Category: Sports
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Argentina vs Australia Match Highlights
Argentina advances to the World Cup quarterfinals and defeats Australia thanks to Lionel Messi. After helping Argentina defeat Australia 2-1 on Saturday, Lionel Messi led his team’s charge into the World Cup quarterfinals. Messi scored the opening goal on his 1,000th career game with a magnificent effort, and the Socceroos were unable to capitalise on…
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Netherlands vs USA Match Highlights
Netherlands beat US 3-1 to reach World Cup quarterfinals The USMNT missed several good scoring opportunities. The Dutch took advantage of opportunities to gain an edge or punish the US. The Netherlands await Saturday’s winner between Argentina and Australia. Here are the game’s highlights. Dutch 3, US 1 The Netherlands beat the U.S. 3-1. The…
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Best ‘College GameDay’ signs from TCU vs. KSU
AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas is serving as the host venue for “College GameDay” and the Big 12 championship game, which will feature the No. 4 TCU Horned Frogs taking on the No. 10 Kansas State Wildcats. The Horned Frogs are one of just three unbeaten teams in the FBS heading into the Big 12…
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Ghana vs Uruguay Match Highlights
Despite South America’s win, both teams exit World Cup. Uruguay’s 2-0 triumph over Ghana in Group H’s final game stopped the Black Stars from exacting retribution for their 2010 quarterfinal loss, but La Celeste paid a steep price. South Korea’s 2-1 triumph over Portugal in the group-stage decider vaulted them over Uruguay and Ghana, sending…
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Serbia vs Switzerland Match Highlights
Serbia defeats Switzerland 3-2 to advance Switzerland into the Round of 16 Swiss qualified for the Round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup after a thrilling 3-2 Group G victory over Serbia in Doha. In the first 45 minutes, both teams gave their best effort of the match, as goals from Xherdan Shaqiri, Aleksandar…
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Portugal vs South Korea Match Highlights
South Korea advances to the round of 16 after a last-second victory over Portugal. South Korea defeated Portugal with a spectacular injury-time goal to earn their unlikely advancement to the knockout stages. After Kim Young-gwon had tied the score after Ricardo Horta’s opening goal, it appeared as though South Korea would not get the goal…
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Drew Brees fakes a lightning strike
The legendary Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints pretended to be hit by lightning as part of a marketing ploy for PointsBet. As of Friday around noon, a video clip that was uploaded to Twitter and depicts the suspected strike has received more than 1 million views. Brees reaffirmed his good health in a…
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Japan vs Spain Match Highlights
Japan might as well smash and grab for the remainder of the FIFA World Cup after shocking upsets. Japanese football has a long history and a well-earned reputation for being methodical, technical, and creative. Japan enjoys maintaining possession and methodically dismantling its adversaries. But if using the opposite strategy got them into the Round of…
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LeBron James questioned the media’s coverage of race after viewing a photo of Jerry Jones during a 1957 protest.
NBA star LeBron James questioned reporters on Wednesday about a photo of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones during a 1957 racial desegregation protest. The black-and-white photo shows 14-year-old Jones peering over as a swarm of White students tried to block six Black pupils from entering North Little Rock High School in 1957. James asked before…
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Canada vs Morocco Match Highlights
Ziyech and En-Nesyri send Morocco to the World Cup round of 16 while Canada’s campaign ends. Morocco advanced to the World Cup knockout stage with a 2-1 win over Canada on Thursday. Youssef En-Nesyri extended their lead in the 23rd minute with a strong finish after Hakim Ziyech’s opening. Nayef Aguerd’s own goal gave Canada…
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Croatia vs Belgium Match Highlights
One of Group F’s heavyweights could be eliminated. Both teams must win their ninth international match to advance. Belgium was the No. 2 team in the world into the Qatar tournament, but they lost to Morocco. Croatia’s aged squad remains dangerous with Luka Modric in midfield. The Sporting News covers Croatia-Belgium in 2022. Qatar Group…
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England vs Wales Match Highlights
Rashford’s brace puts England ahead and eliminates Wales. England beat Wales 3-0 on Tuesday to top Group B and set up a round-of-16 match against Senegal next Sunday. Marcus Rashford scored a 50th-minute free-kick, and Phil Foden scored from Harry Kane’s cross. Rashford’s second goal on 68 minutes sent Wales out of a major tournament…
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Netherlands Vs Qatar Match Highlights
