Cape Verde and Curaçao have carried the hopes of two of the smallest nations ever to reach a FIFA World Cup Jordan and Uzbekistan turned years of regional progress into historic maiden World Cup ...

Austria were given a scare by World Cup debutants Jordan on Tuesday before securing a 3-1 win rounded off by a penalty in added time from veteran forward Marko Arnautovic. The Austrians went ahead at ...

England gave debuts to three players in the second Test against New Zealand which began on Wednesday, making it 20 to have been given their cap under head coach Brendon McCullum. Can you name all 20?

Today, Senegal opens its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, against two-time winners France. It’s a rematch of the 2002 opener in South Korea, the ...

Cape Verde pulled off a World Cup shock by holding Spain to a 0-0 draw in their opening game on Monday, ‌where the European champions and ⁠one of the tournament favourites could find no way ‌past the ...

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Germany walloped Curacao 7-1 in their World Cup opener on Sunday (June 14, 2026) ‌after Felix Nmecha scored the tournament's fastest goal so ⁠far and then drew a penalty in first-half stoppage time ...

England will hand debuts to batter Jordan Cox and fast bowler Sonny Baker in the second Test against New Zealand – with another potential first-capper in James Rew on standby to keep wicket. Joe Root ...

Four nations will debut at the World Cup this summer, with Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan all set to grace the grandest stage in international football for the first time. It's 16 years ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Kulikefu Finefeuiaki’s Maroons debut is more than just a chance to grace rugby league’s biggest ...

New Chandigarh: Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar turned Day 2 of the one-off Test against Afghanistan into a memorable first chapter of his Test debut, his three wickets helping India tighten their grip ...

June 7 (Reuters) - India declared their first innings on 564 for eight before debutant Manav Suthar and Prasidh Krishna took five wickets to maintain the hosts' stranglehold on the one-off test ...