Brazil hit top gear with Neymar back in the line-up to brush aside South Korea 4-1 on Monday and ease into the quarter-finals of the World Cup where they will face Croatia. Neymar had been sidelined for two matches with a sprained ankle but with the world’s most expensive player restored to their side, Brazil’s yellow shirts poured forward at …
Brazil continued their pursuit of a record-extending sixth World Cup title with a clinical 4-1 win over South Korea in the Round of 16 on Monday. Vinicius Junior opened the scoring inside seven minutes before Neymar added another from the penalty spot to move to 76 goals for his country, leaving him just one away from equalling Pele’s all-time record …
Cristiano Ronaldo will aim to fire Portugal past Switzerland and into the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday as Morocco bid to derail Spain’s bid for a second global crown. Just two last-eight slots remain to be filled in Qatar after five-time winners Brazil swatted aside South Korea 4-1 and 2018 finalists Croatia squeezed past Japan via a penalty shoot-out. Ronaldo …
Trae Young is easily one of the best point guards in the entire NBA. He has killing it for the Atlanta Hawks, and he is the reason why the team is successful again. Now, he has Dejounte Murray in the backcourt with him, and the Hawks are poised to do some damage in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately, there appears to …
The fifth Round of 16 match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 will be between Japan and Croatia, at the Al Janoub Stadium on Monday. In the group stage, Japan had a brilliant run as they miraculously defeated Spain and Germany, to finish as the Group E toppers. On the other hand, Croatia ended up in the second position in …
Lionel Messi is a name that hardly needs an introduction, not just in football but in the global sporting spectrum. The talismanic forward looked in fine form as Argentina defeated Australia 2-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals in the FIFA World Cup on Saturday night. The Australian players, who were all standing against Messi on the day, also turned into …
France forward Kylian Mbappe further gave his reputation of a goalscorer a huge boost with a brace against Poland in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16. Mbappe struck twice after Olivier Giroud opened the scoring for France, as his side secured quarter-finals progression with a 3-1 win. Courtesy of Mbappe’s twin strikes, didn’t just become the player with the …
Neymar could make his return to the World Cup stage on Monday as Brazil continue their bid to be crowned kings for a record-extending sixth time against South Korea. Superstar forward Neymar has been absent for Brazil since spraining his ankle in his team’s opening Group G win against Serbia last month and their supporters have been sweating on his …
Raheem Sterling will return home from England’s World Cup camp in Qatar with doubts over whether he will return in time for Saturday’s quarter-final against France. The English Football Association confirmed the Chelsea forward was left out of Sunday’s 3-0 win over Senegal to deal with “a family matter”. According to reports in the British media, Sterling’s home was broken …
Lionel Messi produced a moment of trademark quality to score the opener in a 2-1 win over Australia and help send Argentina into the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday. Messi’s 789th goal in his 1,000th career appearance — but first in the knockout rounds of the World Cup — helped set up a last-eight clash with the unbeaten …
