Newcastle United forward Alexander Isak scored one goal and assisted another as Sweden thrashed a youthful Northern Ireland in a friendly in Stockholm. Isak set up Emil Holm for the hosts’ opener from close range…
Read More
Wales snatched a dramatic World Cup qualifying draw in North Macedonia after a chaotic finale in which the visitors had fallen behind in added time before David Brooks’ scrambled equaliser with virtually the last kick…
Read More
Nigeria’s hopes of a place at the 2026 Fifa World Cup are back in the balance after Zimbabwe netted a last-minute equaliser to leave the West Africans off the pace in Group C. A diving…
Read More
Newcastle won the first women’s Tyne-Wear derby to be held at St James’ Park on Sunday as they defeated Sunderland 1-0 in front of a record crowd for a Women’s Championship game. Magpies forward Shania…
Read More
Thomas Partey and Mohammed Kudus strengthened Ghana’s bid for a place at the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Ivory Coast won to return to the top of their qualifying group. Four-time continental champions Ghana failed…
Read More
Thomas Tuchel secured a second successive victory as England head coach in their World Cup qualifier against Latvia at Wembley – but it was a slog rather than a thrill ride before they made their…
Read More
Wales steadied themselves after an unexpected fright against Kazakhstan to make a winning, if unconvincing, start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign. Wales might have envisaged a comfortable night’s work when Daniel James put…
Read More
Sudan’s impressive run in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup continued as a nation affected by civil war held Senegal to a 0-0 draw on neutral turf. Sadio Mane came closest to a winner for…
Read More
Argentina are on the brink of clinching qualification for the 2026 World Cup after beating Uruguay 1-0 in Montevideo. The World Cup holders, who are top of South America’s 10-team qualifying group, were missing Lionel Messi, Lautaro…
Read More
Lewis Hamilton took his first win for Ferrari on only his second outing for the team with a dominant victory in the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix. The seven-time champion fended off a…
Read More