AL KHOR, Qatar, Nov 30 — Netherlands eased past already eliminated Qatar 2-0 to top Group A and reach the knockout stages on Tuesday after Cody Gakpo netted his third goal in three games, bringing the curtain down on the World Cup hosts with their third straight defeat.

DOHA, Nov 30 — Ecuador's young team in Qatar will forever rue the few centimetres that came between them and World Cup glory.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — The national men’s hockey team struggled before getting their act together to down Canada 3-2 in their 2022 FIH Nations Cup championship Group B match in South Africa today.

PETALING JAYA, Nov 29 — The first day of the national football team’s centralised training camp ahead of two Tier 1 international matches against Cambodia and Maldives “was less lively” when only 17 players reported at the Wisma FAM (Football Association of Malaysia) in Kelana Jaya, here, today.

LUSAIL, Qatar, Nov 29 — Uruguay remain goalless at the World Cup and must find their form against next opponents Ghana in a re-run of one of the most infamous games in World Cup history if they are to progress to the next round of this tournament.

DOHA, Nov 29 — Doha's Stadium 974 thrummed to the samba beat on Monday night as Brazilian fans brought Latin American swagger to this patch of Qatar and Casemiro fired Brazil into the knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup finals with a 1-0 victory over Switzerland.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov 29 — Mohammed Kudus netted twice as Ghana edged out South Korea 3-2 in a dramatic and fluctuating World Cup Group H game on Monday to stay in contention for the next round.

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Nov 28 — Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund scored two goals in each half to thrash Malaysian treble winners Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) 4-1 in an international club friendly at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium here tonight.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — National badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei’s household has become livelier as he and his wife, Datin Wong Mew Choo, welcomed their third son today.

AL KHOR, Qatar, Nov 28 — Germany's late equaliser in their 1-1 draw with Spain in the World Cup on Sunday could turn out to be the spark they need to qualify for the knockout stage and turn things around in the tournament, coach Hansi Flick said.

DOHA, Nov 28 — Canada fulfilled at least some of their World Cup objectives despite exiting at the group stage: scoring their first goal in the history of the tournament and showing they can battle some of the world's top sides.

DOHA, Nov 28 — Morocco claimed their first World Cup victory in 24 years as they upset a hugely disappointing Belgium side 2-0 with goals by Romain Saiss and substitute Zakaria Aboukhlal in a boiling atmosphere on Sunday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — The national men’s sepak takraw team advanced to the final of the 2022 International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) World Cup after downing hosts South Korea 21-10, 21-15 in the semi-finals at the Daejon Hanbat Sports Complex in Daejeon yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — National diver Nur Dhabitah Sabri won three gold medals at the FINA Kuala Lumpur Diving Grand Prix at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil here yesterday.

DOHA, Nov 27 — France have shaken off the curse of the defending champions at the World Cup by qualifying for the knockout phase with a game to spare, and it is largely due to Antoine Griezmann's return to his best.

AL RAYYAN, Nov 27 — Costa Rica put a huge dent in Japan's hopes of reaching the World Cup last 16 as they recovered from their 7 - 0 hammering by Spain to claim a surprise 1 - 0 victory in Group E on Sunday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has congratulated the Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) football team for winning the 2022 Malaysia Cup.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Selangor FC central defender Sharul Nazeem Zulpakar said fatigue was one of the reasons why the Red Giants lost focus in the second half, thereby missing a golden opportunity to win the Malaysia Cup in the final at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium here yesterday.

LUSAIL, Nov 27 — Argentina have eased the pressure from their shock opening World Cup defeat at the hands of Saudi Arabia by beating Mexico on Saturday and can now approach their final group game against Poland with peace of mind, captain Lionel Messi said.