Iraq coach Graham Arnold questioned the fairness of the format used in the latest phase of Asia’s preliminaries for the World Cup after seeing his side beaten to a place in next summer’s finals by Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The former Australia coach joined Oman boss Carlos Queiroz in criticising the just-concluded round of qualifiers,…
Senior stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were among the first batch of Indian cricketers who flew off on Wednesday for a three-match ODI series against Australia beginning October 19. Kohli and Rohit were joined by Test and ODI skipper Shubman Gill, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, and pacers Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh…
Stuart Broad has stoked early Ashes tensions, declaring Australia’s current squad the weakest to contest the series in 15 years. Speaking on his BBC Podcast For The Love of Cricket with Jos Buttler, the former England pacer said: “It’s probably the worst Australian team since 2010, when England last won, and it’s the best English…
Prithvi Shaw was out lbw for a four-ball duck off the bowling of M.D. Nidheesh in the very first over of the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match between Maharashtra and Kerala in Trivandrum on Wednesday. Shaw was struck plumb in front off a fullish ball that seamed in after pitching. Nidheesh also got…
Mikel Merino scored twice as Spain eased to a 4-0 victory over Bulgaria on Tuesday, maintaining its flawless start to Europe’s World Cup Qualifiers and moving closer to securing a spot at the 2026 World Cup in North America. Merino opened the scoring with a header in the 35th minute and doubled Spain’s lead in…
Surprise Shanghai champion Valentin Vacherot on Tuesday received a wild card for the ATP Basel tournament and has submitted a request to enter the main draw at the Paris Masters. “Thanks to a wild card spectators will have the opportunity to see one of the biggest sensations of the season,” organisers of the Swiss indoor…
Qatar confirmed its slot at the FIFA World Cup 2026 for the second time on Tuesday after a 2-1 win against UAE at the Jassim Bin Hammad Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar. The win confirmed Qatar’s place at the top of the fourth round qualifying group that also included UAE and Oman. The 2026 tournament…
Harry Kane scored twice in England’s 5-0 win over Latvia to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup set to be played in the United State, Mexico and Canada. 🏴 England are headed to the #FIFAWorldCup again!#WeAre26pic.twitter.com/B4H0C9DfGP — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) October 14, 2025 Anthony Gordon opened the scoring in Riga before Kane took…
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Saudi Arabia drew 0-0 with Iraq in the fourth round of Asian qualifying on Tuesday to book a ticket to next year’s FIFA World Cup 2026 finals. It will be a third straight trip to the finals for the Saudis, who have played in six previous editions. Next year’s tournament will be hosted by Canada,…