Category: Sports

Legendary France striker Just Fontaine, who holds the record for the most goals scored at a single men’s World Cup, has died aged 89. Fontaine struck a record 13 goals in just six games at the 1958 tournament in Sweden, where France reached the semi-finals. Fontaine was a last-minute call-up to the French squad and was largely unheard of outside his country before going on to set the record. No player has come close to breaking Fontaine’s record since. The late Germany forward Gerd Muller scored 10 goals at the…

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PARIS: Lionel Messi was named FIFA player of the year 2022 on Monday as Argentina scooped all major men’s awards after winning a vintage World Cup final last December. The 35-year-old forward scored two goals in the final against France, with the South Americans emerging triumphant on penalties following a 3-3 draw after extra time in Qatar. Messi beat his Paris St Germain team-mate, and World Cup final rival, Kylian Mbappe to the gong with Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema having been the other contender to claim the prize. “It’s…

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Argentina has won the 2022 World Cup in Lusail, Qatar, defeating France with a 3-3 (4-2 penalty) final score after a nail-bitting match that concluded in a penalty shootout. The first half of the match saw Argentina claim a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Angel Di Maria and the legendary Lionel Messi, who played his final World Cup today. With a penalty kick 23 minutes in, Messi became the first man in FIFA World Cup history to score in all five rounds at a single tournament. Progressing into the…

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Check out all the results and venues for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, including the knockout bracket. What was the FIFA World Cup format?The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four nations. The top two in each group advanced to the knockout rounds. The competition then moved onto a round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and final. The tournament was hosted by Qatar from Nov. 20 to Dec. 18. World Cup 2022: News and features | Bracket FIFA World Cup fixtures and resultsFINAL Sunday, Dec. 18Argentina 3-3…

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Welcome to USAMERICANEWS.COM’s live blog of the Women’s Euros 2022 final between England and Germany at the Wembley Stadium, London. Sarina Wiegman has another Euro winner’s medal to take home. After leading her home side, the Netherlands, to the title in 2017, she has completed the unprecedented task of taking England to the Continental title. There are tears of joy and dances of ecstasy from the English players. It is a peak that they have never climbed, a moment they have never cherished. England is deserving champions after an unbeaten…

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 Athletes from Russia and Belarus may not be allowed to compete at the Paris 2024 Games over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Craig Reedie said. The IOC issued guidance to sports governing bodies in February to remove the two countries’ athletes from competition. Belarus has been used as a staging ground for Russia’s invasion, which Moscow calls a “special military operation”. “A decision is going to have to be taken on what happens to each of these two countries, and my guess is that the…

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Russia remains barred from international soccer competitions including the Champions League after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected appeals by the national soccer federation and four clubs on Friday. CAS upheld decisions by UEFA and FIFA which excluded Russian national teams and clubs following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia was already excluded from men’s World Cup qualifying and the women’s European Championship. Its clubs won’t feature in competitions like the Champions League in 2022-23. “The panel finds it unfortunate that the current military operations in Ukraine, for which Russian…

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Finals results from the 2022 World Swimming Championships in Budapest at the Duna Arena … Men’s 50m FreestyleGold: Ben Proud (GBR) — 21.32Silver: Michael Andrew (USA) — 21.41Bronze: Maxime Grousset (FRA) — 21.574. Szebasztian Szabo (HUN) — 21.605. Josh Liendo (CAN) — 21.616. Lorenzo Zazzeri (ITA) — 21.817. Lewis Burras (GBR) — 21.838. Kristian Gkolomeev (GRE) — 21.89 Men’s 100m FreestyleGold: David Popovici (ROU) — 47.58Silver: Maxime Grousset (FRA) — 47.64Bronze: Josh Liendo (CAN) — 47.714. Pan Zhanie (CHN) — 47.795. Brooks Curry (USA) — 48.006. Nandor Nemeth (HUN) —…

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BUDAPEST — The U.S. shattered the record for world swimming championships medals, winning eight more on the final day to finish with 45. It held the previous record of 38 from 2017. The U.S. closed out competition Saturday with gold in the men’s 50m backstroke (Justin Ress, who was disqualified, then had it overturned on appeal) and the women’s 4x100m medley relay. “We have crushed it this whole week,” said Regan Smith, who led off the relay and also won the individual 100m back earlier in the meet. “We’ve had such…

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Germany won the most gold medals at the World Games in Birmingham as competition concluded Sunday afternoon. Germany won 24 gold medals, 7 silver and 16 bronze, for a total of 47, which was second in overall medals. Italy won the most medals overall with 49: 13 gold, 24 silver and 12 bronze. The United States and Ukraine tied for the second-most gold medals with 16 each. Ukraine was third in overall medals with 45, including 12 silver and 17 bronze. The United States was fourth overall in total medals…

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