Luka Modric was feted by his Croatia teammates after making his 200th international appearance. Photo: AFP FOXBOROUGH: Panama were eliminated from World Cup contention after Croatia kept their hopes of progressing to the last 32 alive with a hard-fought 1-0 win on Tuesday. Croatia, who made it to the last four of the 2018 and…
Ellyse Perry starred as Australia moved closer to the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals with a 113-run rout of lacklustrePakistan on Tuesday. Perry smashed 71 from 48 balls in Australia’s innings of 199-7 and took two wickets to help dismiss Pakistan for just 86. Six-time T20 World Cup winners Australia have won all four of their group…
LONDON: The United States will ease travel restrictions imposed on the Iranian team during the World Cup, allowing them to arrive in Seattle two days before their next match, the US Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. Iran team officials complained they could only arrive for matches in Los Angeles one day before kick-off —…
Lionel Messi became the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer as Argentina beat Austria. Photo: AFP MIAMI: Lionel Messi became the leading scorer in World Cup history as the captain struck twice to give Argentina a 2-0 win over Austria on Monday and send the champions into the last 32. The player widely regarded as the…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after opening the scoring in a 5-0 thrashing of Uzbekistan. Photo: AFP HOUSTON: Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in six World Cup campaigns and silenced his critics after “a dark week” as the Portugal captain struck twice in a 5-0 annihilation of Uzbekistan on Tuesday. The big win…
Brazil were training ahead of their meeting against Scotland in Miami. Photo: AFP LOS ANGELES: From David Narey’s toepoke to the opening game of France 98, World Cup clashes between Brazil and Scotland became a staple at the tournament towards the end of the last century and the teams renew acquaintances in a decisive final group game on…
Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembélécelebrate France’s third goal. Photo: AFP MIAMI: Kylian Mbappe marked his 100th cap by scoring two more World Cup goals on Monday as France eased to a 3-0 win over Iraq in a game delayed by two hours by a severe storm. Mbappe opened the scoring in the 14th minute and added another nine…
Vondrousova has yet to decide whether to appeal the ban. Photo: AFP LONDON: Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova insisted she “never doped” after an anti-doping watchdog had banned her from tennis for four years on Monday. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) blames the 26-year-old Czech for failing to open the door to an anti-doping officer in…
Algeria players celebrate after the match. Photo: REUTERS MIAMI: Algeria stormed back to beat Jordan 2-1 and eliminate the World Cup debutants with a match to spare on Monday thanks to second-half goals from substitute Nadhir Benbouali and Amine Gouiri. Benbouali’s header cancelled out Nizar Al-Rashdan’s first-half opener and Gouiri poked home in a goalmouth scramble eight minutes from time to revive Algeria’s…
Messi scores twice against Austria to break Miroslav Klose’s World Cup scoring record Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their second goal with Leandro Paredes. Photo: Reuters Lionel Messi added to his legacy Monday afternoon by scoring his record-breaking 17th career World Cup goal in the first half before adding his 18th in second-half stoppage time…