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Brazil's midfielder #05 Casemiro (C) celebrates with Brazil's forward #20 Vinicius Junior after he scored his team's first goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup

Brazil beat Switzerland 1-0 to reach World Cup last 16

Doha: Brazil reached the knockout stages of the World Cup on Monday after beating Switzerland 1-0.Casemiro made sure Group G leaders Brazil qualified for the last 16 with a game to spare by netting the only goal of the match in the 83rd minute at Stadium 974.

Ghana's players including Ghana's goalkeeper #01 Lawrence Ati Zigi (R) react after the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group H football match between South Korea and Ghana at the Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan

Ghana beat South Korea 3-2 to keep World Cup hopes alive

Doha: Mohammed Kudus scored twice as Ghana edged South Korea 3-2 in a dramatic World Cup match on Monday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the last 16.Ghana, who would have been eliminated by a defeat, led through first-half goals from Mohammed Salisu and Kudus.The Koreans fought back through Cho Gue-sung's three-minute double, but Kudus swept home midway through the second half to win it for Ghana.

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Cameroon rally for 3-3 draw with Serbia at World Cup

DOHA: 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 looked almost dead and buried after goals from Strahinja Pavlovic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Aleksandar Mitrovic gave Serbia a 3-1 lead early in the second half. But substitute Vincent Aboubakar and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting snatched a draw with...

Zain awarded the winners of its padel tournament in LA.

Zain hosted social and sports programs for NUKS USA students

KUWAIT: Zain, Kuwait’s leading digital service provider, hosted an array of social, entertainment, and sports programs for Kuwaiti students in the United States as part of its presence as a strategic partner of the 38th annual conference of the National Union of Kuwaiti Students in the United States of America (NUKS USA). The event took place in Los Angeles, California under the patronage of HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Ahmad...

Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Barak Al-Shetan

Kuwait cabinet approves gov't policy program

Kuwait: Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Barak Al-Shetan said on Monday the cabinet has approved the government's 2022-2026 policy program.The cabinet has also asked Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic and Investment Affairs Abdulwahab Al-Rushaid to refer the government program to the National Assembly for further deliberations and then passage, the minister was quoted by the Center for...

ex-president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi

Comoros ex-president Sambi jailed for life for 'high treason'

Moroni: A court in the Comoros on Monday handed down a life sentence for high treason to ex-president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, who was convicted of selling passports to stateless people living in the Gulf.Sambi, 64, was sentenced by the State Security Court, a special judicial body whose rulings cannot be appealed.

Spain's goalkeeper #23 Unai Simon dives for the ball after a shot by Germany's forward #19 Leroy Sane during the Qatar 2022 World Cup

Germany snatch draw with Spain at World Cup

AL KHOR: A wildcard selection in Germany's World Cup squad, journeyman striker Niclas Fuellkrug-nicknamed 'Gap' due to a missing front tooth-may have plugged coach Hansi Flick's biggest hole in Qatar. Stalked by misfortune in an injury-hit career, Fuellkrug's late equalizer against Spain on Sunday revived Germany's spluttering World Cup campaign and offered a lesson in perseverance.Nothing has come easy for the 29-year-old Fuellkrug, who 12...

Croatia's forward #09 Andrej Kramaric (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's third goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup

Croatia win to knock Canada out of World Cup

Doha: Croatia romped to a 4-1 win over Canada in Doha on Sunday to knock the North Americans out of the World Cup.Alphonso Davies had given Canada a shock lead after just 68 seconds but a brace from Andrej Kramaric helped Croatia bounce back and go top of Group F ahead of their last pool stage match.

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Costa Rica beat Japan 1-0 in World Cup

Doha: Costa Rica got their World Cup campaign up and running on Sunday with a 1-0 win over Japan.Keysher Fuller struck the only goal of the game at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium to move level on three points with both Japan and Group E leaders Spain, who face bottom side Germany in the day's final game.

Police officers block Wulumuqi street, named for Urumqi in Mandarin, in Shanghai on November 27, 2022,

Protests across China as anger mounts over zero-Covid policy

Beijing: Hundreds of people took to the streets in Beijing and Shanghai on Sunday to protest against China's zero-Covid policy in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state.China's hardline virus strategy is stoking public frustration, with many growing weary of snap lockdowns, lengthy quarantines and mass testing campaigns.A deadly fire on Thursday in Urumqi, the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang region, has become a fresh catalyst...

Al Roudhan and Ambassador Al Budaiwi with Zain and NUKS officials

Al Roudhan to Kuwaiti students in US: “our nation shall rise with its determined, well-informed youth”

Kuwait: Zain, Kuwait’s leading digital service provider, participated in the opening ceremony of the 38th annual conference of the National Union of Kuwaiti Students in the United States of America (NUKS USA). The event, which came in strategic partnership with Zain, ran from 24-27 November in Los Angeles, California under the patronage of H.H. the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahamd Al Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah.Zain joined the opening ceremony at...

Argentina's midfielder #24 Enzo Fernandez (C) celebrates scoring his team's second goal with Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi (L) during the Qatar 2022 World Cup

Messi scores as Argentina defeat Mexico 2-0 at World Cup

Doha: Lionel Messi scored a superb goal to help reignite Argentina's World Cup campaign in a 2-0 victory over Mexico on Saturday.Messi rifled home a low shot on 64 minutes before rising star Enzo Fernandez curled home an 87th-minute strike to seal three points at Doha's Lusail Stadium.The Group C win puts Argentina firmly back on track for a place in the last 16 following their shock opening loss to Saudi Arabia.

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