Qatar’s terrible World Cup campaign ends as Netherlands advance. Netherlands beat Qatar 2-0 to top Group A at the 2022 World Cup. Cody Gakpo gave the Dutch a first-half lead with a signature strike as Louis van Gaal started Memphis Depay and Marten de Roon. Frenkie de Jong scored early in the second half, but…
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Ecuador vs Senegal Match Highlights
Kalidou Koulibaly’s goal sends Ecuador home, advancing Senegal. Senegal beat Ecuador 2-1 at Khalifa International Stadium to go to the round of 16. Senegal won the Group A winner-take-all match owing to Ismaila Sarr’s penalty and Kalidou Koulibaly’s goal three minutes later. The defending champions finished second in Group A behind the Netherlands and will…
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LeBron James’ decline? 3 lessons from Lakers vs Pacers loss
Everything wrong with the Lakers unravelled in the final 10 minutes of a one-point defeat to the Pacers on Monday. The franchise’s major faults all came together against a team many thought would be playing for the No. 1 selection. LeBron James remarked after the Lakers lost 116-115, “Everything went wrong.” Here are the three…
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Brazil vs Switzerland Match Highlights
Casemiro is the world’s best defensive midfielder, says Tite. Tite stated Neymar was missed in Brazil’s 1-0 win against Switzerland. Casemiro is the best defensive midfielder in the world, since he led Brazil to the World Cup knockout rounds. Casemiro scored the winning goal in the 83rd minute to follow up their 2-0 triumph over…
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Portugal vs Uruguay Match Highlights
Despite Ronaldo’s attempt to steal credit, Fernandes leads Portugal to World Cup knockouts. Bruno Fernandes scored both goals as Portugal beat Uruguay 2-0 on Monday to advance to the last phase of the 2022 World Cup. Fernandes made the difference for Portugal in a hard-fought game at Lusail Stadium, leaving Uruguay at the bottom of…
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Lamar Jackson deleted an offensive tweet
Following a fan urged the Ravens to not sign Lamar Jackson to a new deal after a defeat. Lamar Jackson, the quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens, struggled to recover from a last-second loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. After the game, Jackson responded insensitively to a supporter who pushed the Ravens to let Jackson leave after…
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Aaron Rodgers expected to play next week if rib injury tests out
Aaron Rodgers played through a broken thumb in the Green Bay Packers’ game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Rodgers left the 40-33 loss with a rib injury, which could keep him out for weeks. Rodgers wants to play next week against the Chicago Bears, per his postgame press conference. “If I’m fine tomorrow, I’ll play this…
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Milwaukee Bucks enjoy experimenting with various lineups
To start the season, the Milwaukee Bucks have employed numerous different lineup configurations. Head coach Mike Budenholzer is using a lot of unusual five-man combinations, both out of necessity due to injuries and partially as a strategy to tinker with the roster to discover who gels well together. Milwaukee has employed 206 different five-man units…
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Germany vs Spain Match Highlights
Due to a late Fullkrug strike, Germany and Spain play out a thrilling tie. At Qatar’s Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday night, substitute Niclas Fullkrug helped Germany earn a crucial point in a 1-1 draw with Spain to maintain the four-time World Cup champions’ chances of progressing from Group E. Spain, who outshot Costa Rica…
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Bears QB Justin Fields wont play vs. Jets
The Bears announced that neither Fields nor Siemian will start the game on Sunday. But Siemian followed suit. Justin Fields, the quarterback for the Bears, has been designated as inactive with a left shoulder injury and won’t play against the Jets on Sunday. The scheduled starter, Trevor Siemian, suffered an oblique injury during warm-ups. He…
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Croatia vs Canada Match Highlights
Alphonso Davies’ goal in Canada’s World Cup elimination made history. Sunday’s 4-1 loss to Croatia knocked Canada from the World Cup. Alphonso Davies scored Canada’s first World Cup goal just 67 seconds, but Croatia mounted an amazing comeback with goals from Andrej Kramaric, Marko Livaja, and Lovro Majer to lead Group F with one round…
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Japan vs Costa Rica Match Highlights
Japan’s insipid performance threatens their World Cup ambitions. It’s hard to understand Japan’s gameplan against Costa Rica on Sunday at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. They likely wanted to give the opponents a false feeling of security. That’s the only way to explain a mediocre first half from both teams, which left 41,479 fans wondering what…
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Morocco vs Belgium Match Highlights
Abdelhamid Sabiri scored a goal for Morocco during their World Cup match against Belgium on Sunday, which took place in Group F of the tournament. His goal was struck from an audaciously tight angle, and fellow substitute Zakaria Aboukhlal added a second for Morocco in stoppage time to make the score 2-0. After all was…