who'd won all their matches so far, and looked imperious in the groups, took the lead thanks to habib diallo�*s early strike. it looked as though their winning streak would go on, until a frank kessie penalty levelled matters with less than five minutes to go. nothing to separate the teams after extra time — so penalties settled it. moussa niakhate�*s missed spot kick proved the difference as ivory coast, to the delight of the home fans, reached the quarterfinals by the finest of margins. cape verde are into the quarter finals for just the second time but they had to score a late penalty against mauritania to seal their place in the last eight. benchimol was brought down by goalkeeper babacar niasse. ryan mendes made no mistake from the spot for a 1—0 win. morocco or south africa await on saturday. and that match, between the world cup semi—finalists, morocco and south africa, taking place on tuesday. it's the final match in the round of 16. before that, mali face burkina faso. the winner of that tie takes on host nation ivory coast. the holders and hosts of the asian cup qatar are through t

who'd won all their matches so far, and looked imperious in the groups, took the lead thanks to habib diallo'sd go on, until a frank kessie penalty levelled matters with less than five minutes to go. nothing to separate the teams after extra time — so penalties settled it. moussa niakhate's missed spot kick proved the difference

it was the holders having won all their matches so far, who took the lead thanks to habib diallo's early

it was the holders, having won all their matches so far, who took the lead thanks to habib diallo's early as though their winning streak would go on, until a franck kessie penalty levelled matters with less than five minutes to go. nothing to separate the teams after extra time, so penalties settled it. moussa niakhate's missed spot kick proved the difference as kessie stepped up once again to send ivory coast into the last eight. these celebrations in the capital abidjan reflective of the rough ride the team have had so far, with striker sebastian haller saying the last days were tough for them after coach jean—louis gasset was sacked. assistant emerse fae is now in charge, and these fans who watched a 4—0 group stage defeat to equatorial guinea only a week ago now are believing again. it was an amazing day and it's a relief for us because we were not believing it, but today is that day. we are very happy. very happy. it was unbelievable. at the beginning of the day, we were not sure to win, we were not sure to win, and that's it. ivory coast is back. i'm feeling great. an incredible mat

who'd won all their matches so far — and looked imperious in the groups — took the lead thanks to habib diallo'se penalty levelled matters with less than 5 minutes to go. nothing to separate the teams after extra time — so penalties settled it. moussa niakhate's missed spot kick proved the difference — as ivory coast, to the delight of the home fans, reached the quarter finals by the finest of margins.

it was the holders having won all their matches so far, who took the lead thanks to habib diallo�*s earlytrike. it looked as though their winning streak would go on, until a franck kessie penalty levelled matters with less than five minutes to go nothing to separate the teams after extra time — so penalties settled it. moussa niakhate�*s missed spot kick proved the difference as kessie stepped up once again to send ivory coast into the last eight. these celebrations in the capital abidjan reflective of the rough ride the team have had so far, with striker sebastian haller saying the last days were tough for them after coach jean—louis gasset was sacked. assistant emerse fae is now in charge and these fans, who watched a 4—0 group stage defeat to equatorial guinea only a week ago, now are believing again. it was an amazing day and it's a relief for us because we were not believing it, but today is that day. we are very happy. ifer? believing it, but today is that day. we are very happy-— we are very happy. very happy. it was unbelievable _ we are very happy. very happy. it was unbelievable

senegal made the perfect start when habib diallo stunned ivory coast to fire his side into the lead afterkeeper conceded a penalty. captain ryan mendes stepped up to score from the spot and book cape verde, a country with a population of only around 600,000, a quarterfinal against either morocco or south africa on saturday. now, she was one of the faces of the winter olympics in beijing. russian figure skater kamila valieva was just 15 years old when she failed a doping test in 2022. a russian anti doping agency investigation found the teenager bore "no fault or negligence", but today, the court of arbitration for sport has given valieva a four—year ban. our sports news correspondent laura scott has the story. 15—year—old kamila valieva began the beijing games as a figure skating prodigy, lauded for becoming the first woman to land a quadruplejump... a glorious quadruple salchow to open with. ..helping russia win team gold in the process. butjust before the medals were due to be handed out, it emerged she failed a drugs test. the teenager skated on but crumbled under the weight of the sca

senegal went ahead through habib diallo before frank kessie equalised late on from the penalty spot. at not playing in the premier league at the moment. those players certainly missed by their club teams. mo salah is one of those for liverpool. he is injured at the moment. when we see him again? and who knows what will happen there. ——? markets are often the heart and soul of a community, and people in shrewsbury have seen their market hall named britain's favourite for the second year in a row. judges praised its unique food and drink options, as well as its fusion of the hand crafted and hard to find. joanne writtle has more. from outside, you might not instantly fall in love with shrewsbury market hall's 1960s architecture. but inside you discover why the public voted it britain's favourite this year, last year, and in 2018. there's a lovely atmosphere and a vibrant mix of cafes and goods, and it seems every stallholder has a story to tell. 0rder, please. natalie jenkins is from australia. she originally had a spice shop here, which has evolved into a restaurant. you know what? i