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Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs
Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set off protests. President Xi Jinping’s government is officially committed to stopping virus transmission, the last major country…
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France advances to semifinals at World Cup, tops England 2-1
Kylian Mbappe and France made it back to the semifinals of the World Cup on Saturday by beating England 2-1. Olivier Giroud scored in the 78th minute at Al Bayt Stadium to keep France on course to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win back-to-back World Cups. England striker Harry Kane had…
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Alzarri Joseph becomes leading wicket-taker in international cricket in 2022
West Indies Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph became the leading wicket-taker in international cricket in 2022 on Friday, December 9. Joseph achieved the feat during the ongoing 2nd Test between West Indies and Australia at the Adelaide Oval. Before the Day-Night Test in Adelaide, Joseph had 65 wickets to his name in 33 matches. At the…
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Morocco reaches World Cup semifinals, tops Portugal, Ronaldo
Morocco became the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals by beating Portugal 1-0 on Saturday, likely ending Cristiano Ronaldo’s chances of winning soccer’s biggest prize. Youssef En-Nesyri scored the winning goal in the 42nd minute to continue Morocco’s improbable run that has generated an outpouring of pride in the Arab world during…
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Kylian Mbappe leads France past Poland 3-1 at World Cup
Kylian Mbappe scored two goals and set up another for Olivier Giroud, giving France a 3-1 victory over Poland and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals on Sunday. The Paris Saint-German forward now has a tournament-leading five goals and the 2018 champions are within three wins of defending their title. Robert Lewandowski scored from…
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Messi scores, Argentina beats Australia 2-1 at World Cup
Lionel Messi marked his 1,000th professional game with his first goal in the knockout stage of a World Cup, leading Argentina into the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Australia on Saturday. With a flourish of his famous left foot in the 34th minute, Messi put Argentina ahead with his third goal at this year’s…
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Netherlands eliminates US in round of 16 at World Cup
Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzil Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 victory that advanced the Dutch to the quarterfinals. Second-half subsitute Haji Wright cut the U.S. deficit to 2-1 in the 76th minute when Christian…
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Kycia Knight and Shemaine Campbelle return for first two matches on Dec. 4 and 6 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel today named a 14-member squad for the first and second matches in the CG United One Day International (ODI) series against England Women starting on 4 December at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. West Indies and England will contest three day/night CG United ODIs starting at…
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Germany salvages 1-1 draw with Spain at World Cup
Germany forward Niclas Füllkrug salvaged a 1-1 draw against Spain on Sunday at the World Cup. The Germans still need to win their last group match to have a chance of advancing to the knockout stage. The four-time champions were eliminated in the group stage four years ago in Russia. Germany will next face Costa…
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Canada’s hopes of advancing at men’s World Cup dashed after 4-1 loss to Croatia
Alphonso Davies made history, but Canada will not advance at the men’s World Cup in Qatar following a 4-1 loss to Croatia on Sunday. Davies scored against Croatia on Sunday to give Canada its first-ever goal at the men’s World Cup. A cross from Tajon Buchanan found Davies flying through the air and the Bayern…
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Morocco pulls off another World Cup upset, beats Belgium 2-0
Morocco pulled off another shock at the World Cup on Sunday, beating Belgium 2-0 to leave Kevin de Bruyne and the 2018 semifinalists in peril of a group-stage exit. Substitute Abdelhamid Sabiri got one past Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois by whipping in a free kick from a tight angle at the near post in the…