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Graham Arnold made one change to his Australia team for Wednesday's Group D clash with Denmark as they attempt to reach the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time since 2006.The Socceroos sit...

The United States beat Iran 1-0 in a battle of geopolitical foes to reach the knockout phase of the World Cup on Tuesday while England eased through against Wales. The Americans earned a second-round...

Cameroon kept their hopes of making the last 16 of the World Cup alive on Monday after fighting back from two goals down to draw a thrilling Group G encounter with Serbia 3-3.Rigobert Song's team...

Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana has been dropped for Monday's crucial World Cup clash with Serbia, who welcome back Filip Kostic to their starting line-up.A football federation source told AFP hours...

Holding up blank pieces of paper, co-opting the national anthem, complicated wordplays: protesters in China are devising a myriad of creative ways to voice dissent against the government and its...

A late goal by substitute Niclas Fuellkrug allowed Germany to snatch a 1-1 draw with Spain on Sunday as the four-time winners kept their World Cup hopes alive, but Belgium is in danger of a...

Protests against China's heavy COVID-19 curbs spread to more cities, including the financial hub Shanghai on Sunday, nearly three years into the pandemic, with a fresh wave of anger sparked by a...

Robert Lewandowski scored the first World Cup goal of his prolific career on Saturday when he netted in Poland's 2-0 win over Saudi Arabia, bursting their bubble following the team's giant-killing act...

Argentina will seek to save their World Cup skins in Qatar on Saturday when Lionel Messi and his teammates face Mexico in a match they cannot afford to lose.A stunning 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia has...

Doha - Just one match into the Qatar World Cup, Germany faces what amounts to a must-win clash against Spain on Sunday, a team they have not beaten in a competitive fixture since 1988.Before Germany...

Rawalpindi - Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is expected to address thousands of supporters on his first public appearance since being shot earlier this month in an assassination attempt he...

Paris: It has become the common refrain of the moment on Twitter -- something along the lines of: "In case this is the end, please find me at..." For some Twitter celebrities, particularly those...

Cianjur, Indonesia: Rescuers searched for survivors buried under rubble on Tuesday as relatives started to bury their loved ones after an earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java killed 252...

Cianjur, Indonesia: Rescuers searched for survivors buried under rubble on Tuesday after an earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java killed 162 people, injured hundreds and left more feared...

Doha: Spain coach Luis Enrique said earlier this week it would be "unfair" if Argentina great Lionel Messi were never to win the World Cup. But the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner is running out of...

Syria: Thousands attended Monday the funerals of 11 people killed in Turkish strikes in northeastern Syria targeting Kurdish militants, an AFP correspondent said. "The martyrs are not dead," the...

Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt: Vulnerable nations least responsible for planet-heating emissions have been battling for three decades to get wealthy polluters to pay for climate damages.Their final push...

Doha: The World Cup kicks off with host nation Qatar facing Ecuador on Sunday as the month-long football showpiece finally gets under way after a tortuous 12-year build-up dogged by off-field...

Kennedy Space Center, United States: NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, in a spectacular blaze of light and sound that marked the start of the...

Nusa Dua - G20 nations on Wednesday said the war in Ukraine was hurting the global economy and warned against the threat or use of nuclear weapons in the conflict, according to a final statement...