Both nations have been inconsistent in the opening rounds of the tournament, alternating between laboured performances and moments of genuine quality. England, level on four points with Ghana after two games, take on Panama at the MetLife Stadium i...

Striker Leckie, at a fourth World Cup, hurt his hamstring in the Socceroos' 2-0 Group D loss to the United States and did not feature in their 0-0 draw with Paraguay on Thursday. Right-back Italiano played against Turkey and the United States but i...

The Po River has never fallen this low so early in the year, raising fears of a devastating drought in July in this corner of northern Italy. On the bank of one of its branches, farmer Federica Vidali looked anxiously at her sunflower field. The fi...

Featuring in cinema classics like "Roman Holiday" and "La Dolce Vita", the Vespa has a long association with the Eternal City. "The history of the Vespa, which accompanies the birth and rise of Italy after the Second World War, is in a way an iconi...

Pro-EU conservative Prime Minister Peter Magyar ousted Orban from office after 16 years in the April elections, prompting relief inside the country's embattled LGBTQ community. But Magyar has yet to take any specific measures to restore rights. "T...

Crystal Palace's Pino was forced to play out the final few minutes struggling with a shoulder injury after Luis de la Fuente had used his three windows to make substitutions. Williams was only introduced 15 minutes from time after being nursed back...

But instead of in the streets or a stadium, the crowd was rocking in one of America's biggest malls -- the unlikely setting for fan events outside New Jersey's MetLife arena. With nowhere else to gather after trekking to the stadium from New York, ...

"I'm impressed. It's amazing to see so many people gathered," said Christoph Altmeks, a German, as he stood in the middle of a sea of his country's fans wearing white shirts. The 53-year-old had complained that, given New York's huge population, "...

Goalkeeper Fernando Muslera's mistake condemned Bielsa's side to an early exit in a 1-0 defeat to Spain on Friday after disappointing draws against Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia. "We deserved to get seven points and got two," said Bielsa. "We failed...

The following are highlights of the 14-point agreement signed in the US capital: 'Lasting peace' Israel and Lebanon, with US support, "affirm their shared goal of achieving lasting peace and security," the agreement begins. The neighboring states "...

Alex Baena's weak shot slipped through Muslera's grasp for the only goal as Spain avoided a last 32 showdown against Argentina. The European champions will instead face Austria or Algeria next in Los Angeles on Thursday. Uruguay's defeat allowed d...

The stalemate in Houston and Spain's 1-0 win over Uruguay meant the team ranked 67 finished runners-up behind Spain in Group H. Having drawn all three group matches, the archipelago nation of just over 500,000 will play Lionel Messi's Argentina in ...

The snow and ice accumulated last winter by Switzerland's glaciers is expected to have all melted away by Monday, marking the alarming second-earliest arrival on record of the tipping point known as glacier loss day. All further melting between now...

"Leo will come on later and I’ve already confirmed the team, but we’re going to announce it tomorrow," Scaloni told reporters on Friday. Argentina have already sealed top spot in Group J after wins over Austria (2-0) and Algeria (3-0). The cap...

"The U.S.A.'s New Passport, which says, 'Welcome, but be good!'" Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform featuring the passport mock-up. The image features a glowering Trump leaning on his desk and his signature, with the text of the Decl...