WORLD CUP

Substitute Mitoma scores twice in dying minutes to book seventh straight place for team in football showpiece

Azzurri threw away automatic qualification before falling to defeat in play-offs to North Macedonia

Swedish star striker says he’s ‘panicking’ at the prospect of retiring

Manager to lead Italy against North Macedonia in first barrier toward 2022 Qatar showpiece

FIFA, UEFA announce country can't compete in international and club events 'until further notice'

National teams refuse to face country after governing body allows it to play on neutral venue

President Xi's dream faces obstacles, starting with dismal performance of national team

Findings show 75% of more than 1,000 male footballers in favour of retaining event’s four-year cycle

FIFA president believes 2022 spectacle will set standard for global sporting events

Austrian alpine skier produces fastest slalom run to top podium at Beijing Olympics

Countries’ football chiefs announce they would instead focus on a joint campaign to host Euro 2028

Blues aiming to become third English side to win competition, which kicks off Thursday in Abu Dhabi

Hutchinson, David score to give team 2-0 win over El Salvador; Berhalter’s side reignite hopes with 3-0 win

Angry fans lash out at team’s ‘shameful’ record after 3-1 defeat against Vietnam

Larin, Adekugbe score to extend country’s lead at the top of CONCACAF standings with 2-0 win

Bilal Maqsood revealed they were encouraged by Pepsi executives to complete the 2003 World Cup anthem

Seven nations battling it out for final two automatic spots with just four matches remaining

Striker will return to camp more than three years after he last played for Azzurri

Reigning champions France pitted against Denmark, Croatia, and Austria in Group A1

FIFA president says those who oppose plans want to maintain their elevated status

Striker says he wants to help French giants ‘achieve goals’ after punching ticket to World Cup with Argentina

One year from mega event’s kick-off, host country faces a big challenge of welcoming more than a million fans

Victory at Wolves on Saturday would consolidate club’s position in top four in Premier League

Moore cancels out De Bruyne’s opener to help Page’s side claim 1-1 draw, avoid daunting away ties

Single point from 0-0 stalemate enough after Chile and Uruguay lose their matches

Azzurri play goalless draw against Northern Ireland to allow Switzerland to pip them in Group C

Belgium midfielder reveals he told FIFA to ‘keep a real period of rest for players at the end of the season’

Many Indians questioned his 'loyalty' to country, accused him of 'taking money from Pakistan' after historic defeat

From anticipating heartbreak to resorting to requests for divine intervention, fans prepare for blockbuster match

American skiing star hoping to build on last year event’s performance ahead of Winter Olympics

FIFA's head of Global Development says managers’ input is ‘essential’ before a planned vote in December

Statement says football event’s schedule change may affect other sports

FIFA president defends plan saying chances for smaller nations to qualify will increase

PM Bennett's office says Infantino floated the idea for Middle Eastern country to co-host 2030 event during a meeting

FIFA’s director of development believes move will be the next big step in refereeing

He said that Pakistan needs to focus on performing well and not just on winning

Shoaib Malik captained Pakistan in the inaugural event in 2007 and was a member of the side that won the in 2009

Former Arsenal managers' idea to stage the mega-event once every two years led to widespread criticism

Arsene Wenger says he is "100 per cent convinced" of the switch about the mega-event being played every two years

World body believes move will increase profits to help football in Africa, Asia

PSG forward has enjoyed a love-hate relationship with media and fans since bursting on to the scene as a teen prodigy

The 22-year-old claimed that the team was looking to move towards modern-day cricket

Damian Szymanski scored right in the stoppage-time to equalise and earn his country a 1-1 draw in Warsaw

Barca forward shines as Netherlands ran out 6-1 winners over 10-man Turkey at the Amsterdam Arena

Wales captain says he is against the idea of FIFA's proposal to hold the mega-event every two years

Griezmann's double against Finland helped them win 2-0 as the Scots kept their hopes alive with a 1-0 win in Austria

80-year-old World Cup winner is due out of intensive care, the Sao Paulo hospital confirms

Argentina v Brazil was abandoned when public health officials entered the field to remove Albiceleste players

Domestic performers Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah have been drafted into the side to provide more firepower

Brazilian health officials took to the field to object three Argentine players who they say broke quarantine rules