…in add-ons. Cucurella spent four years with Chelsea, during which he won the Club World Cup and Conference League. "You know, he's obviously an amazing player, one of the best left-backs in the world, for sure," James told talkSPORT.. "This is football. Players move every few months and I'm devastated to see him go. Bu…
Germany became the latest team to qualify for the Round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup. This is thanks to their 2-1 win over Cote d’Ivoire in their second Group E fixture on Saturday night. Julian Nagelsmann’s team had thrashed Curacao in their first game, but had to fight from a goal down to beat the Elephants. Franck Ke…
Four-time champions Germany came from behind to secure a dramatic 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast in Group E, booking their
The Netherlands moved to the brink of the FIFA 2026 World Cup last 32 with a commanding 5-1 victory over
Sophia Dunkley has given England a selection headache after her fine performance in England's 38-run win against Scotland in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
Germany reached the World Cup knockout phase for the first time since 2014 as substitute Deniz Undav scored twice in a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over the Ivory Coast in Toronto on Saturday. Franck Kessie turned in from close range to give the Ivorians a 30th-minute lead, but Undav volleyed home midway through the se…
Coach Graham Potter said his Sweden team will learn and be better for their 5-1 World Cup hammering by a rampant Netherlands on Saturday. The Swedes thrashed Tunisia by the same scoreline to launch their campaign but came crashing back down to Earth in Houston. Potter’s men, who would have reached the last 32 with a wi…
Could the United States really win the World Cup? After two opening victories, by an aggregate 6-1 scoreline, that is the wildly optimistic question being posed to many US television pundits, including Fox’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who answered a simple “Yes.” While aware they are still vast underdogs against traditional p…
Winger Jeremy Doku has been ruled out of Belgium’s second World Cup group match against Iran at SoFi Stadium due to illness, the Belgian team announced on Saturday. Rudi Garcia’s side face Iran on Sunday looking to build on an opening 1-1 draw with Egypt, but will do so without Manchester City player Doku. “Due to illn…
Stand-in skipper Charlie Dean guided England as the hosts continued their unbeaten start to the ICC Women's T20 World Cup with a 38-run victory over Scotland at Headingley.
In this exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Weir speaks about tracing his Nigerian roots, obtaining Nigerian citizenship, and also about the recent innovations by FIFA
The Netherlands put one foot in the World Cup knockout rounds with a stylish 5-1 demolition of Sweden on Saturday. Sweden, themselves 5-1 winners against Tunisia in their opening Group F match, went into Saturday’s showdown with the Dutch in Houston knowing that a victory would guarantee their passage out of the group…
…situation with his teammates. Speaking during the latest episode of the How To Win The World Cup podcast on talkSPORT, Petit said, “Argentina.. the players they play for Messi. I think the Portuguese players, they don’t play for Cristiano Ronaldo, and this is for me the main difference with Argentina and Messi. “So, it…
…winger Raphinha has suffered another injury setback, raising fears that his 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign could be over and adding further uncertainty to his future at club level. The 29-year-old was forced off in the 40th minute of Brazil's 3-0 victory over Haiti after experiencing discomfort in his right thigh. Accord…
Former Ballon d’Or and World Cup winner Ronaldinho is set to come out of retirement aged 46 to play for Ravenna in the Italian third tier, according to reports in Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport. The sports daily said that Ronaldinho was scheduled to sign a deal in Miami on Tuesday and that he was already in the Uni…
…Michael Olise over a potential transfer. The France international, currently at the World Cup, has been linked with Madrid by Spanish media, reporting Los Blancos were considering making a bid of more than 200 million euros ($230m). “In light of the information published in various media outlets regarding an alleged in…
Haiti and Turkey have been eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup after suffering defeats in their second group-stage matches.
Former Nigerian national team captain William Troost-Ekong has backed the Black Stars of Ghana to pull off a major upset
England vs Scotland in ICC Women's T20 World Cup LIVE!
…Future in MLS.” Casemiro is currently with the Brazilian national team at the 2026 World Cup. Transfer: Inter Miami confirm deal for ex-Man Utd midfielder Casemiro
…Argentina captain Lionel Messi. Bothroyd wants Ronaldo to step away from Portugal’s FIFA World Cup starting XI, as he cannot deliver like his eternal rival, Messi. According to him, the 41-year-old Al-Nassr forward is always chasing the Barcelona legend but cannot get close to him. Speaking on Sky Sports, Bothroyd said…
Kris Boyd says Scotland cannot concede another early goal when they meet Brazil in their final Group C match at the World Cup on Wednesday after going behind after 70 seconds against Morocco.
Australia maintained their winning start to the ICC Women's T20 World Cup with a comfortable 98-run win over the Netherlands at the Hampshire Bowl.
The World Cup 2026 opened on Thursday, June 11, with Mexico playing South Africa. It appeared the entire Africa turned out against our sister African country. In the 1990s, this would have been the reverse. That was when South Africa held a lot of promise for the human race as it busted Apartheid and announced […]
…De la Fuente, who won the Euro 2024 with Spain, spoke with reporters ahead of his side’s World Cup second group game against Saudi Arabia in Atlanta on Sunday. Asked to name a player he would hypothetically like to sign to his team, De la Fuente named Argentina striker Julian Alvarez ahead of Brazil’s Vinicius and Fran…