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Mbappe fires back at Paraguayan senator's racist attack after France victory

Mbappe’s penalty proved the difference in a bruising and ill-tempered match as France won 1-0 in Philadelphia on Saturday to advance to the quarter-finals

• 17 days ago

Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong, White Sox's Miguel Vargas added to MLB All-Star Game rosters

The Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Chicago White Sox's Miguel Vargas have been added to the National League and American League reserve rosters for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game.

• 18 days ago

Argentina survive Cape Verde scare to reach World Cup last 16

Messi’s sublime control and finish for his seventh goal at this tournament in four games put the defending champions in command, but the Blue Sharks doggedly refused to go away

• 20 days ago

Pubs to stay open until 5am for England match!

• 20 days ago

Improving Spain outclass Austria 3-0 to ease into World Cup last 16

While Spain’s attack, especially teenage forward Lamine Yamal, gets most of the attention, their defence ​continues to excel

• 21 days ago

Mexico see off Ecuador to break 40-year World Cup curse

The round-of-32 match was delayed for an hour due to stormy weather and when it started the co-hosts flew out of the blocks, mounting wave after wave of attacks

• 23 days ago

Belgium into World Cup last 32 with New Zealand rout

A double strike from Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard and goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Saelemaekers carried the Red Devils into the last 32 in first place ahead of Egypt on goal difference

• a month ago

Turkiye beat US 3-2 with last-gasp winner in dead rubber in LA

The Americans, who made ‌nine changes including leaving out the four players on yellow cards, took an early lead for the third straight match when Auston Trusty scored in the third minute to the joy of a sold-out crowd at Los Angeles Stadium

• a month ago

Argentina sings collective happy birthday to Messi

Under the hashtag CumpleLEO, Telefé, a local television channel, launched a campaign for Argentines to sing “Happy Birthday” to him ​at 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. local time, an ​allusion to the number 10 shirt worn by the ⁠Argentina captain

• a month ago

Haaland's double double sends Norway into World Cup last 32

The match tempo had a similar feel to Senegal’s first game, against France, with the African team competing strongly in the first half-hour, frustrating their opponents and keeping Haaland off the ball

• a month ago

Germany defender Schlotterbeck out of World Cup with ankle injury

Schlotterbeck, a starting centre-back, was injured early in the game and was replaced at halftime by Antonio Ruediger. A scan on Sunday revealed the player had torn a ligament in his left ankle

• a month ago

Showdown in Seattle...

• a month ago

Paraguay hold on for 1-0 win over Turkiye despite Almiron red card

Fired up from a humiliating 4-1 defeat by the United Statesin their opening match, Paraguay went ahead 64 seconds in when Matias Galarza rifled home from long range, then clung on for the entire game against a torrent of Turkish attacks

• a month ago

Swiss wonderkid Manzambi dazzles in World Cup win

Manzambi said ⁠he had not had many options when the chance for his first goal arrived in ​a crowded penalty area

• a month ago

David hat-trick as Canada crush nine-man Qatar 6-0 to earn first World Cup finals win

Canada next host second-placed Switzerland, who also have four points, in Vancouver on Wednesday

• a month ago