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Erling Haaland scored his second World Cup brace in a row as Norway beat Senegal 3-2 on Monday to punch their ticket to the last 32. Norway substitute Marcus Holmgren Pedersen struck late in the first half in New Jersey before Haaland doubled the lead shortly after the break. Ismaila Sarr cut the deficit for Senegal, only for Haaland to ...

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 greatest of all time pounced late in the first half in Texas with a trademark left-footed finish after neat build-up play. ...

Egypt earned the first World Cup win in their history by beating New Zealand 3-1 on Sunday, putting them on track to reach the knockout round for the first time. Mohamed Salah, Mostafa Zico and Trezeguet were Egypt’s scorers after Finn Surman had given New Zealand the lead after 15 minutes of the Group G match in Vancouver. The victory ...

Mohamed Salah led Egypt to their first-ever World Cup victory as they recovered to beat New Zealand 3-1 on Sunday, moving top of Group G and boosting their hopes of reaching the knockout stage. Egypt, pre-match favourites with Salah and Omar Marmoush spearheading the attack, were backed by a vocal crowd at BC Place. However, slack defending cost them early ...

Lamine Yamal made a goalscoring return for Spain as the European champions got their World Cup campaign back on track with a 4-0 drubbing of Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Yamal, 18, opened the scoring after just 10 minutes of the Group H game in Atlanta to put La Roja on course for a comfortable victory against an outclassed Saudi team. ...

Japan marked the 1,000th game in the history of the World Cup with a 4-0 thrashing of Tunisia on Saturday to close in on a place in the last 32. Ayase Ueda scored twice while Daichi Kamada and Junya Ito were also on target as the Asian giants joined the Netherlands on four points at the top of Group F. ...

Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room was the hero against Ecuador on Saturday, keeping out a barrage of shots to help the tiny Caribbean nation claim their first ever World Cup point in a goalless draw that keeps alive their hopes of reaching the knockout phase. Ecuador, who finished second in South American qualifying, had 28 shots, including 15 on target but ...

The opening four-day match between Bangladesh Emerging team and Zimbabwe A side ended in a draw after inclement weather wiped out nearly three whole days of proceedings in Sylhet. No play was possible on the first two days while on the penultimate day of the game, only two balls were bowled as the home team were put in to bat ...

An early double from Brian Brobbey, two more in the second ​half for Cody Gakpo and a ‌late goal from Crysencio Summerville helped the Netherlands notch up an impressive 5-1 win over ​Sweden at the World Cup on Saturday. Brobbey, ​chosen ahead of record scorer Memphis Depay, ⁠scored twice in the opening 17 ​minutes to give the Dutch the early ...

Bangladesh hockey legend Abdus Sadeque passed away on Saturday morning at Continental Hospital in Gulshan, Dhaka. He was around 79. He breathed his last at about 8AM while undergoing treatment at the hospital. The first janaza for Abdus Sadeque will be held after Asr prayer at Baitus Sobhan Mosque in Bashundhara’s I-block. A second janaza follows Sunday at 10.30AM at ...