The World Cup in Qatar is now at the semifinal stage: Either Argentina, France, Croatia or Morocco will win football’s biggest prize at Lusail Stadium next Sunday. But already, the 2022 World Cup has offered up plenty of big moments that are unlikely to be forgotten. Iran players not singing the anthem In their first game of the tournament against England, Iran’s players took the bold step of not singing their national anthem before kickoff. It was a gesture to show their support for the nationwide protests taking place in their country in the wake of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death…
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At least six civilians killed and 17 others wounded in ‘unprovoked and indiscriminate’ firing by Afghan forces, the Pakistan army says.At least six civilians have been killed by “unprovoked” firing from Afghan forces near the Chaman border, Pakistan’s military said, in the latest deadly flare-up at the border between the neighbouring countries. The Pakistani army’s media wing said on Sunday that the fire wounded 17 people, and it blamed the casualties on the “unprovoked and indiscriminate fire” of heavy weapons by Afghan forces on civilians. The violence hitting Chaman in southwestern Pakistan follows a series of deadly incidents and attacks…
“My wife and parents are probably crying at home. This is my favourite place, the course is looking phenomenal, the best I have ever seen it. It’s in the bush and I’m calm in the bush” – South Africa’s Ockie Strydom after maiden DP World Tour title at Alfred Dunhill Championship Last Updated: 11/12/22 3:39pm Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from the fourth round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club in South Africa Highlights from the fourth round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club in South…
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 291st day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Sunday, December 11: Fighting Ukraine attacked Russian-occupied Melitopol, a strategically located city in the country’s southeast. The Russian-installed administration said a missile attack killed two people and injured 10, while the exiled mayor said many “invaders” were killed. All non-critical infrastructure in the Ukrainian port of Odesa was without power after Russia used Iranian-made drones to hit two energy facilities, leaving 1.5 million people without electricity, officials said. Serhiy Bratchuk, spokesman for Odesa’s regional administration, has denied…
‘I am psychologically destroyed,’ the Brazilian forward wrote on his Instagram account, which has received 18.8m likes.Brazil’s Neymar said his team’s elimination from the 2022 World Cup following a devastating penalty shootout loss to Croatia has “psychologically destroyed” him. Seleçãol were knocked out on Friday by Croatia in a stunning 4-2 quarterfinal penalty showdown that left Neymar in tears. “I am psychologically destroyed,” Neymar said in an Instagram post on Saturday. “It is definitely the defeat which has hurt me the most, which left me paralysed for 10 minutes after the match, after which I burst into tears without being…
The number of lions in Kenya has plummeted from about 30,000 in the 1970s to little more than 2,000 today.Dozens of Maasai youths in Kenya have taken part in the fifth edition of the “Maasai Olympics”, a sporting event promoted by conservationists as an alternative to lion killing as a rite of passage for young warriors. The games, which included spear throwing, athletics and high jump, were held on Saturday in Kimana Sanctuary on the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, near Kenya’s border with Tanzania. The competition drew some 160 morans or warriors, including 40 women, some of whom were draped…
Serbian president said he was under ‘no illusion’ that NATO would agree to his request amid tension in northern Kosovo.Serbia will ask NATO peacekeepers to let it deploy Serbian military and police to volatile northern Kosovo, although it believes there is no chance of the request being approved, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said. The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned last month of the potential for “escalation and violence” after emergency talks between Kosovo and Serbia failed to resolve their long-running dispute over car licence plates used by the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo. The proposal by…
Zelenskyy said that more than 1.5 million people in the southern Ukrainian port city were without electricity.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that more than 1.5 million people in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa and the surrounding region had no electricity, and he described the situation as very difficult. All non-critical infrastructure in Odesa was left without power after Russia used Iranian-made drones to hit two energy facilities, Ukrainian authorities said, adding it could take months to repair the damage. “As of now, the city is without electricity,” Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the presidential administration, said on…
OAKVILLE, Ont. — Team Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man., needed an extra end to solve Winnipeg’s Team Chelsea Carey 5-4 and advance to the WFG Masters semifinals Saturday at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. Einarson, who climbed to 5-0 in the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling major tournament, will now take on Team Tabitha Peterson after the American squad took two points in the eighth end to edge Winnipeg’s Team Kaitlyn Lawes 6-5. The other women’s semifinal matchup will see Ottawa’s Team Rachel Homan face Team Eun-Ji Gim of South Korea. Homan, who also now holds a 5-0 mark, halted Sweden’s…
Charley Hoffman and Ryan Palmer card combined 62 in Saturday’s alternate shot format to lead QBE Shootout ahead of Sunday’s fourball round; Tom Hoge and Sahith Theegala two shots back; watch the final round of the QBE Shootout live on Sky Sports Golf from 6pm on Sunday Last Updated: 10/12/22 11:14pm Ryan Palmer (pictured) and Charley Hoffman will take a lead into the final day of the QBE Shootout Charley Hoffman and Ryan Palmer combined for a 10-under 62 to maintain a two-shot lead heading into the final day of the PGA Tour’s QBE Shootout at the Tiburon Golf Club…