Germany WC winner Boateng retires
Former Germany defender Jerome Boateng, who won the World Cup in 2014, formally announced his retirement from the game on Friday.
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Women鈥檚 preparation for WC not ideal: Aminul
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Aminul Islam believes that the preparation of the Bangladesh national women鈥檚 cricket team for the forthcoming ICC Women鈥檚 World Cup was not up to the mark.
Joty embracing WC challenge with Bangladesh
Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty believes her team is ready to take stage at ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, eager to build on their previous outing.
England set the standard with Serbia rout: Tuchel
Thomas Tuchel urged 鈥榓mazing鈥� England to use their 5-0 demolition of Serbia as the standard they must maintain on the road to the World Cup.
Bolivia down Brazil to grab World Cup play-off spot
Bolivia kept their 2026 World Cup dream alive by snatching a play-off place with a 1-0 victory over Brazil in El Alto on Tuesday, taking advantage of Venezuela's home defeat to Colombia.
England thrash Serbia, Haaland stars in World Cup qualifying
England sent out a warning to their World Cup rivals with a brilliant 5-0 thrashing of Serbia in qualifying on Tuesday, while Erling Haaland scored five goals as Norway emphatically maintained their 100-percent record.
Isak says 'whole picture' of Liverpool move will become clear
Alexander Isak believes 鈥榥ot everyone has the whole picture鈥� of his protracted Premier League record 拢125 million ($169 million) move to Liverpool after an acrimonious exit from Newcastle.
Tonali saves Italy from World Cup disaster against Israel
Sandro Tonali's last-gasp winner edged Italy to a 5-4 victory over Israel in 2026 World Cup qualifying on Monday, while Kosovo beat Sweden despite Alexander Isak making his first appearance of the season.
Deschamps plays down rift with PSG over Dembele, Doue injuries
France coach Didier Deschamps calmed suggestions of a rift between the national team and Paris Saint-Germain after the European champions were left fuming after Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue picked up injuries on international duty.
Super Spain hit six as Germany get first World Cup qualifying win
Mikel Merino scored a hat-trick as a majestic Spain thumped Turkey 6-0 away in World Cup qualifying on Sunday, while a brilliant Florian Wirtz free-kick helped Germany beat Northern Ireland 3-1 to get their bid up and running.
Poignant Portugal cruise, England unbeaten in World Cup qualifying
Cristiano Ronaldo helped an emotional Portugal enjoy a perfect start to their World Cup qualifying campaign as Thomas Tuchel's uninspiring England remained unbeaten on Saturday.
Tuchel faces England questions
England return to World Cup qualifying action this week with Thomas Tuchel under pressure to solve a plethora of issues that threaten to ruin his bid to win next year鈥檚 tournament.
Germany lose opening WC qualifier as Spain cruise
Germany went down to a shock 2-0 defeat in Slovakia in their opening World Cup qualifier on Thursday, while Spain kicked off their bid to reach next year鈥檚 finals with a comfortable 3-0 victory in Bulgaria.
Messi hits brace in farewell home game
Lionel Messi scored twice for Argentina in emotional scenes in Buenos Aires on Thursday while Uruguay, Colombia and Paraguay joined the reigning champions at next year鈥檚 World Cup.
Gattuso begins Italy salvage operation with World Cup on the line
Gennaro Gattuso begins his reign as Italy coach on Friday with the visit of Estonia and a contested fixture with Israel as he bids to stop the Azzurri from missing out on a third consecutive World Cup.
FIFA set to kick off 2026 WC ticket sales
FIFA will kick off a multi-phase ticket sale process for the 2026 World Cup this month with initial single seat prices as low as $60 for group-stage matches and as high as $6,710 for the final.
Spence on brink of history as first Muslim England player
Tottenham's Djed Spence said the opportunity to make history as the first male player who publically identifies as a Muslim to represent England was a 鈥榖lessing鈥� as he prepares for a potential debut.
European heavyweights belatedly begin World Cup qualifying
With the next World Cup kicking off in just over nine months, European champions Spain and some of the continent's other heavyweights finally begin their qualifying campaigns this week.
Bielsa eyes third World Cup spot with Messi set for home swansong
Charismatic veteran coach Marcelo Bielsa is on the brink of guiding a third team to World Cup qualification as Uruguay take on Peru on Thursday needing only a draw to secure their ticket to next year's North American extravaganza.
Women's Cricket World Cup prize money to outstrip men: ICC
Prize money for the Women's World Cup cricket will outstrip the men's edition by more than a third, boasting an overall purse of $13.88 million, the sport's governing body said Monday.
Great warm-up for World Cup: Edwards聽
Netherlands captain Scott Edwards on Thursday stated that the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh starting on Saturday at the Sylhet International Stadium would be a great preparation for them before the T20 World Cup.聽
France overlook Ekitike for World Cup qualifiers
Hugo Ekitike missed out on a place in the France squad named Wednesday for the start of their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, but coach Didier Deschamps did hand a first senior call-up to highly-rated Monaco winger Maghnes Akliouche.
Brazil without Neymar and Vinicius as Paqueta back for World Cup qualifiers
Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti did not recall Neymar and spared Vinicius Junior for World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia next month with Lucas Paqueta returning to the national team.
Zawad eyes U-19 World Cup glory
Fresh from back-to-back series victories over Sri Lanka and South Africa, as well as securing a Tri-nation title in Zimbabwe, Bangladesh鈥檚 promising young batter Zawad Abrar stated that the team鈥檚 focus is firmly set on next year鈥檚...
Rubya, Nishita, Sumaiya earn maiden call-ups
Rubya Haider, Nishita Akter, and Sumaiya Akter made the cut as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 15-member squad for the forthcoming ICC Women鈥檚 Cricket World Cup on Saturday.
Trump says 2026 World Cup draw set for December in Washington
US President Donald Trump announced Friday that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will be held in Washington on December 5 -- and then jokingly asked if he could keep the golden trophy for himself.
Women鈥檚 WC games moved out of Bengaluru
The Bengaluru stadium where 11 cricket fans died during celebrations in June will no longer host Women鈥檚 World Cup matches including the opening game, the sport鈥檚 governing body said on Friday.
New challenge excites Jesy
Shathira Jakir Jesy is set to become the first female umpire from Bangladesh to officiate in a men鈥檚 game during the forthcoming T20I series between Bangladesh and the Netherlands. She鈥檚 also set to officiate in the upcoming Women鈥檚 World Cup...
Our team has no weakness: Abdullah
Bangladesh U-19s Md Abdullah played a crucial role in the final of the tri-nation series against South Africa, helping them to win the series and secure their third consecutive series victory since their U-19 Asia Cup triumph. In an interview with 抖阴精品鈥檚 Tarif Akhlaq, the middle-order batter stated that his side now aims to lift the forthcoming U-19 World Cup trophy...
1990 World Cup winner Frank Mill dies
Frank Mill, a World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990, has died aged 67, his former clubs Fortuna Duesseldorf and Rot-Weiss Essen confirmed on Tuesday.
