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Australia will look to defend their Women's T20 World Cup title this February, with the tournament to take place across two weeks in South Africa. Beginning on February 11th, ten teams will be vying for the trophy and the right to call themselves the best T20 side in the world. The reigning champions will share a group with the likes of New Zealand…

Westerlo will entertain Genk at Het Kuipje in the Belgian Pro League on Tuesday (January 17). The two teams are separated by a huge margin of 22 points as they head for matchday 21. The hosts are seventh in the standings, while the visitors lead the pack with 52 points. Westerlo lost their last league meeting at home to OH Leuven 2-1 - their third…

Wales play their second World Cup group stage match on Friday as they take on Iran. Here's everything you need to know about the Group B contest at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium. Wales v Iran gets under way at 10am (1pm local time) on Friday, November 25. Yes, the match will be shown live on S4C. Their coverage starts at 9:15am. It will also be shown live…

Croatia and Morroco will come face to face for the second time at the FIFA World Cup 2022 after playing out a goalless draw in the group stage of the tournament last month. But the context of the two matches are vastly different. The last time these two teams met, the tournament was still in its infancy, the two teams brimming with hope, with a…

The Netherlands, after missing out on the 2018 World Cup, will be eager to make a statement when they kick off their 2022 campaign against Senegal on Monday. The Senegalese head to Qatar in a confident mood after winning the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year and they will be hoping to better their group-stage World Cup exit in Russia. Drawn…

In 2021/22 Domenico Tedesco turned RB Leipzig's season around. Jesse Marsch, now in charge of Leeds United in the Premier League, struggled to fill Julian Nagelsmann's shoes at the Red Bull Arena. He was dismissed at the beginning of December following defeat by Union Berlin, Leipzig's third loss in a row. That result left them in 11th place as the…

Argentina will meet Australia as both teams have advanced to the Knockout Stage to set up this exciting showdown in the Round of 16. It's time to continue our World Cup odds series and make an Argentina-Australia prediction and pick. Argentina has advanced to the Round of 16 off the heels of a tipsy-turvy Group Stage. Things looked bad when they…

Ahead of the World Cup Group B curtain-raiser between England and Iran, Sports Mole looks at some reasons why Iran should be confident about picking up a positive result. Amidst a storm of protests and controversy back home, and following a brave denouncement of the regime by their team captain, Iran World Cup underway against England at the…

EIGHT months ago Arsenal headed to Spurs knowing victory would mean Champions League qualification with two games to spare. What followed was a collapse of barely believable proportions as Arteta's men were hammered 3-0 by Antonio Conte's side. Another slip up at Newcastle four days later saw the Gunners miss out on Champions League football for…

Both teams have the chance to win their third World Cup when Argentina and France meet in Sunday's final at Lusail Stadium. Argentina vs France will be played on Sunday 18 December 2022, with kick-off scheduled for: Argentina's shock opening-game defeat to Saudi Arabia now feels like a very long time ago. Lionel Scaloni's men have five wins in five…

Fixture: (4) Caroline Garcia vs (Q) Katherine Sebov Date: 17 January 2023. Tournament: Australian Open 2023. Round: First round (Round of 128). Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia. Surface: Hard. Prize Money: A$76500000. Fourth seed Caroline Garcia will face Canadian qualifier Katherine Sebov in the first round of the Australian Open on…

India's biggest badminton tournament, Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2023 is all set to take off and get bigger than ever at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi from January 17 to 22. As the world's greatest shuttlers will be engaged in high-voltage action at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open-organised by the Badminton Association of India, here are…

England topped Group B with seven points from nine to punch their ticket to the World Cup's round of 16. The Three Lions will now face the reigning Africa Cup of Nations winner, Senegal, on Sunday at the Al Bayt Stadium. The winner will progress to the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to play either France or Poland. Senegal finished second…

Bayern Munich will square off against RB Salzburg in a friendly at the FC Bayern Campus Platz 1 on Friday (January 13) as they return to action after a two-month hiatus. Bayern last played Schalke in the Bundesliga in November, recording a 2-0 win, thanks to goals from Serge Gnabry and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. This will be their first and only…

MANCHESTER UNITED are set to turn to Burnley flop Wout Weghorst as they look for goals. And this is far from the first time a United signing has raised eyebrows, particularly in a January window. Here are ten of the strangest signings the club have ever made. Ighalo arrived in 2020 with a record of having scored 16 goals in a Premier League season,…

Dec 8 (Reuters) - The quarter-final phase of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is all set to kick off. Three weeks in, the tournament has not been one for easy predictions. From Saudi Arabia's shock win over Argentina in their opener to 2014 champions Germany making a quick exit a second consecutive time, this edition has provided a rollercoaster…

West Indies are favourites going into this clash despite losing to Scotland and Zimbabwe winning their opener. The key from the Southern Africans will be whether Raza can fire with the bat again. West Indies vs Zimbabwe Predictions Head to Head West Indies Form West Indies Injuries & Team News Zimbabwe Form Zimbabwe Injuries & Team News West Indies…

