After grinding to Syria win, how steep is Australia’s Asian Cup task?
Australia have secured qualification to the Round of 16 of the Asian Cup following their 1-0 win over Syria, but questions will be asked if they will have enough to win the tournament in Qatar.
The foul play against Kylian Mbappe last weekend marked another refereeing mess in LaLiga, but there is hope, as shown by the game’s change in attitudes towards player protection of all kinds.
A Brazil regional second-division club, Grêmio Anápolis, on Thursday condemned the “criminal act” that saw their goalkeeper intentionally hit by a rubber bullet fired by a member of the military police.
Ivory Coast’s Seko Fofana and Jean-Philippe Krasso scored in each half as the hosts completed a 2-0 Group A victory over Guinea Bissau in the Africa Cup of Nations opening game played in energy-sapping humidity on Saturday.