The Adria Tour tournament, was the brainchild of World No 1 Novak Djokovic, who, along with his wife also tested positive for COVID-19 after the Adria Tour's second leg in Croatia.
The din of a concerned crowd transformed into a tumultuous racket when Abdelhamid Sabiri's free kick caught out Thibaut Courtois at his near post and captain Romain Saiss added a slight touch to see Morocco into the lead.
Kristina Mladenovic and Ivan Dodig swept to a 6-3, 6-4 victory
Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com picks the five best matches of the final round.
Six-times winners Spain will meet Croatia for a place in the semi-finals.
The first quarter-final in the Euro 2020 championships will be played between Switzerland and Spain from 9:30 pm IST in St Petersburg, Russia, on Friday.
Indian men's compound archery team of Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini downed France by one-point in a thrilling final to win the gold medal at the World Cup Stage 1 in Antalya on Saturday.
Vasek Pospisil and Denis Shapovalov clinched the winning point for Canada with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 triumph over Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz in the decisive doubles match.
Jeswin Aldrin, meanwhile, finished fifth after he hit the 7.69m mark at the 17th Iberoamerican Meeting in Huelva, Spain.
Hundreds of thousands of Argentines poured into the sunlit streets of Buenos Aires on Sunday
'I was lucky enough to play with Wayne and he was a huge player who I looked up to. I watched him play in the major tournaments and it's a huge honour to be close to him.'
What has made Deschamps successful in tournaments, especially at the World Cup since 2018, is not sticking to a particular identity or philosophy which is often the defining feature of big teams.
Italy's Matteo Berrettini reached his fourth consecutive grasscourt final as he overpowered unseeded Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp at the Queen's Club Championship on Saturday.
"We've once again shown the rest of the world that English football is healthy and we've got some players not only for now but for the future as well."
A look at the last 16 team as Euro 2020 enters the knockout phase.
Rediff.com looks at the five best goals from the concluding round in the league stage.
Morocco relied on the usual mixture of North African style, combining committed defence with counter-attacks
Three-times winner Serena Williams moved into the Toronto Open second round after beating Spain's Nuria Parrizas Diaz on Monday
Several thousand Argentinians are expected to descend on Qatar for the tournament starting next month but not all are having an easy ride.
With the group standings flashing on the big screen of the Al Bayt stadium, Germany grew nervous with Musiala twice hitting the post early in the second half.
Qatar no playground for playmakers as defenders clamp down
Pavic did damage with his powerful serve while Soares did well to force their opponents into difficult shots and they sealed the win
Out of these 148 athletes, 17 have got both the doses and 131 have received their first shot.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup semi-final between France and Morocco, played at Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday.
Mihaila late show for Romania stuns Swiss in thrilling draw
The world number one had arrived in Tokyo aiming to become the first man to win all four majors and an Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year. But that quest came to an end after he was beaten by fifth-ranked German Alexander Zverev in Friday's semi-final.
Brazil spread the ball beautifully with a plethora of one-touch passing combinations that cornered the South Koreans who had no plan to defend against so much talent.
Sandesh Jhingan will become the first India international footballer to play in the Croatian top-tier league Prva HNL after completing a move from ATK Mohun Bagan to HNK Sibenik.
Here is an overview of the teams that have been eliminated
The Indians will now lock horns with top seeds Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Brazilian Marcelo Melo in the summit clash of the of the ATP 250 event.
Five strikers who surprised us in World Cup 2022.
Anjum went down 12-16 in the gold medal match to Denmark's Rikke Maeng Ibsen.
'We wanted to protect every player and fan after learning that Dimitrov tested positive. It was a charity event and all we wanted was to play tennis and give the fans a good show'
It was the first Grand Slam triumph for Polasek, 35, who came out of retirement in 2018
Nick Kyrgios produced a serve-and-volley masterclass to topple world number one Daniil Medvedev 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-2 for his eighth straight win on a day of upsets, while American Tommy Paul rallied to beat Spanish second seed Carlos Alcaraz.
India's Divij Sharan and his Argentine partner Federico Delbonis crashed out of the French Open after suffering a narrow defeat against Australian duo of Matt Reid and Alex de Minaur.
France forward Kylian Mbappe has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and will miss this week's Nations League international against Croatia.
England head into Euro 2020 with a new factor for manager Gareth Southgate to deal with -- high expectations.
US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest world number one since the ATP rankings began in 1973.
Images from the FIFA World Cup qualifier matches played on Tuesday night.
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