Scotland’s Scott McTominay looks dejected after the match. — Reuters Ismael Saibari fired in a goal in the second minute, sending Morocco on the way to a 1-0 win over Scotland on Friday in World Cup play at Foxborough, Mass. The result puts Morocco (1-0-1, 4 points) at the top of the Group C standings,…
Morocco’s Ismael Saibari in motion with Scotland’s Lewis Ferguson and Nathan Patterson. Photograph: REUTERS BOSTON: Ismael Saibari scored the quickest aim of the World Cup to date after simply 71 seconds as Morocco beat Scotland 1-0 on Friday to shut in on a spot within the knockout rounds. Saibari scored in Morocco’s opening 1-1 draw…
SOUTHAMTON: New Zealand kept their hopes of defending their women’s T20 World Cup crown alive with a thrilling four-run win over Ireland on Friday in Southampton. Defeat for the Kiwis, who had lost their previous two games, would have left them teetering on the brink of an early flight home but instead they move up…
LOS ANGELES: The US powered into the final 32 of the World Cup on Friday with a 2-0 victory over Australia as Brazil ready to kickstart their marketing campaign towards Haiti. A day after Mexico sealed their place within the knockout rounds, the USA emulated their fellow World Cup co-hosts with a medical Group D…
Alexander Zverev is thru to the semi-finals of the Halle Open, the place he’ll face American Taylor Fritz. Photograph: AFP HALLE WESTFALEN: French Open champion Alexander Zverev will face American Taylor Fritz within the semi-finals of the ATP occasion in Halle after edging Raphael Collignon in straight units on Friday. The world quantity three and…
New Zealand’s Henry Nicholls walks off after the tip of play for day 3. Photograph: REUTERS LONDON: New Zealand seized full management of the second take a look at in opposition to England as Henry Nicholls struck a masterful century in a 161-run partnership with Rachin Ravindra to stretch their result in 352 on day…
Merlin be part of hundreds of admirers on the World Cup “Fan Fest” in Mexico Metropolis, his agenda is jam-packed Merlin, a two-year-old duck, seized the creativeness of hundreds of thousands of Mexicans when he was filmed strolling down the road along with his proprietor whereas sporting Mexico’s inexperienced nationwide jersey. Now a viral sensation,…
Switzerland’s Johan Manzambi celebrates scoring his staff’s third aim towards Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photograph: AFP LOS ANGELES: Tremendous subs Johan Manzambi and Ruben Vargas fired Switzerland to a 4-1 win over 10-man Bosnia-Herzegovina in a late rush of objectives in Los Angeles on Thursday. The end result gave the Swiss a robust likelihood of reaching the knockout…
Yan Diomande, 19, made his Ivory Coast debut in October and scored in his first two matches. Picture: AFP LONDON: Two years after leaving the US following a collection of unsuccessful MLS tryouts, Yan Diomande is shining on the World Cup for Ivory Coast — and nonetheless grieving a household tragedy. Diomande, 19, made his Ivory Coast…
Sweden head coach Graham Potter oversees a World Cup coaching session. Picture: AFP LONDON: Graham Potter took cost of Sweden in October with each coach and workforce in want of a reset. Now they’re one sport from the World Cup knockouts. The Swedes hammered Tunisia 5-1 of their opening sport in Mexico on Sunday to…
