Sports
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Qatar Embraced Its Big Moment, but Didn’t Like the Ending
AL-KHOR, Qatar — The highway stretches out into nowhere, its surface pristine, the soaring glass spires of Doha slowly receding…
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How to Watch the U.S. at the World Cup: Schedule, Roster and Expectations
Four years ago, American fans watched the World Cup with heavy hearts because the U.S. men had shockingly failed to…
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Gareth Bale and Wales Embrace the Games of a Lifetime
Midway through a rowdy evening last June at Elevens, a sports bar in Cardiff owned by the Wales forward Gareth…
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Nets Lift Suspension of Kyrie Irving
Nets guard Kyrie Irving, who offered “deep apologies” for posting a link to an antisemitic film, was expected to play…
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In Asian Town, some of the workers who built the World Cup gather to watch it.
DOHA, Qatar — On the outskirts of Qatar’s capital and miles away from the stadiums and the sheen of the…
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How Colleges and Sports-Betting Companies ‘Caesarized’ Campus Life
A RISKY WAGER How Colleges and Sports-Betting Companies ‘Caesarized’ Campus Life An advertisement promoted a betting app at Michigan State’s…
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Migrants hired to work at the opening match waited all day without food and water.
A group of more than 200 migrant laborers hired to work concession stalls at the Qatar World Cup’s opening game…
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U.S.C., Backed by Its Big Name, Makes Case for National Title Run
PASADENA, Calif. — It was Larry Smith’s parting lament, delivered as he was on his way out as the Southern…
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Several European captains plan to wear rainbow armbands despite a threat of discipline.
A group of European nations remains committed to a plan for their captains to wear multicolored armbands emblazoned with the…
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Welcome to the Joy-Free World Cup
DOHA, Qatar — For six long years, the Qatar World Cup has dominated Gianni Infantino’s thoughts. There had been months…