Portugal’s Ruben Neves scored a stoppage-time goal to snatch a 1-0 win over Ireland that preserved its 100 per cent record in FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying Group F and consolidated top spot on Saturday. Portugal moved to nine points at the halfway stage of the campaign with a five-point lead over second-placed Hungary, which…
Manchester City star Erling Haaland twice missed a penalty for Norway against Israel in World Cup qualifying on Saturday. Haaland’s first penalty was hit low and saved by Daniel Peretz. But Polish referee Szymon Marciniak ordered the kick to be retaken because the goalkeeper had moved off his line too soon. He tried the other…
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Set a target of 254, the biggest crowd the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo has seen in this Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 so far, loyally chanted “Chamari.. Chamari.. Kurunegala (her hometown)…”, pinning their hopes on the nation’s talisman Chamari Athapaththu to register a famous win against England and their first victory of the tournament….
Australia’s defeat to India in the 2017 World Cup semifinal proved to be a seismic moment in not just the country’s cricketing history but also in Alyssa Healy’s career. The Women in Blue beat the defending champions by 36 runs in Derby, which then not only prompted Australia to rethink its approach but also…
India’s decision to declare its innings on 518 seemed slightly hasty when West Indies’ Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Alick Athanaze were cantering ahead in boundaries on the second day of the second Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. Athanaze had fancied his reverse sweep and succeeded twice. In the first instance, against Kuldeep Yadav,…
South Africa-born Ruben Trumpelmann became Namibia’s hero as it stunned the Proteas in their one-off T20I at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek, Namibia on Saturday. The left-arm seamer dismantled South Africa’s middle-order with authority, dismissing Reeza Hendricks, Rubin Hermann and Jason Smith, and remained unbeaten on the crease at 11 as Namibia secured the historic win…
India international Shafali Verma’s century powered Haryana to a 70-run win over Himachal Pradesh on the third day of the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy 2025 on Saturday. The opener scored a 61-ball 107, helping Haryana post a competitive total of 188 for three. Triveni Vasistha, Amandeep Kaur and Sonia Mendhiya picked two wickets apiece to…
The race for the qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 is heating up with several teams in with a chance to seal their berths in the October international window. As it stands, 20 teams have booked their slots in the expanded 48-team World Cup scheduled in USA, Mexico and Canada next year. During the…
Jarell Quansah will miss England’s World Cup qualifier against Latvia due to injury and the defender will return to his club Bayer Leverkusen, the national team said on Saturday. England did not reveal the nature of his injury but the 22-year-old has returned to the Bundesliga club as a precaution. The former Liverpool defender has…