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Thursday, March 18, 2021

Unplayable' Bayern Munich cruises into record-breaking 19th Champions League quarterfinal

(CNN)Lazio boss Simone Inzaghi called Bayern Munich "unplayable" after his side was comfortably beaten by the German powerhouse in the Champions League on Wednesday.

The Italian side always faced an uphill battle after the reigning champion breezed to an emphatic 4-1 win in the first leg but Inzaghi was proud of his side's effort in the return fixture despite falling to a 2-1 defeat -- losing 6-2 on aggregate.

"This was a risky game after the first leg. The players did well to never switch off," said Inzaghi after the match.

"A good performance was necessary, and we bow out of the competition with a positive game. Some teams are unplayable: Bayern are one of them.

"We're proud of our European path this season, progressing from the group unbeaten."

No club has reached the quarterfinals of the competition more frequently than Bayern Munich, with the German team having now done it 19 times.

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Bayern Munich reached the quarterfinal stage for a record 19th time in the Champions League.

Lewandowski strikes again

Bayern's progress into the next round of this season's tournament was all but secured before half-time after a familiar name got himself on the scoresheet.

Robert Lewandowski struck home a penalty just after the half-hour mark to notch his 39th goal of the season in all competitions.

No player has been directly involved in more Champions League goals since the start of last season than the Polish striker -- Lewandowski has contributed 20 goals and five assists.

Lewandowski almost doubled his tally in the second half but saw his shot cannon off the foot of the post.

It was left to Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting to score Bayern's second but Lazio did reply with a goal of its own, with Marco Parolo heading home a consolation.

Bayern is now unbeaten in its last 19 Champions League matches.

"It would have been nice to keep a clean sheet; we haven't done that enough this season and even today, against an opponent that didn't have much to play for, we couldn't manage it," said Bayern star Joshua Kimmich.

"We wanted to show that we want to win every game. That's in our DNA and our approach to every game."

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Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot.

Quarterfinal draw

Bayern now joins Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Porto, Manchester City and Liverpool in the draw for the next round which is set to take place on Friday.

With Bayern among the favorites to win the competition, manager Hansi Flick said his side must be fully prepared to face whatever team is next.

"If I were to name a team that I don't want to face yet, I know 100% we would draw them," Flick said.

"The best of the best play each other and we are there, where we want to be and where we feel at home.

"We want to end the season as strongly as possible, so we must be our best in the quarterfinals."

India v England: Hosts win fourth T20 by eight runs to set up series decider

Dawid Malan has not passed 24 in his four innings in the series

Fourth Twenty20, Ahmedabad
India 185-8: Suryakumar 57 (31), Iyer 37 (18); Archer 4-33
England 177-8: Stokes 46 (23), Roy 40 (27); Thakur 3-42, Pandya 2-16
India won by eight runs
Scorecard

India set up a series decider with an eight-run win over England in an absorbing fourth Twenty20 in Ahmedabad.

Suryakumar Yadav hit a sparkling 57 off 31 balls in his first international innings as the hosts posted a challenging 185-8 on the best batting surface of the series.

England struggled to get going but were still firmly in contention at 140-3 off 16 overs, only to lose Ben Stokes for 46 and Eoin Morgan in consecutive balls.

Needing 33 to win from the last two overs, Archer hit two fours and a six to set up a thrilling finale, but Shardul Thakur held his nerve as England finished on 177-8.

The first victory by the side batting first in this series means it is tied at 2-2 going into the final game at the same venue on Saturday.

India captain Virat spent the last few overs of the game off the field because of an "upper core" injury suffered in the field, but he said it was "nothing serious" and expects to be fit for the series finale.

England fall short of statement win

Had England managed to chase their target down, it would have ranked as one of their most impressive wins under Morgan, especially given the T20 World Cup will be held in India in October.

While Archer's late onslaught made it close, England's performance shows they have some issues to address, with most batsmen making circumspect starts while their Indian counterparts attacked from the off.

Dawid Malan is the world's number one T20 batsman for good reason, but his tendency to play himself in proved costly here as he made 14 off 17 balls before being bowled round his legs by leg-spinner Rahul Chahar.

Jason Roy found some fluency after a scratchy start but fell for 40, hooking Hardik Pandya to deep mid-wicket to leave England 66-3 in the ninth over.

Jonny Bairstow and Stokes also started watchfully before starting to find the fence, with all-rounder Stokes hitting three mighty sixes before he picked out long-off.

