Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted the 2034 Saudi Arabia World Cup ‘will probably be the best ever’ after the country was announced as the host nation. The country was awarded the tournament at a FIFA Congress on Wednesday after not a single alternative candidate came forward. The acclamation of football nations, rather than a vote, brought an end to a rapid 14-month process which has …
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The world footballing body, FIFA, has officially named Saudi Arabia as the host nation of the FIFA World Cup 2034. This was disclosed at the Extraordinary FIFA Congress meeting, which held on Wednesday, December 11. FIFA also confirmed Morocco, Spain, and Portugal as co-hosts of the 2030 World Cup. The Saudi bid was the only candidate and was acclaimed …
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Newcastle Falcons begin their Challenge Cup campaign with a 32-19 loss to Pau in a topsy-turvy match in France.
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Glasgow Warriors opened their Investec Champions Cup campaign with a dominant bonus-point victory against visitors Sale Sharks. George Horne scored three of Glasgow’s five first-half tries, with Kyle Rowe and Huw Jones also crossing. A penalty try and one by Arron Reed were Sale’s scores before the break and Joe Carpenter went over in the second half. Scott Cummings score …
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Group A: Palmeiras, FC Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami Group B: Paris St-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica Group D: Flamengo, Esperance Sportive de Tunisie, Chelsea, Club Leon Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey, Inter Milan Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns Group G: Manchester City, Wydad, …
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Streaming platform DAZN has secured exclusive rights to broadcast next summer’s Fifa Club World Cup. DAZN will show all 63 matches during the expanded 32-team tournament, which takes place in the United States between 15 June and 13 July next year. Every match will be live-streamed and free to view on on its platforms, while there is also potential for DAZN …
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While games at the next World Cup, co-hosted with Canada and Mexico, will be watched by hundreds of millions globally mostly on free-to-air public networks, the Club World Cup broadcast picture is unclear. ADVERTISEMENT World Cup sponsor Bank of America has teamed with FIFA for a second time, signing for the Club World Cup that still has no broadcast deals …
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Everton and England defender, Ashley Young could be in for a dream family clash in the FA Cup third round when his side take on Peterborough United, where his 18-year-old son Tyler plays. Peterborough travel to Goodison Park next month with Young keen to see his son in action at the League One club where he made his first …
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Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam has compared his side’s upcoming Champions Cup ties to “Test matches”. The Bears begin their European campaign against United Rugby Championship leaders Leinster this Sunday before visiting 2022 and 2023 European champions La Rochelle the following weekend. The opening two rounds of the competition comes after Lam’s side thrashed Harlequins 48-24 in an …
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Britain’s Mia Brookes produced a superb final run to take women’s gold at the Big Air World Cup in Beijing. The 17-year-old slopestyle world champion was second after the opening run before a disappointing second run. With the best two runs to count, she scored 94.000 on her final run – the highest score of the day – for a …
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