Sports
June 16, 2026
by Robert Bailey
Mbappe ready for third World Cup charge
France forward Kylian Mbappe will be hoping to lead his national team to a third FIFA World Cup title as he prepares for his third appearance at football's showpiece event.
At the 2018 FIFA…
June 15, 2026
Seventy seconds, 26 passes, an iconic World Cup moment - Gio Reyna goal the highlight of US impressive World Cup opener
AP:
It might go down as one of the iconic moments of the 2026 World Cup.
It will certainly take something special to eclipse it as the goal of the tournament, even only three days in.
Deep into…
June 15, 2026
WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP - Australia thump South Africa by 65 runs
AP
Australia won the first heavyweight clash of the Women's Twenty20 World Cup after routing South Africa for 107 in Manchester yesterday.
Going for a seventh title in the 10th World Cup,…
June 16, 2026
Germans in seventh heaven
HOUSTON (AP):
Germany's seven-goal rout of Curaçao in their World Cup opener yesterday was the perfect outcome to overshadow a close first half and boost the team after consecutive group-stage…
June 15, 2026
Iranian Americans plan protests and watch parties ahead of team’s World Cup opener
Iranian Americans are torn over Iran’s participation in the World Cup, as some community members plan to watch Monday’s match and others plan to protest outside the stadium where the team will play.
June 15, 2026
World Cup racism monitor urges FIFA to remove match official over hand gesture on TV broadcast
FIFA’s discrimination monitor at the World Cup called Monday for a video review official to be removed for appearing to make a hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign.
June 15, 2026
Jamaican Neesa DaCosta ranked among top female collegiate shooters in the US
Jamaica’s Neesa DaCosta became the fourth ranked collegiate female shooter at the end of the academic year after competing for Jacksonville University (JU) in the state of Florida, USA where she…
June 15, 2026
Cape Verde stuns Spain with surprising 0-0 draw in country’s World Cup debut
Tiny Cape Verde pulled off a stunning result in its World Cup debut, shutting out heavily favoured Spain.