Doha (Qatar): Moroccan football team on Saturday created history by becoming first Arab team ever to enter semifinals of a FIFA World Cup, they defeated the heavyweights Portugal 1-0 in the quarterfinal.

A dominant defence by Morocco kept the Portugal strikers away from breaching goal in the first half of the quarterfinal match of the FIFA World Cup 2022.

Doha: Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped from Portugal's starting lineup for the second straight match at the World Cup. The 37-year-old Ronaldo won't play from the outset in the quarterfinal match against Morocco on Saturday, after starting on the bench and then coming on as a substitute for the round-of-16 match against Switzerland.

Chattogram: Ishan Kishan was an epitome of insane power-hitting as his record-breaking fastest double hundred provided a healing touch in India's crushing 227-run consolation victory over Bangladesh in the inconsequential third ODI here on Saturday.

Ishan Kishan and Virat Kohli ripped apart the Bangladeshi bowling as India posted a colossal 409 for 8 in the third one-dayer at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram, on Saturday.

Dhaka: Ishan Kishan on Saturday became the fourth Indian batsman to score a double hundred in an ODI match. Ishan scored a blistering 210 in 131 deliveries in the third ODI against Bangladesh at Chattogram.

Lusail(AP/PTI): Lionel Messi's quest to win the World Cup moves into the semifinals after Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout on Friday.

Al Rayyan: Neymar moved into a tie with Pelé as Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 77 goals on Friday.