Paris Saint-Germain will once again chase an elusive UEFA Champions League title in 2022/23. The French giants automatically booked their place in the competition after finishing top of Ligue 1 last season. PSG's 2021/22 campaign, however, failed to deliver in Europe - with the club knocked out of the Champions League in the Round of 16. A…

Fixture: (8) Taylor Fritz vs Nikoloz Basilashvili. Date: 17 January 2023. Tournament: Australian Open 2023. Round: First round (Round of 128). Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia. Surface: Hard. Prize Money: A$76500000. Taylor Fritz and Nikoloz Basilashvili are set to clash in the first round of the 2023 Australian Open on Tuesday. Fritz…

After prevailing against Senegal and Poland, England and France face off in the final quarter-final at Qatar 2022. We preview the game ahead of kick-off at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, with added insight from our supercomputer model. Neither England nor France see a clear favourite as they prepare to face one another in a highly anticipated…

Defending champions France will face surprise-package Morocco in their semi-final encounter of the FIFA World Cup 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar on Thursday, December 15. Despite eliminating their neighbours Spain and Portugal, Morocco will head into a match that can only be juxtaposed with David and Goliath. The Atlas Lions are one more…

The reigning World Cup champion begins its title defense at the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday. France opens its Group D slate against Australia in one of a few matches that are expected to have lopsided scores. Les Bleus are also paired with Denmark and Tunisia in their section, and the two European sides are favored to make it into the knockout…

France will reach a second consecutive World Cup final if they manage to beat Morocco's plucky band of underdogs at Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday. have installed France as the heavy favourites for World Cup glory after they scraped past England in the quarter-finals. Didier Deschamps' men were clinical in front of goal, while Harry Kane missed a…

Bahrain and Kuwait will battle for three points on the final matchday of the Arab Gulf Cup group stage on Friday (January 13). Both sides will slug it out for qualification from Group B. Bahrain currently lead the way at the summit, having garnered maximum points from two games played so far and needing just one point to progress to the knockouts.…

According to French website Foot Mercato, Arsenal are very close to finalising the transfer of Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhaylo Mudryk. The Ukrainian star has been the priority target for Arsenal this month and Foot Mercato claim that the London giants have almost agreed on the overall amount for the transfer. According to the outlet, Arsenal are…

The Spanish Super Cup continues with a second semifinal as last season's La Liga runners-up Barcelona take on Copa del Rey champions Real Betis in Saudi Arabia. The revamped Supercopa is a four-team mini tournament that pits the top two finishers from last year's La Liga table against the finalists of the Copa del Rey. While Barcelona striker…

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has identified two potential striker signings to replace Cristiano Ronaldo in the long run, and one of them could see the Red Devils copy Liverpool. Man Utd are on the verge of landing a new striker to help them in the second half of the season. It was recently reported that they had reached a'full agreement' for…

Will Paris Saint-Germain triumph during the Champions League? Read on as we track the odds for the 2023 Champions League and offer our top futures picks. The Champions League returns in mid-February with fantastic matchups. Building upon the form shown at the World Cup from their dynamite trio of Messi, Mbappe, and Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain are…

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal begin their Europa League campaign with a trip to Switzerland to face national champions FC Zurich on Thursday evening Arsenal kick-off their UEFA Europa League campaign with a tricky trip to face Swiss Super League champions FC Zurich in Group A on Thursday evening. The Gunners have returned to European football after…

To start the final round of group matches at the World Cup, Group A finishes on Tuesday with three teams fighting for two spots in the knockout round. Senegal and Ecuador are likely facing off to decide which one of those teams advances, but the Netherlands hasn't clinched its spot either. The hosts Qatar are looking to avoid being the first host…

Qatar and UAE will battle for three points in the ultimate group stage contest at the ongoing Arab Gulf Cup on Friday (January 13). The hosts of the most recent FIFA World Cup are coming off a 2-1 defeat against Bahrain. Qatar took the lead through Ahmed Alaaeldin's 26th-minute strike, but Mohammed Waad's own goal and Yusuf Huilal's 89th-minute…

Nov 30 (Reuters) - Ghana play Uruguay in Group H of the World Cup on Friday. When: Friday, Dec. 2, 1800 local (1500 GMT/1000 ET) Where: Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah Capacity: 44325 Odds: Ghana win: 4/1 Uruguay win: 8/11 Draw: 13/5 Key stats: * Ghana have not kept a clean sheet in their last nine World Cup matches. * Uruguay were unbeaten in five…

2022-11-21England World Cup tips: Harry Kane to hit the ground running against Iran England play Iran in their first ever international meeting when they kick off their 2022 World Cup campaign in Doha on Monday afternoon. England will be at their 16th World Cup finals, while Iran have reached the tournament on five previous occasions without ever…

