World Cup

Brilliant Messi leads Argentina to World Cup glory

DOHA – Lionel Messi led Argentina to World Cup glory on Sunday, scoring twice against France in one of the…

2 years ago

Croatia v Argentina: Keys to the World Cup semi-final

DOHA – Croatia and Argentina face each other on Tuesday at the Lusail Stadium with a place in the World…

2 years ago

Croatia’s mental strength has deep roots, says World Cup hero Petkovic

DOHA – Croatia striker Bruno Petkovic says the team’s mental strength that has propelled them to two penalty shoot-out wins…

2 years ago

Yellow is the new black as World Cup fashion sweeps Brazil

Ditching the political divide over the colours, World Cup fans have re-embraced ‘Brazilcore’  by LUJÁN SCARPINELLI  IN A yellow-and-green outfit…

2 years ago

Brazil, Argentina target blockbuster World Cup semi-final

DOHA – Brazil seek to become the first team through to the World Cup semi-finals on Friday, while Argentina could…

2 years ago

ESG shouldn’t convince anyone anymore

ESG (environmental, social and governance) is the devil. That, at least, is what Elon Musk thinks (or what he tweets…

2 years ago

Portugal’s young gun Ramos stepping into Ronaldo’s shoes

DOHA – Goncalo Ramos was thrown into the eye of the storm, but it was Portugal’s 21-year-old striker who brought…

2 years ago

Dutch, Argentines meet again with World Cup history in the air

DOHA – Merely a glance at their iconic orange or blue and white striped shirts is enough to evoke memories…

2 years ago

46 Qatar World Cup bookie agents held in Johor

JOHOR BAHRU – Johor police arrested 46 local men, believed to be bookie agents of 2022 Qatar World Cup football…

2 years ago

Portugal hero Ramos ‘never dreamt’ of World Cup hat-trick

DOHA – Portugal’s hat-trick hero Goncalo Ramos (picture) said he had not even dreamt of starting a World Cup knockout match, let…

2 years ago

Best still to come from World Cup favourites after shocks galore

DOHA – The World Cup in Qatar has already delivered plenty of major shocks but as it moves into the…

2 years ago

Argentina, Netherlands eye quarters as World Cup last 16 kicks off

DOHA – Australia take on Lionel Messi’s (picture) Argentina in a David v Goliath World Cup showdown while the United States look…

2 years ago

World Cup stocks rise in Tokyo as Japan upsets Spain to advance

Some stocks related to sports and entertainment climbed in Tokyo after Japan’s surprise defeat of Spain to advance to the…

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