Ruben Neves’ stoppage-time header broke the Republic of Ireland’s hearts and handed Portugal a dramatic World Cup qualifying win in Lisbon after Cristiano Ronaldo was denied from the spot. Neves rose brilliantly to steer Francisco…
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Spain maintained their 100% winning start to World Cup qualifying with a routine win against Georgia in Elche. Crystal Palace midfielder Yeremy Pino opened the scoring in the 24th minute, tapping in Robin le Normand’s…
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Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Norway took a significant step towards qualifying for their first World Cup since 1998 with an emphatic win against Israel. Israel goalkeeper Daniel Peretz twice denied the Manchester City…
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Steven Gerrard has turned down the chance to return to Rangers for a second stint as manager, with the timing of the move believed to be behind his shock decision. The former Liverpool and England…
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Sweden’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup took a major dent after defeat by Switzerland in Stockholm. Sunderland midfielder Granit Xhaka gave the visitors the lead from the penalty spot in the 65th…
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Kylian Mbappe scored for the 10th successive game for club and country as France continued their winning start to World Cup 2026 qualifying. The Real Madrid forward scored his 53rd international goal in first-half injury-time,…
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Nigeria still have a chance of reaching the 2026 Fifa World Cup after registering a nervy 2-1 away win over Lesotho. The Super Eagles remain three points behind Group C leaders Benin, who grabbed a…
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored all four goals in Gabon’s 4-3 away win over The Gambia to extend his nation’s hopes of reaching the World Cup for the first time – but was then sent off late…
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LeBron James has been ruled out for up to four weeks and will miss the start of the NBA season with sciatica, Los Angeles Lakers have confirmed. James, 40, signed a new contract with the Lakers in…
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Denmark obliterated Belarus to rack up their positive goal difference and maintain their narrow advantage over Scotland at the top of Group C in World Cup qualifying. Victor Froholdt opened the scoring for the Danes…
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