Here is a summary of the sports news:

The Polish football team left after 14 from Warsaw to Qatar for the world championship. The day before, at the Legia stadium, the whites and reds beat Chile 1-0 in a friendly match, and will play their first match in Group C of the World Cup on November 22 with Mexico.

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“We have to be focused as much as possible in every game. There will be no revenge. We are going to Qatar with big ambitions. We want to get out of the group, and what happens next is in our hands,” said The Polish footballer Robert Gumny before his departure for the World Cup.

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“Czesław Michniewicz is a very good coach and, above all, a good guy. You can talk to him like a friend to a friend” – said Polish footballer Krystian Bielik, who did not play in Wednesday’s friendly match against Chile (1:0) due to a minor injury. Thursday, the whites and reds flew to Qatar.

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Summarizing the friendly matches played on Wednesday, the Argentine media indicate that the national team of this country is their definite favourite. The rivals of the “Albiceleste” team will be Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland.

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Gianni Infantino will lead FIFA for the next four years as there are no opponents. His selection will be announced on March 16, 2023 during the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda. The Swiss has been leading the world football federation for six years.

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Friday in Montreal, the members of the Foundation Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) must approve the second three-year term of Witold Bańka as President of this organization. The position of his deputy must be occupied by the Chinese Yang Yang.

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Robert Kubica, reserve and test driver for Formula One team Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen, will take part in Friday’s practice ahead of Sunday’s race for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the Hinwil team has confirmed.

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The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has decided to suspend the committees of Russia and Belarus with immediate effect. In March, athletes from these countries were barred from competing at the Paralympic Games in Beijing. The reason was the Russian military invasion of Ukraine.

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The final tournament of the Polish Hockey Cup will be played from December 28 to 30 in Oświęcim, the PZHL informed. In the semi-finals, GKS Katowice will face GKS Tychy and Re-Plast Unia Oświęcim will face Comarch Cracovia, who are defending the trophy.

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Aleksandrs Belavskis became the new coach of hockey players Tauron Podhala – the club Nowy Targ informed. The contract with the Latvian coach is valid until the end of the season with the possibility of extending it for another year.

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Stephen Curry scored 50 points for the Golden State Warriors in Wednesday’s NBA basketball game, but the defending champions lost 119-130 to the Phoenix Suns. The Warriors are yet to win a game this season.

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