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Tunisia have sacked coach Sabri Lamouchi and replaced him with ​fellow Frenchman Herve Renard ​in the wake of the 5-1 defeat by Sweden in their World Cup opener in Monterrey on Sunday, the...

KANSAS CITY: Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah has been called into England's World ​Cup squad after a calf ​injury forced the withdrawal of Newcastle's Tino Livramento.The 23-year-old...

Los Angeles, United States:  Lionel Messi's Argentina and Kylian Mbappe's France, the two teams who contested a thrilling World Cup final four years ago, roar into the 2026 tournament on...

Why is Pakistan involved in a US-Iran peace deal?Islamabad, Pakistan: Shrouq Tariq with Charlotte Greenfield in Hong Kong Pakistan has played a key role in efforts to halt war between Iran and the...

SANTA CLARA: Jordan are feeling pride not pressure ahead of their World Cup debut against Austria and will fight to prove their worth in what will be a new chapter in the country's soccer...

INGLEWOOD: Iran twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with New Zealand in an exciting World Cup clash at Los Angeles Stadium on Monday, as protests against Tehran's government and a tentative...

Miami: Maxi Araujo cleaned up an 80th-minute rebound ⁠opportunity to help Uruguay salvage a 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia in both ​teams' Group H opener on Monday ​evening in Miami Gardens,...

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France/DUBAI/JERUSALEM:  Doubts swirled around the U.S.-Iran interim deal to ​end the war in the Middle East as shippers said it could ​take weeks for confidence to return after...

 Almost all of ⁠the world's children are exposed to at least one climate hazard, with ​as many as 1.8 billion ​put in danger by droughts and 1.2 billion by extreme heat, the United Nations...

Shipowners will not resume ​transit through the Strait ​of Hormuz for weeks until they are confident that the U.S.-Iran deal is "material", the chief executive of Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines...

The Iran war's disruption to global crude oil and LNG markets is already being measured in lost barrels and higher prices. Now, with a U.S.-Iran peace deal expected to reopen the ​Strait of...

India has blocked the Telegram ​messaging app ​until June 22, saying the platform has been used to "defraud candidates" taking the medical entrance examination, the Ministry of Education said in a...

Cape Verde pulled off a ​World Cup shock ​by holding Spain to a 0-0 draw in the opening game of Group H on Monday, where the European champions and one ⁠of the tournament favourites could find...

ARLINGTON: ​Japan showed their battling qualities to salvage a ​2-2 draw with the Netherlands in their World Cup Group F opener on Sunday as Hajime Moriyasu's side backed up their desire to...

U.S. ⁠and Iranian officials said on Sunday they have agreed on a deal to end their war, halt the U.S. blockade of Iran ​and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, possibly leading to ​lower energy prices...

Share markets surged in Asia on Monday while ​the dollar slipped and oil prices tumbled as a tentative peace deal between the United States and Iran promised to ease inflationary pressures globally...

NEW YORK: ​Kylian Mbappe heads into France's ​World Cup opener against Senegal on Tuesday with questions swirling around him after a season that has left the country's biggest football...

DUBAI:  A senior Iranian official told Reuters a final draft of the ​memorandum of understanding with the ​U.S. covered a range of issues, from Tehran’s nuclear work to reopening the Strait of...

Stockholm: Tunisia won't be content to ⁠sit back in their World Cup Group F opening match against Sweden at the Estadio Monterrey ​on Sunday, with coach Sabri ​Lamouchi saying he would be...

Ecuador: Ecuador enter the World Cup on a ⁠19-game unbeaten run and full of confidence having finished second in South American qualifying, ​but are wary of a powerful ​first opponent in Group...