FIFA WORLD CUP Austria and Swiss both clinch their own tickets to the finals
VIENNA/PRISTINA: Neighbours Austria and Switzerland both found their own way into the World Cup finals on the final matchday of the European group qualifying series. Switzerland qualified despite being held 1-1 by Kosovo as Florent Muslija’s superb strike cancelled out Ruben Vargas’ early second-half goal […]
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FIFA WORLD CUP Wilson hat-trick leads seven-goal Wales into playoffs in style
KEIR RADNEDGE in CARDIFF: The World Cup challenge for Craig Bellamy’s Wales was clear – beat North Macedonia to finish runners-up to Belgium in European Group J and earn the advantage of a home semi-final in the March playoffs. They did that in style, winning […]
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FIFA WORLD CUP Germany hit six to win their group and return to the finals
LEIPZIG: Germany secured a place at next year’s World Cup by crushing Slovakia 6-0 in their final qualifier, scoring four of their goals in the first half to send the Group A visitors into the playoffs in March. Leroy Sane scored twice as the four-times […]
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FIFA WORLD CUP Four-goal Dutch wrap up qualifying task . . . Poland in the playoffs
AMSTERDAM: Netherlands, three-times World Cup runners-up, secured their place at the top of European Group G and a ticket to the 2026 finals with an easy 4-0 home victory over Lithuania in Amsterdam. They completed the task unbeaten. Tijjani Reijnders opened the scoring in the […]
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FIFA WORLD CUP Scotland back in the finals at last after Hampden Park drama
JONATHAN SHALLARD in GLASGOW: Scotland are into the World Cup finals for the first time since 1998 after a dramatic, last-ditch 4-2 defeat of Denmark at Hampden Park which pushed the Danes off the top of Group C and into the playoffs. The players partied […]
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FIFA WORLD CUP England and France wrap up campaigns in winning style
TIRANA/BAKU: England and France both completed their World Cup qualifications with victories which merely confirmed command of their groups en route for the finals in central and north America next summer. Harry Kane grabbed a late double to hand England a 2-0 victory away to […]
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FIFA steps up action against online abuse
More than 30,000 abusive posts flagged to social media platforms this year through FIFA Social Media Protection Service — 11 individuals reported to law enforcement authorities in 2025 — FIFA blacklisting individuals responsible for highly abusive behaviour from ticket purchase. ZURICH – To mark the […]
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Los Angeles Olympic Games to see athletics from start to finish
MONACO/LOS ANGELES – Athletics, for the first time, will span the entire Olympic schedule in Los Angneles in 2028 – starting on day one and running through to the final day of the Games. The athletics competition will begin on Saturday, July 15, with the […]
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Sobers and Shastri overtaken as Indian cricketer hits eight sixes in succession
—- Indian cricketer Akash Kumar Choudhary, in a remarkable display of power hitting, wrote himself into cricket’s history books by hitting an unprecedented eight consecutive sixes in a first-class match. The setting was the Ranji Trophy Plate Group 2025‑26 match between Meghalaya cricket team and […]
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Norris stretches lead in Formula 1 drivers title race with Sao Paulo win
SAO PAULO – Lando Norris extended his Formula 1 championship lead over McLaren team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri to 24 points with a dominant victory at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. But Norris’s second consecutive victory – which takes him nearly a clear win […]
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