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Guehi tells England to 'stick together' after World Cup warm-up loss to Japan

Generation of Italians reeling from World Cup 'apocalypse'

Australian journeyman emerges as India's unlikely football saviour

Spanish police open probe into anti-Muslim chants at Egypt friendly

Ailing Italy at new low after missing out on yet another World Cup

Fiji part with coach Byrne 18 months before Rugby World Cup

Stocks rally, oil dives as Trump says war to end 'very soon'

Iraq plot 'shock' as famous win seals World Cup return after 40 years

Doncic returns with 42 as Lakers down Cavs

Anthropic releases part of AI tool source code in 'error'

Florida tourists gather to 'witness history' ahead of Moon launch

Tottenham close in on De Zerbi as next boss - reports

Tottenham have targeted Roberto De Zerbi as their preferred candidate to lead the troubled Premier League club's fight to avoid relegation, according to reports on Monday.

Kenya's former NY marathon champion Korir gets 5-year doping ban

Kenya's 2021 New York marathon champion Albert Korir has been banned for five years after he admitted using a banned performance-enhancing drug, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Monday.

Facts about Strait of Hormuz shipping blockade

Here are the latest key facts and figures about the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route virtually paralysed by the Middle East war.

Lukaku says 'could never turn back on Napoli' after treatment row

Romelu Lukaku on Monday defended his decision to undergo treatment in his home country rather than at his club after pulling out of Belgium's World Cup warm-up matches in the United States.

Iran hangs two 'political prisoners' from banned opposition: activists

Iran on Monday hanged two men who were members of a banned opposition group and described by rights groups as political prisoners, as Tehran keeps up executions against the background of the war against the US and Israel.

Oil prices rise, stocks diverge tracking Mideast war developments

Oil prices rose and stock markets diverged Monday as the Middle East crisis escalated with the entry of Houthi rebels into the Iran war and speculation that the United States could deploy troops on the ground.

Iran and Israel trade strikes as US mulls Gulf ground assaults

Israel and Iran exchanged more missile fire Monday as concerns that the United States might escalate the Middle East conflict by launching ground raids against the Islamic republic's Gulf islands sent oil prices soaring.

Premier League fans back call to scrap VAR

More than three-quarters of Premier League fans would like to see VAR scrapped and even more believe it has a detrimental impact on the matchday experience, according to a survey by the Football Supporters' Association (FSA).

Italy hoping to scale World Cup 'Everest' ahead of Bosnia play-off showdown

Italy have one more obstacle standing between them and a return to the World Cup in the shape of Bosnia and Hercegovina, who host the Azzurri on Tuesday in what promises to be a tense qualification play-off final in Zenica.