ROME (AP) — The fear that four-time champion Italy will fail to qualify for a third straight World Cup has cost coach Luciano Spalletti his job. Spalletti announced Sunday that he is being fired ...

Fresh off the Indian Premier League title win, Josh Hazlewood is all set to take the field for Australia in the final of the World Test Championship at the Lord's as they look to defend their title.

The stage is set for the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) cycle 2025-27. South Africa will be taking on Australia at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London from June 11, and both teams ...

South Africa will be aiming to get their first win of the tournament after losing 1-0 to Mozambique in the opening game on Wednesday afternoon. Vela Khumalo's charges find themselves at the bottom ...

African powerhouses Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa all drew on Friday in warm-up matches for crucial 2026 World Cup qualifiers from September. Tolu Arokodare came off the bench in the second ...

(Photo by Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images via AFP) African powerhouses Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa all drew on Friday in warm-up matches for crucial 2026 World Cup qualifiers from September.

As Norway demolished a lacklustre Italy team 3-0 in World Cup qualifying the pair combined ... both nonchalantly leaning on the corner flag, a celebration once used by Arsenal icon Thierry Henry.

DUBAI – Uzbekistan and Jordan made history on June 5 by qualifying for their first World Cup, while the pair will be joined at the 2026 tournament by perennial participants South Korea.

When not writing, he is either playing or watching sports. Venezuela will face Bolivia in this South American World Cup Qualifier matchup on Friday at Estadio Monumental de Maturín, and you can ...

AB de Villiers feels South Africa playing World Test ... “He's proven in multiple finals now—the World Test Championship Final and the 50-over World Cup Final—that he can rip the game ...

Uzbekistan and Jordan qualified for the men's World Cup for the first time Thursday, while South Korea sealed its 11th straight appearance. A 0-0 draw against the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi ...