Masood, 36, took over from Azam in December 2023 and led the side to 12 defeats in 16 Tests. Pakistan finished ninth and last in the last World Test Championship cycle. They again lie ninth in the current cycle after a 2-0 series defeat in Banglade...

A day after France and Morocco sealed their places in the last eight of the tournament, two more spots are up for grabs in round-of-16 duels in Mexico City and New Jersey. England's encounter with Mexico has been one of the most anticipated matches...

Popovic sparked criticism from some high-profile former Australia players for substituting first-choice goalkeeper Patrick Beach deep into extra-time in the last-32 clash in Dallas on Friday as penalties loomed. He instead turned to Mathew Ryan, w...

Fineanganofo was on the All Blacks bench for their 34-32 win over France and came on for the final 11 minutes in place of left wing Caleb Clarke. But that was only after he overcame a serious bout of stomach-churning nerves. "I was sitting on th...

For Mohammad Mannan, 25, and Fatima Akhter, 16, their thoughts are fixed on the upcoming surfing competition at the Asian Games, to be held in Japan from September 19 to October 4. The surfers from Cox's Bazar -- one of the world's longest beaches ...

The 33-year-old midfielder has the opportunity to prove that that tough experience paid off by leading the Swiss into the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1954 if they beat Colombia on Tuesday. Those early years, though, when he an...

Forty years ago in Mexico City, Diego Maradona defeated England in the World Cup quarter-finals in a match that is still remembered for the Argentine great's "hand of God" goal, when he punched the ball into the net. This time England must beat one...

"France couldn't find the answers, and it took a bit of individual skill and a penalty given by VAR to make the difference which their football had not been able to do," Alfaro said after the game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Kylian ...

The Wallabies suffered a gut-wrenching 33-31 defeat to Andy Farrell's men in Sydney on Saturday after a rollicking 10-try Nations Championship Test that saw the lead change hands seven times. "We had two chances to close it out in the end, sometime...

"I loved him so much, I felt safe with him," Shireen, whose name has been changed, told AFP in the seaside town of Jisr al-Zarqa. "When I found out that I lost him, I was very sad because he was a part of me. It was very difficult for me," the elde...

"It wasn't easy. They used every resource possible. It is maybe not the kind of football that brings people to the stadium, playing with that aggression, exaggerating everything," Deschamps told French broadcaster M6. Kylian Mbappe decided the game...

Japan pulled off an impressive 27-10 victory over the Italians in Tokyo on Saturday and now travel to Australia to face Ireland in Newcastle. Japan also host France in Tokyo the weekend after and flanker Ben Gunter thinks their flying start to the ...

Top players from the National and American leagues will meet in the annual showdown of superstars on July 14 at Philadelphia. The American League leads the all-time rivalry 48-45 with two drawn after the NL won 7-6 last year in Atlanta. Starting p...

Mbappe scored the winner from the spot in the 70th minute to bring his tally for the tournament to seven and his overall tally in the World Cup to 19 goals, but he was continually goaded by the Paraguayan defenders towards the end of the game in swe...

Mbappe scored the winner from the spot in the 70th minute to bring his tally for the tournament to seven and his overall tally in the World Cup to 19 goals, but he was continually goaded by the Paraguayan defenders towards the end of the game in swe...