Legendary France striker Just Fontaine, who holds the record for the most goals scored at a single men’s World Cup, has died aged 89. Fontaine struck a record 13 goals in just six games at the 1958 tournament in Sweden, where France reached the semi-finals. Fontaine was a last-minute call-up to the French squad and was largely unheard of outside…
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PARIS: Lionel Messi was named FIFA player of the year 2022 on Monday as Argentina scooped all major men’s awards after winning a vintage World Cup final last December. The 35-year-old forward scored two goals in the final against France, with the South Americans emerging triumphant on penalties following a 3-3 draw after extra time in Qatar. Messi beat his…
View More MESSI BEATS MBAPPE TO BE NAMED AS THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR- PUTELLAS CLAIMS WOMEN’S AWARD
Argentina has won the 2022 World Cup in Lusail, Qatar, defeating France with a 3-3 (4-2 penalty) final score after a nail-bitting match that concluded in a penalty shootout. The first half of the match saw Argentina claim a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Angel Di Maria and the legendary Lionel Messi, who played his final World Cup today.…
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Check out all the results and venues for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, including the knockout bracket. What was the FIFA World Cup format?The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four nations. The top two in each group advanced to the knockout rounds. The competition then moved onto a round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and final.…
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Welcome to TIRUVANNAMALAINEWS.COM’s live blog of the Women’s Euros 2022 final between England and Germany at the Wembley Stadium, London. Sarina Wiegman has another Euro winner’s medal to take home. After leading her home side, the Netherlands, to the title in 2017, she has completed the unprecedented task of taking England to the Continental title. There are tears of joy…
View More WOMEN’S EURO FINAL ENG VS GER HIGHLIGHTS: ENGLAND BEATS GERMANY TO WIN EURO AFTER CHLOE KELLY WINNER
Athletes from Russia and Belarus may not be allowed to compete at the Paris 2024 Games over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Craig Reedie said. The IOC issued guidance to sports governing bodies in February to remove the two countries’ athletes from competition. Belarus has been used as a staging ground for Russia’s invasion, which…
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Russia remains barred from international soccer competitions including the Champions League after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected appeals by the national soccer federation and four clubs on Friday. CAS upheld decisions by UEFA and FIFA which excluded Russian national teams and clubs following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia was already excluded from men’s World Cup qualifying and the…
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Finals results from the 2022 World Swimming Championships in Budapest at the Duna Arena … Men’s 50m FreestyleGold: Ben Proud (GBR) — 21.32Silver: Michael Andrew (USA) — 21.41Bronze: Maxime Grousset (FRA) — 21.574. Szebasztian Szabo (HUN) — 21.605. Josh Liendo (CAN) — 21.616. Lorenzo Zazzeri (ITA) — 21.817. Lewis Burras (GBR) — 21.838. Kristian Gkolomeev (GRE) — 21.89 Men’s 100m…
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BUDAPEST — The U.S. shattered the record for world swimming championships medals, winning eight more on the final day to finish with 45. It held the previous record of 38 from 2017. The U.S. closed out competition Saturday with gold in the men’s 50m backstroke (Justin Ress, who was disqualified, then had it overturned on appeal) and the women’s 4x100m…
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Germany won the most gold medals at the World Games in Birmingham as competition concluded Sunday afternoon. Germany won 24 gold medals, 7 silver and 16 bronze, for a total of 47, which was second in overall medals. Italy won the most medals overall with 49: 13 gold, 24 silver and 12 bronze. The United States and Ukraine tied for…
View More Germany wins most gold medals at World Games in Birmingham, Italy wins most overall