- 2d ago
Belgium beats Puerto Rico 76-64 at World Cup before quick turnaround against Australia
Belgium secured a top-two group finish with a 76-64 win over Puerto Rico in Berlin, setting up a decisive group match against Australia fewer than 16 hours later.
- Aug 22
Tadej Pogacar wins Vuelta opening time trial in Monaco by 0.09 seconds
Tadej Pogacar edged Ethan Hayter by nine-hundredths of a second in the 9.4-kilometer Monaco time trial to take the race leader's red jersey ahead of stage two's ride to Manosque.
- Aug 22
Shakhtar Donetsk to host Champions League home matches at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge
Shakhtar Donetsk will stage at least four Champions League home fixtures at Chelsea's 40,000-seat stadium in London this season, following years of displacement from Ukraine due to ongoing war.
- Jul 28
World Cup final referee Slavko Vincic retires at 46, a week after Spain's extra-time win over Argentina
The Slovenian official steps away days after Spain's extra-time victory over Argentina, a match that drew criticism for his handling of physical play and sparked a post-match melee now under FIFA investigation.
- Jun 14
Thirteen World Cup nations reject UEFA president's criticism of 48-team format as 'deeply disappointing'
Football federations from 13 nations, including debutants Cape Verde, Curacao and Uzbekistan, issued a joint statement rejecting Aleksander Ceferin's description of some matches as 'completely uninteresting'.
- Jun 10
Germany's women finish World Cup qualifying with a flat 2-0 win in Slovenia, Wück gets a birthday gift
A heavily rotated German side laboured to a 2-0 victory in Ljubljana, with an own goal and a Shekiera Martinez strike sealing a sixth win from six qualifiers.
