Spain Send Uruguay Out As Baena Goal Seals Group H Top Spot
Spain beat Uruguay 1-0 to top Group H and reach the World Cup knockouts, with Álex Baena scoring after a Fernando Muslera error....
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Belgium Hit Five As Trossard Fires Red Devils To Group G Top Spot
Belgium beat New Zealand 5-1 to top Group G, with Leandro Trossard scoring twice before De Bruyne, Lukaku and Saelemaekers sealed a dominant World Cup win....
Egypt Survive Iran Scare As Salah Injury Fear Clouds Australia Clash
Egypt reached the World Cup knockouts after a tense 1-1 draw with Iran, but Mohamed Salah’s fitness concern has raised fresh questions before the Pharaohs face Australia....
Man City Agree £116m Anderson Deal As Forest Midfielder Moves Toward Etihad Switch
Manchester City have agreed a club-record £116m deal with Nottingham Forest for Elliot Anderson, with the England midfielder set for a medical before completing the move....
Pépé Double Sends Ivory Coast Into World Cup Knockouts For First Time
Nicolas Pépé scored twice as Côte d’Ivoire beat Curaçao 2-0 in Philadelphia to reach the World Cup knockout stage for the first time....
Austin Reaves Gets Paid As Lakers Turn Undrafted Rise Into $185m Commitment
Austin Reaves has reportedly agreed to re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers on a four-year deal worth about $185m, completing a major rise from undrafted guard to long-term core piece....
Giannis Era Ends As Heat Land Bucks Icon In NBA Blockbuster
Miami have reportedly acquired Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis in a franchise-shaking deal, while Milwaukee turn toward Tyler Herro, young talent and draft capital after......
Canada Lose Home Advantage As Switzerland Defeat Sends Co-Hosts To Los Angeles
Canada reached the World Cup knockouts for the first time, but a 2-1 defeat to Switzerland cost the co-hosts top spot in Group B and sent them to Los Angeles to face South Africa....
NPFL’s ₦1bn prize boost is bold — but Nigerian football now needs the system to match it
The NPFL champions are set to earn ₦1bn under a major reform package, but Nigerian football now needs governance, broadcast, welfare and commercial discipline to match the ambition....
Morocco survive Haiti scare to reach World Cup knockouts after six-goal thriller
Morocco twice came from behind to beat Haiti 4-2 and reach the FIFA World Cup knockout stage as Group C runners-up behind Brazil....