Ghana's coach Otto Addo speaks to French fourth official referee Stephanie Frappart during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group H football match between Portugal and Ghana at Stadium 974 in Doha on November 24, 2022.

Ronaldo's milestone goal was gift from referee, says Ghana coach

Ronaldo won, and then converted, a 65th minute penalty to hand Portugal the lead -- and become the first man to score at five World Cups -- as they went onto win their Group H game.

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Richarlison stars as Brazil beat Serbia but Neymar suffers injury scare

The record five-time winners had toiled at times in the first half but improved after the break at the Lusail Stadium and were rewarded when Tottenham Hotspur striker Richarlison followed in to score the opener in the 62nd minute after a Vinicius Junior shot was saved. ...

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Man United can no longer count on Ronaldo, but Portugal can

The 37-year-old striker won and converted a penalty to break the deadlock in what was ultimately a thrilling 3-2 win over Ghana on Thursday, becoming the first player to score at five World Cup finals. ...

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South Korea's midfielder #07 Son Heung-min takes part in a training session at Al Egla Training Site 5 in Doha on November 23, 2022, on the eve of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football match between Uruguay and South Korea.

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Son fit enough to play in South Korea's World Cup opener

The Spurs attacker and South Korean skipper had surgery earlier this month after suffering a fracture around his left eye in a collision during a Champions League game.

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Brazil's forward Neymar (left) and Brazil's midfielder Lucas Paqueta (2nd left) take part in a training session at Al Arabi SC stadium in Doha on November 23, 2022, on the eve of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football match between Brazil and Serbia.

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Favourites Brazil kick off World Cup bid as Ronaldo enters fray

Brazil will be wary of a dangerous Serbian side when the teams meet at Lusail Stadium, especially after seeing Argentina suffer a shock defeat against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday at the same venue and Germany lose to Japan on Wednesday.

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Belgium's goalkeeper #01 Thibaut Courtois celebrates at the end of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group F football match between Belgium and Canada at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha on November 23, 2022.

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Ugly but deserved win, says Belgium coach Martinez

After Argentina and Germany lost their opening games, Belgium came close to suffering another major upset but the team who finished third at the 2018 World Cup top the group by two points from Croatia and Morocco.

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Germany's coach Hans-Dieter Flick watches his players from the touchline during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group E football match between Germany and Japan at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on November 23, 2022.

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Flick denies armband row distracted Germany in Japan loss

"No. We won't resort to using excuses. That would be too easy for us," Flick said when asked if his players had lost focus after the "OneLove" rainbow armband debate dominating the lead in to Germany's opening match.

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$Fans of the Morocco national team pose for a photo with (left to right) their country's flag, the flag of the AS FAR football club, the national flag of Saudi Arabia after watching Morocco's Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup match against Croatia at a cafe in the capital Rabat on November 23, 2022. Saudi Arabia's unexpected World Cup victory over giants Argentina triggered a rare moment of joint celebration across the fractured Arab world including among Qataris -- less than two years after a seething regional dispute. The triumph was Saudi's biggest since its World Cup debut in 1994 and the first for a Middle Eastern country in this year's tournament, which is making its debut on Arab soil.$

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Saudi World Cup win sparks rare Arab unity

A caravan of Qatari cars, horns honking, paraded through the streets of Doha after the Saudis' famous 2-1 win over the South American champions, one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history.

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Japan's goalkeeper #12 Shuichi Gonda (right) fouls Germany's defender #03 David Raum during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group E football match between Germany and Japan at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on November 23, 2022.

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Germany shocked by Japan after World Cup armband protest, Spain hit seven

Elsewhere on the fourth day of action in Qatar, Belgium edged out Canada 1-0 while 2018 finalists Croatia drew with Morocco.

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Japan's coach #00 Hajime Moriyasu celebrates his team's victory in the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group E football match between Germany and Japan at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on November 23, 2022.

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Moriyasu hails stunning win made in Germany

Eight of Japan's squad are based in Germany and it was two of those players who scored the goals that sealed a historic victory for the Asian side.

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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the UEFA Nations League, league A group 2 football match between Portugal and Czech Republic at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on June 9, 2022.

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Ronaldo seeks new club after Man Utd exit

Cristiano Ronaldo is searching for a new team after a tumultuous few hours at Manchester United, during which they announced the superstar forward was leaving and the club could be sold.

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Three things you should know about Roberto Soldic

ONE Championship’s hottest new prospect, Roberto “Robocop” Soldic, will finally make his debut in the Circle on Saturday, Dec. 3.

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In this file photo taken on Oct. 16, 2022 Manchester United's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the warm up prior to the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Newcastle at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England.