The canny Thakur then removed Morgan, who put himself down the order to six, leaving the lower order with too much to do as India's fine bowling performance showed winning the toss is not always a guarantee of victory.

Suryakumar shines

With both openers falling cheaply and Adil Rashid having Kohli stumped off a googly for only one, it seemed India might again fail to set an imposing total.

But the depths of their batting reserves proved vital as Suryakumar, who made his India debut in the second T20, shone in place of that game's star, the injured Ishan Kishan.

Suryakumar hit his first delivery for six - an outrageous pull off Archer - setting the tone for an enthralling knock in which he reached 50 off 28 balls.

After sumptuously sweeping Sam Curran for six, he was dismissed in controversial fashion playing the same shot next up.

Malan took a low catch that was given a soft signal of out by the on-field umpires - a decision the third umpire had to stick by after multiple replays proved inconclusive as to whether Malan's fingers were under the ball.

Rishabh Pant, who made 30 off 23 balls, and Shreyas Iyer, with 37 off 18, continued the momentum.

Although England checked it slightly late on - Stokes took a stunning one-handed catch to dismiss Pandya, and Archer struck twice in a superb last over to finish with 4-33, his best T20 figures for England - India had enough.

'It's all to play for' - what they said

England captain Eoin Morgan: "India played a lot better than us today and thoroughly deserved to win. They adapted to conditions better.

"Stokes and Bairstow did the basics really well and got themselves in after we lost a couple of wickets. It was nice to get back in the game but frustrating, given our experience, not to have one or two guys out there at the end.

"It's all to play for. To win a series away from home would be great."

England all-rounder Ben Stokes: "It is a final - because if we don't win, we lose the series. The more pressure we get put under as a team, the more that's going to do for us in that World Cup, because World Cups can end very quickly."

India captain Virat Kohli: "A proper game against a top side. Surya batted outstandingly well. Like Ishan Kishan, these guys are quite fearless having played against world-class bowlers in the IPL.

"With the ball we were quite clinical. Our powerplay start kept England in check and Shardul Thakur turned the game."

Man of the match Suryakumar Yadav: "I am really happy with the way things went. I've always dreamed of playing for India and winning games for the team."

India's Shardul Thakur on bowling the final over: "It was a tough over and they were swinging hard. It was important to bowl one or two dot balls and then the game was sealed. Rohit said back your instincts and do whatever you think."

England T20 bowler Tymal Mills told BBC Sport: "A really good game to watch, and nice to have a break from the win-the-toss-win-the-game streak. India just edged out England in all facets. Suryakumar Yadav was the standout with the bat Hardik Pandya with the ball.

"England will be disappointed not to wrap up the series, but it sets up a great finale on Saturday.

Thursday, April 2, 2020

2022 FIFA World Cup

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2022 FIFA World Cup
كأس العالم لكرة القدم 2022 Kaʾs al-ʿālam li-kurrat al-qadam 2022 Qatar 2022 2022 قطر‎
The official emblem
Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
Dates	21 November – 18 December
Teams	32 (from 5 or 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	8 (in 5 host cities)
← 2018 2026 →

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's association football championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Qatar in 2022. This will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world and the first in a Muslim-majority country.^[1] This will be the second World Cup held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan.^[2] In addition, the tournament will be the last to involve 32 teams, with an increase to 48 teams scheduled for the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The reigning World Cup champions are France.^[3]

This will also mark the first World Cup not to be held in May, June, or July; the tournament is instead scheduled for late November until mid-December.^[4] It is to be played in a reduced timeframe of around 28 days, with the final being held on 18 December 2022, which is also Qatar National Day.^[5]

Accusations of corruption have been made relating to how Qatar won the right to host the event. A FIFA internal investigation and report cleared Qatar of any wrongdoing, but the chief investigator Michael J. Garcia has since described FIFA's report on his inquiry as "materially incomplete and erroneous".^[6] On 27 May 2015, Swiss federal prosecutors opened an investigation into corruption and money laundering related to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.^[7]^[8] On 6 August 2018, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter claimed that Qatar had used "black ops", suggesting that the bid committee had cheated to win the hosting rights.^[9]

Additionally, Qatar has faced strong criticism due to the treatment of foreign workers involved in preparation for the World Cup, with Amnesty International referring to "forced labour" and stating that workers have been suffering human rights abuses, despite worker welfare standards being drafted in 2014

Thursday, February 14, 2013

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