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We can be proud of this England team, says Wayne Rooney
France reached the FIFA World Cup semifinal, where they will face Morocco. Speaking during the Viacom18 Sports' FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 presentation, Rooney said that England has a young squad and should look ahead. Speaking during the Viacom18 Sports' FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 presentation, Rooney said that England has a young squad and should look ahead.
We were here to try and win tournament: England coach Southgate
England had more chances than France in the game, but were undone by a 25-meter drive from Aurelien Tchouameni and a header from Olivier Giroud. Although capitain Harry Kane levelled once from the penalty spot, he fired a second penalty over the bar seven minutes from time.
French coach Deschamps not looking beyond semis against 'historic' Morocco
Speaking to the press after France's 2-1 win against England in a thrilling quarterfinal, the coach, whose contract is up at the end of the tournament said: "I will be manager for the semifinal and after that we will see. I don't know everything in advance. We will tackle that later." He gave a lot of merit to his side's win, which came thanks to a first half shot from Aurelien Tchouameni and a second half header from Olivier Giroud, while Harry Kane scored one penalty and then missed another that would have taken the game into extra time.
Tennis Premier League: Sports is all I've ever known, says ex-athlete and presenter Tanvi Shah
The sporting spectacle is presented by former athlete Tanvi Shah and Salil Acharya. Tanvi has represented India in Tennis at a Junior level and Salil has been a sports fanatic since his childhood. IANS caught up with them to hear their thoughts on their journey, their profession, the excitement around the TPL and the rapid growth of the Indian sporting ecosystem.
I'll have to live with penalty miss, but I'm proud of the team: England captain Kane
Kane, who had already levelled the score with a penalty in to cancel out Aurelien Tchouameni's 17th minute opener for France and in the 83rd minute he had another opportunity to level from the spot after Mason Mount was bundled over by Theo Hernandez, reports Xinhua news agency. This time however, Kane sent his effort high into the night sky and France held on for the win.
FIFA World Cup: FIFA opens probe after ugly scenes in Argentina v Netherlands quarterfinal
The first major incident in the game, which Argentina won on penalties after surrendering a 2-0 lead to a late Dutch fightback, came in the 89th minute, after Leandro Paredes committed a nasty foul on Dutch defender Nathan Ake and then slammed the ball into the Netherlands' dugout. That saw players and technical staff from both teams involved in pushing and shoving, and hostilities were resumed after Wout Weghorst equalised for the Netherlands in the 10th minute of injury time, reports Xinhua.
BWF World Tour Finals: Yamaguchi to meet Tai Tzu-Ying in women's singles final
The turning point of the match between Chen and Yamaguchi came when the score was tied at 19-19 in the first set. Chen had scored five consecutive points to tie the set and forced Yamaguchi off balance during the play. But the Olympic champion failed to hit a winning strike and the shuttle was called out following Yamaguchi's challenge.
Giroud nets match winner as France edge England 2-1 to reach semis
England provided a wonderful fightback but missed a crucial chance to take the game into extra time as Harry Kane missed a penalty at fag end of the match. In the end, Les Bleus's ability to produce a moment of brilliance out of thin air was the difference and are the first reigning champion to reach the World Cup semi-finals since Brazil in 1998.
PKL 9: Patna Pirates beat Bengal Warriors to end season on winning note
Ranjit Naik (11 points), Anand Tomar (8 points) and a brilliant Mohammadreza Chiyaneh (7 points) were the Patna Pirates' stars in their victory. With the two teams separated by a single place and four points on the table, this clash carried with it a chance to salvage pride from the season and the Patna Pirates, last year's finalists were the ones who started the brighter.
PKL 9: Sushil, Rakesh Narwal help Haryana Steelers sign off with big win against Tamil Thalaivas
Taking the chance to use the platform the PKL provides, the Haryana Steelers sported the phone number 1091 number on their jerseys to drive awareness for the helpline set up by Haryana Government and Police exclusively for women to report domestic violence.
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