOTBALL

A thumping volley from Michy Batshuayi handed Belgium a 1-0 victory over a desperately unlucky Canada side that was also denied from the spot by Thibaut Courtois. Against the run of play, Batshuayi bagged the […]

Spain shredded Costa Rica 7-0 in a brutal destruction in their Group E opener which launched their bid to lift a second World Cup. Avoiding the fate of giants Argentina and group rivals Germany, who […]

Japan stunned Germany 2-1 in their World Cup opener on Wednesday, punishing the four-time champions for not taking their chances after they dominated the first half. The German team covered their mouths for the team […]

Croatia has fallen to a 16-year World Cup low, kept goalless in the tournament for the first time since 2006 by a much more dynamic Morocco side in their 0-0 draw. The 2018 finalists were […]

The German football association is taking FIFA to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over their ban on players wearing One Love armbands at the World Cup in Qatar. The DFB has told Germany captain […]

Guillermo Ochoa saved a Robert Lewandowski penalty as Mexico and Poland played out a 0-0 draw in their World Cup Group C opener in Doha. Mexico were the more dangerous side in a game bereft […]

 France start title defence with 4-1 win over Australia Record-setter Olivier Giroud scored twice to help defending champions France start their title defence with a comprehensive 4-1 over Australia at Al Janoub Stadium on Wednesday. […]

Denmark were held to a draw by Tunisia in their World Cup opener in a raucous atmosphere at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan. Despite fielding many Premier League regulars, the much-fancied Danes were […]

The World Cup continued in Qatar on Tuesday, and the day opened with a bona fide stunner: Saudi Arabia knocked off Lionel Messi, in what is probably his final World Cup, and Argentina, 2-1, in the Group C opener.

Rising star Cody Gakpo saved Netherlands’ blushes as his lone goal around the 85th minute helped the Dutch scrape past a very game Senegal. With Senegal pushing deeper and deeper, De Jong had hold of […]