World Cup news and highlights
By Ben Church, Patrick Sung, Issy Ronald and Matias Grez, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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By Ben Church, Patrick Sung, Issy Ronald and Matias Grez, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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CNN By Marc Stewart, CNN As China’s first ever full-time Formula One driver, Zhou Guanyu makes a living doing the sort of things many people can only dream about: traveling the world and racing in a fast car. “It’s the acceleration, the downforce, the G-force,” Zhou said when describing the thrill of driving at speeds
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By Marc Stewart, CNN As China’s first ever full-time Formula One driver, Zhou Guanyu makes a living doing the sort of things many people can only dream about: traveling the world and racing in a fast car. “It’s the acceleration, the downforce, the G-force,” Zhou said when describing the thrill of driving at speeds in
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La Quinta high school football Isaiah Alvarado is what I would coin a La Quinta OG. The senior running back has been around the school and football program since he could remember. “Growing up I use to come to the games with my sister, she came here. I would see Turbo, Bengy, I grew up
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By Ben Morse, CNN Some of soccer’s biggest names — notably Croatia’s Luka Modrić and Kevin De Bruyne of Belgium — will begin their World Cup campaigns on Wednesday, while the decades-long wait is nearly over for Canada fans as their team makes its tournament bow for the first time in 36 years. We’ve already
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By Matt Foster, CNN Manchester United’s owners announced their intention on Tuesday to explore the sale of the iconic club, saying a “process to explore strategic alternatives” had begun. Those alternatives could include the total sale of the club by the Glazer family, who took control of Manchester United in 2005. “As part of this
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By GREG BEACHAM LOS ANGELES (AP) — The struggling Los Angeles Rams waived veteran running back Darrell Henderson and linebacker Justin Hollins on Tuesday, abruptly cutting ties with two regular starters. Los Angeles (3-7) has lost four straight games for the first time in coach Sean McVay’s tenure, and the moves indicate younger players will
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Shane Wright, the fourth player chosen in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, is expected to make his debut with the Coachella Valley Firebirds in tonight’s game at Calgary. Check Out Our Firebirds Section for the Latest Updates Wright was assigned to the Firebirds by their NHL parent team, the Seattle Kraken, on a conditioning loan
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By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Argentina has won the World Cup twice — in 1978 and 1986 — but at Qatar 2022 La Albiceleste wrote its name into the history books in an altogether different way. According to sports data group Gracenote, Argentina’s 2-1 defeat by Saudi Arabia in their Group C match is the biggest
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CNN By Zeena Saifi, CNN A day after Saudi Arabia’s historic win against Argentina at the Qatar World Cup, the Kingdom’s sports minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal says he’s “waiting for someone to wake me up.” “It’s been an unbelievable result. The team played really well, they prepared for three years for this day,
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By George Ramsay, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving Manchester United with immediate effect, the English Premier League club announced on Tuesday. In a brief statement, United said the decision, which comes a week after Ronaldo gave an explosive TV interview about his frustrations at the club, was made by mutual agreement. “The club thanks him
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By Matias Grez, CNN Six months ago, world champion MMA fighter Yaroslav Amosov should have been defending his welterweight title at Bellator 281 in London. Instead, the Ukrainian had returned to his homeland to help in the war effort following Russia’s invasion on February 24. Now, Amosov will make his highly anticipated return to the
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN After years of anticipation — and controversy — since Qatar was awarded the World Cup, the tournament finally got underway on Sunday in Doha. Even before a ball was kicked, some sore spots arose. Despite years of planning, just two days before the tournament kicked off, Qatar announced a ban of
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CNN By Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN Some people attending 2022 World Cup matches have said they have experienced difficulties in Qatar when trying to enter stadiums wearing clothing in support of LGBTQ rights. At the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Monday, ahead of the United States Men’s National Team’s (USMNT) match with Wales,
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By Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN Some people attending 2022 World Cup matches have said they have experienced difficulties in Qatar when trying to enter stadiums wearing clothing in support of LGBTQ rights. At the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Monday, ahead of the United States Men’s National Team’s (USMNT) match with Wales, US
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By Ben Church, CNN Saudi Arabia produced one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history Tuesday, beating Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 in an astonishing Group C match. Many had expected the South American team, ranked third in the world, unbeaten for three years and among the favorites to win the tournament, to sweep aside
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The Lady Knights and Saints are state bound! “Please allow me to introduce ourselves”Shadow Hills girls cross country, STATE Qualifiers!!!THIS is why we try our best not to look at the rankings! Woodward Park, here we come! @AthleticsSHHS @DesertSunSports @BaileyKESQ @timobrientv @PrepCalTrack @MilesplitCA pic.twitter.com/0ga4kJj4vA— Shadow Hills TrackXC Coach (@CoachDeTamble) November 19, 2022 Both programs qualified
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AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Gareth Bale converted a penalty kick in the 82nd minute to offset Tim Weah’s first-half goal and give Wales a 1-1 draw against the United States on Monday in the return to the World Cup for both nations. Weah, a son of former FIFA Player of the Year and current Liberian President
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By Ben Church, CNN There was frustration for the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) in its opening game of Qatar 2022 as Gareth Bale scored a late penalty for Wales. The USMNT was dominant for much of the match, but as has so often been the case, it was LAFC star Bale who dug
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Despite a seven-game win streak under their belt, the high-flying Minnesota Vikings had a rude awakening at home on Sunday, taking a 40-3 battering from the Dallas Cowboys. The Vikings started Week 11 looking strong, but instead came away with their second-largest home loss in franchise history. Cowboys running back Tony
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