Eight have become four and, simply: wow. Every game was brilliant, from the underdog stories that saw Croatia and Morocco take out Brazil and Portugal to the chaotic brilliance of Argentina's shootout win over the Netherlands and the drama - not to mention high quality - of England's loss to France. The biggest week of the footballing calendar is…

Argentina were 2-0 up and cruising with around seven minutes of normal time remaining on Friday. A first-half goal from Nahuel Molina, which was beautifully assisted by Lionel Messi, and a penalty scored by the latter had put Lionel Scaloni's side in a commanding position against the Netherlands, who had not even managed a shot on target up to that…

How it qualified: Gold medal 2021 EuroHockey Championships: 1971 - 6th, 1973 - Champion, 1975 - 9th, 1978 - Runner-up, 1982 - 4th, 1986 - 7th, 1990 - Champion, 1994 - Runner-up, 1998 - Champion, 2002 - 3rd, 2006 - 7th, 2010 - 3rd, 2014 - Runner-up, 2018 - Runner-up. World Cup record against India: 7 Wins, 0 losses. 1973: The Netherlands 2(4)-2(2)…

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England have already secured their place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2022 as Group A winners but will want to continue their winning streak against Northern Ireland on Friday England have got off to the perfect start to their UEFA Women's Euro 2022 campaign after winning their first two Group A matches to secure their place in next week's…

Listening to Richie Collins reflect on his playing career, you come to realise he was very much a man out of his time. With his basketball background, he was blessed with rare skills for a forward in the 1980s and'90s - the Justin Tipuric of his day. He also adopted a professional approach in an amateur era, with a dedicated focus on fitness and…

Mexico face Poland in the second game of Group C in the World Cup. Here, we take you through all the things you need to know ahead of the match. Mexico v Poland kicks off at 4pm UK time on Tuesday, November 22. The match will be shown live on BBC1. Coverage begins at 3.30pm, half an hour before kick-off. The match will be streamed live on BBC…

IMAGO/Sports Press Photo Spain will top Group E with a victory in their final game Japan will need to match Costa Rica's result to qualify If you're looking for the latest World Cup predictions for Japan vs Spain, then look no further than Vegas Odds. Jump To: Spain will bring their Group E campaign to a close on Thursday, as they look to wrap up…

The UEFA Champions League is by far the most prestigious cup competition in Europe. Featuring 32 of the best teams across the continent, the UEFA Champions League promises stellar individual displays, thrilling clashes, and an abundance of drama. Last season, the most decorated team in the competition's history, Real Madrid, took home the'Old Big…

When does Hungary vs Portugal kick off? Tuesday 15 June, 2021 - 17:00 (UK) Where is Hungary vs Portugal being played? Puskás Aréna, Budapest Where can I get tickets for Hungary vs Portugal? What TV channel is Hungary vs Portugal on in the UK? ITV Where can I stream Hungary vs Portugal in the UK? This match can be streamed live on the ITV…

Fixture: (1) Casper Ruud vs Laslo Djere. Date: January 11, 2023. Tournament: ASB Classic 2023. Round: Second round (Round of 16). Venue: ASB Tennis Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt. Prize money: $259303. Match timing: Not before 7 pm local time, 6 am GMT, 1 am ET and 11:30 am IST. Top seed Casper Ruud will take on Laslo…

On Saturday England played their 10th World Cup quarter-final, with France joining teams like Uruguay, West Germany, Portugal and of course Argentina in the list of teams standing in the Three Lions' way. It's always a fascinating point in a tournament for England, a country for whom success or otherwise at a major tournament seems to exist along…

When is South Korea vs Portugal on and what time does it start? South Korea vs Portugal will take place on Friday 2nd December, 2022 - 15:00 (UK) Where is South Korea vs Portugal taking place? South Korea vs Portugal will take place at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar What channel is South Korea vs Portugal on in the UK? South Korea vs…

Fixture: (11) Beatriz Haddad Maia vs (LL) Amanda Anisimova. Date: January 11, 2023. Round: Second round (Round of 16). Venue: Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia. Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt. Prize money: $826837. Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Amazon Prime Video. Beatriz Haddad Maia and Amanda Anisimova are set to clash in…

The UEFA Europa Conference League, which is often shortened to the UECL or ECL, serves as an annual football club competition in which teams qualify based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions. It's the third tier of active European club football competitions and it was first contested in the 2021-22 season, making it one of…

One more day is completed in the group stage of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, and we are already witnessing the second big surprise of this World Cup, with Japan coming from behind against dangerous Germany, as happened in the match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia. This leaves things much more open in the so-called Group of Death, where Germany and…

I'm Mike Goodman, here to welcome you back to another work week with your Monday edition of the Golazo Starting XI newsletter. With club calendar back in full swing we've got lots to catch you up on, and a look ahead to some big teams in major cup action this week. Let's get to it. New to the Golazo Starting XI newsletter? Get yourself the best…