Sports

DOHA, Dec 12 (Online): Tears are flowing from soccer’s biggest superstars as they make emotional exits from what might be their last World Cup. First it was Neymar. Then it was Cristiano Ronaldo. Could Lionel Messi be next? Momentum is building behind Messi’s push to […]

Zagreb, Dec 12 (AFP/APP):Three Dinamo Zagreb players, including penalty shootout king Dominik Livakovic, have gone from playing in front of several thousand fans in a neglected stadium to the brink of the World Cup final. As Croatia prepare to face Argentina in Tuesday’s first semi-final, […]

Vald’Isère, France, Dec 11 (AFP/APP):Norway’s Lucas Braathen won the first men’s World Cup slalom of the season at Val D’Isere on Sunday as his compatriot and first leg leader Henrik Kristoffersen suffered a nightmare second run. Braathen, 22, was second after the first leg but […]

DOHA, Dec 9, (Online): England’s players have been asked one question on repeat as they prepare to face France in the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday. How do you stop Kylian Mbappé? Hardly surprising, given Mbappé is the tournament’s leading scorer with five goals and […]

LONDON, Dec 8 (Online): British tennis chiefs said Wednesday they were “disappointed” at being fined $1 million by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for banning Russian and Belarusian players from their events. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) came under […]