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FIFA World Cup: Mexico can still reach knockout phase, says coach Martino
Mexico will need to win their last match against Saudi Arabia on Wednesday by a hefty margin to have any chance of progressing to the last 16, reports Xinhua. "As long as there is a possibility [of advancing] we are going to keep fighting," Martino told a post-match news conference. "People were talking about Argentina needing to win tonight, but we needed to win too.
Deschamps praises 'leader' Mbappe after his two goals put France into WC last 16
Mbappe scored both of France's goals, in the 61st and 86th minute, to beat a combative Danish side and to become the second player to score seven World Cup goals before their 24th birthday after Brazilian legend Pele, reports Xinhua. "Kylian is an exceptional player, he can be decisive, stand out and make a difference.
FIFA World Cup: Win over Mexico 'a weight off our shoulders', says Messi
The two-time world champions, who lost their opening match against Saudi Arabia 2-1, will be guaranteed of a place in the last 16 if they beat Poland on Wednesday. "We didn't expect to lose the first match and the days leading up to this one were long," Messi said. "We wanted to have the opportunity to change the situation.
FIFA World Cup: Germany cannot afford loss to Spain in crucial match
Germany's loss to Japan opened the door to the prospect of them catching the first flight back for the second consecutive World Cup and players such as Ilkay Gundogan and Manuel Neuer were apparently not shy in giving their opinions of the defeat in the dressing room after the game.
ISL 2022-23: ATK Mohun Bagan register 1-0 win, displace Hyderabad FC from top spot
Hyderabad FC made four changes to their starting line-up, pushing Nikhil Poojary onto the left wing and bringing in Reagan Singh, Hitesh Sharma, and Borja Herrera, while Gurmeet Singh replaced Anuj Kumar in goal. ATK Mohun Bagan replaced the injured Dimitri Petratos and Joni Kauko with Ashique Kuruniyan and Carl McHugh.
FIFA World Cup: Mbappe's double helps France qualify for knockout stage after second successive win
With two successive wins, the first one against Australia (4-1), the French men now lead Group D with six points, leaving Denmark, Australia and Tunisia to fight for the remaining qualifying spot from the group. Australia, which earlier in the day defeated Tunisia 1-0, are on three points while Denmark, which drew their first match against Tunisia, have one point in their kitty from one loss and one draw.
Messi, Fernandez goals guide Argentina to a 2-0 win over Mexico
On Saturday, in the last match of the day, Argentina, which lost their first match to Saudi Arabia, scored in the 64th minute through Lionel Messi to register their first win and three points. La Albiceleste struck a second time in the match through a gem of a goal from Endo Fernandez with three minutes left for the normal period of play to end.
ISL 2022-23: Javi Hernandez brace ends Bengaluru FC's winless run with victory over FC Goa
Both sides made a couple of changes to their lineups. FC Goa midfielder Edu Bedia found himself on the bench as Princeton Rebello took his place in the starting XI. The other change for the hosts included Noah Wail Sadaoui in the lineup as Redeem Tlang dropped to the bench. Alan Costa and Bruno Silva were dropped to the bench for Bengaluru FC as Aleksandar Jovanovic, and Prabir Das started the game.
P.T Usha files her nomination for IOA President post
The 58-year-old took to social media to inform everyone that she has filed her nomination papers for the top post in next month's IOA elections. "With the warm support of my fellow athletes and National Federations I am humbled and honoured to accept and file for the Nomination of the President Of IOA!," Usha said in a tweet. Usha is among the eight sportspersons of outstanding merit (SOMs) picked by the newly-elected Athletes Commission to vote during the December 10 elections for the new executive committee of the IOA.
FIFA World Cup: Poland keep their hopes on track with 2-0 win over Saud Arabia
Piotr Zielinski gave the Poles the lead in the 39th minute while Robert Lewandowski added the second for his team in the 82nd time. Saudi Arabia, who had rallied from a goal down to pull off a shocking 2-1 win over former champions Argentina, could not repeat the same magic and thus will have to consider the result of the other match taking place on Saturday evening between Argentina and Mexico and accordingly plan for the final match against Mexico.
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