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Manchester United owners consider sale as Ronaldo exits

Manchester United's owners said Tuesday they were ready to sell the club, potentially bringing down the curtain on an acrimonious 17 years under the Glazer family.

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Lasiri should have ‘stood up and rumbled with me’, says Rodtang

Rodtang Jitmuangnon has done it again.

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Lee becomes two-division world champ, Rodtang retains gold at ONE Fight Night 4

ONE Championship two-division World Champion Christian Lee.

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A woman sits at Flags Square in Doha on Nov. 17, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup soccer tournament.

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World Cup a billion dollar-plus betting extravaganza for punters

Punters will cast their eyes over Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe on football's greatest stage in Qatar from Sunday and beat a path to the doors of bookmakers round the world or bet online.

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Rodtang primed to continue dominant run against lasiri at ONE Fight Night 4

Rodtang Jitmuangnon is one of the most fearless fighters on the ONE Championship roster.

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Kelly promises to be ‘10 steps ahead’ of Molchanova

Danielle Kelly’s first matchup in ONE Championship ended in a draw, but the 26-year-old is confident her next fight will see her getting her hand raised.

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People pose for photos in front of a sign in Doha on Nov. 14, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup soccer tournament.

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World Cup countdown enters final week with Qatar under microscope

The first World Cup to be held in the Arab world will kick off on Sunday when the host nation faces Ecuador.

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‘The rules are different here,’ Abbasov warns Lee ahead of welterweight world title tie

ONE welterweight world champion Kiamrian Abbasov will face an undeniably difficult opponent when he takes on lightweight king Christian Lee on Nov. 19 at ONE Fight Night 4.

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Denmarks head coach Kasper Hjulmand stands beneath a screen showing Denmark's team for the upcoming Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, during the announcement in Copenhagen, on Nov. 7, 2022.

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Denmark will 'focus on football' in Qatar: Coach

Last week FIFA denied the Danish request to be allowed wear jerseys bearing the message "Human Rights for All" during training sessions in Qatar.

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Three reasons why you shouldn’t miss Lee Versus Abbasov at ONE Fight Night 4

ONE Championship’s upcoming live spectacle is set to be headlined by a fascinating battle between two world champions.

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Lasiri dreams of stopping Rodtang in world title showdown

ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Champion Joseph Lasiri knows a little about the power of perseverance, and he’ll put that to the test in his upcoming bout.

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Light heavyweight king De Ridder to defend gold against Malykhin at ONE Fight Night 5

Two-division ONE World Champion Reinier de Ridder has never been afraid to ask for what he wants, and lately that has been both titleholders in the promotion’s heavyweight division.

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Manchester United's Dutch manager Erik ten Hag (left) directs substitute Manchester United's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo during the English Premier League soccer match against Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton, United Kingdom, on Aug. 27.

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Ronaldo claims he is being forced out of Manchester United

"I don't have respect for him because he doesn't show respect for me," Ronaldo said of Ten Hag in an interview with the Piers Morgan Uncensored TV show.

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Brazil's Neymar repeats a penalty kick to score against Ecuador during their South American qualification football match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at the Jose Pinheiro Borda stadium, better known as Beira-Rio, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on June 4, 2021.

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Brazil to win sixth World Cup in Qatar: market analysts

The global survey of 135 football-following market analysts worldwide agreed with the bookmakers that Brazil would triumph for the first time since 2002.

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England's Ben Stokes (right) celebrates with teammate Chris Jordan after the wicket of India's captain Rohit Sharma during the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup 2022 semi-final cricket match England and India at The Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on November 10, 2022.

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Heartbreak for India cricket fans after thrashing by England

Chasing India's 168-6 in the second T20 World Cup semi-final in Adelaide, England's Alex Hales and Jos Buttler raced to their target with four overs to spare as they mounted an unbroken opening stand of 170.

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Legendary car: The F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher's Formula One Ferrari F2003 GA with chassis number 229 during Sotheby's auction house preview in Geneva, Switzerland is pictured on Nov. 4. The Ferrari sold for more than US$13 million at auction in Geneva on Nov. 9.

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Schumacher Ferrari fetches record US$15 million at auction

The Ferrari in which Formula One legend Michael Schumacher won the 2003 World Championship title sold for nearly US$15 million at auction in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday.

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ONE lightweight world champion Christian Lee (left) will challenge Kiamrian Abbasov’s ONE welterweight world title at the main event of ONE Fight Night 4 on Nov. 19 in Singapore Indoor Stadium.

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ONE Fight Night 4 to feature two world title battles, a plethora of martial arts action

After a spectacular weekend in Malaysia last month, ONE Championship is set to return to the Singapore Indoor Stadium for ONE Fight Night 4: Abbasov vs. Lee on Saturday, Nov. 19.

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