Estevao strikes as Brazil beats Chile 3-0 in FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier Chelsea youngster Estevao scored his first international goal as Brazil defeated Chile 3-0 in their FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. Substitute Lucas Paqueta and Bruno Guimaraes also found the back of […]

Yuki Bhambri loses in U.S. Open 2025 semifinals India’s Yuki Bhambri ended a semifinalist at the US Open men’s doubles event with partner Michael Venus, marking his deepest run at a Grand Slam tournament. Bhambri went down 7-6 (2), 6-7(5), 4-6 in a thrilling contest against the experienced sixth seed British pair of Neal Skupski […]

Rory McIlroy calls for ‘common sense’ after slow play warning at Irish Open Rory McIlroy called on rules officials to use “common sense” after his group was given a slow play warning during the first round of the Irish Open on Thursday. McIlroy, who was playing with Thriston Lawrence and Kristoffer Reitan, was frustrated after […]

Spain strolls past Bulgaria 3-0 in opening World Cup qualifier Spain opened its World Cup qualifying campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win away to Bulgaria in its Group E meeting on Thursday, with goals from Mikel Oyarzabal, Marc Cucurella and Mikel Merino all coming in the opening half. Spain has appeared at the last 12 […]

Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul to miss Davis Cup matches, USA names three replacement players Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul have withdrawn from the U.S. Davis Cup team’s matches next weekend with injuries, and the Americans named three replacements for the squad on Thursday. Reilly Opelka, Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek were added for the […]

Sandesh Jhingan suffered cheekbone fracture at CAFA Nations Cup, under medical care in Goa: AIFF Indian defender Sandesh Jhingan suffered a cheekbone fracture during India’s CAFA Nations Cup 2025 match against Iran, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and FC Goa said in a joint statement on Friday. The statement added that he is currently […]

Inter Miami’s Luis Suarez apologises after Leagues Cup spitting incident Inter Miami forward Luis Suarez, who spat at a Seattle staff member after the Sounders’ Leagues Cup final triumph on Sunday, apologized in a statement on Instagram on Thursday. “It was a moment of great tension and frustration, where right after the match things happened […]

Argentina’s Independiente disqualified from Copa Sudamericana over stadium brawl South American football’s governing body, CONMEBOL, disqualified Argentine club Independiente on Thursday from the 2025 Copa Sudamericana competition over a bloody brawl during a game against Universidad de Chile last month. The Argentine side must also play its next 14 matches in Conmebol tournaments without its […]

Messi to miss FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match against Ecuador Argentina forward and captain Lionel Messi has confirmed that he will miss the next FIFA World Cup Qualifiers game against Ecuador on September 10. Following the win against Venezuela, Messi said: “I spoke with Leo (Scaloni) and we decided, or rather he decided, that I […]

FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers: Tielemans guides Belgium to comfortable 6-0 win against Liechtenstein Captain Youri Tielemans scored twice as Belgium cruised to a 6-0 win over minnow Liechtenstein in their 2026 World Cup qualifying Group J at the Rheinpark Stadion on Thursday, with winger Malick Fofana netting his first international goal. Maxim De Cuyper, […]