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SEATTLE: Belgium will extend their stay in the Pacific Northwest following the latest dramatic ending in ⁠the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup. Trailing by multiple goals to Senegal with five...

VANCOUVER: Switzerland will face a ⁠team that knows them well when they meet Algeria in their World Cup last 32 on ​Thursday, with the North Africans coached ​by Vladimir Petkovic - the man who...

* Toronto Stadium is smallest venue at the World Cup with 43,036 ⁠seats * Venue hosted five group matches with electric, sell-out crowds * Its small size creates unique, intimate atmosphere for fans...

Spain march into their World ⁠Cup last-32 clash against Austria on the back of an unbeaten run of 34 matches, a ​defence yet to be breached and ​an old question still nagging away - what happens...

The U.S. and Iran held indirect technical talks in Doha on Wednesday as they seek to agree on the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and secure a lasting ceasefire, a source with direct...

Iran's ​state ​media said on Wednesday a foreign container ship ran aground ⁠in the Strait ⁠of Hormuz after entering shallow waters ‌outside the ​shipping ⁠route designated by...

⁠Oman Air is looking to capitalise on the Gulf state's appeal as a ​largely untapped tourism destination as ​it launches flights from Muscat to Singapore on Thursday and considers an...

Bangladesh could face ⁠a sharp increase in dengue infections over the next two ​months, health experts warned, as ​wet weather and inadequate mosquito control spur a wider outbreak. The spread...

SANTA CLARA: United States coach Mauricio Pochettino on Tuesday dismissed the co-hosts' standing as favourites to win their World Cup round-of-32 clash against Bosnia, being wary after seeing a...

HOUSTON: The last of Belgium’s golden generation take a final shot at World Cup glory having come through a mixed group stage and ahead of a last-32 clash in Seattle on Wednesday against a Senegal...

MEXICO CITY: Mexico ended a 40-year ​wait for a World Cup knockout victory as first-half goals ​from Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez secured a 2-0 win over Ecuador on Tuesday, sending the...

Morocco coach ⁠Mohamed Ouahbi said his side had earned respect after knocking the Netherlands out of the ​World Cup in a penalty shootout ​on Monday, adding that his players were fuelled by the...

MEXICO CITY: Javier ⁠Aguirre says his Mexico side will need an almost perfect performance to keep ​their World Cup run ​alive when they face Ecuador at the Azteca Stadium on Tuesday, where the...

The world's oil tanker fleet is behaving as if the Strait of Hormuz is reopening - even as the waterway itself remains only partially navigable and politically contested. From ship tracking data...

Arlington: Norway captain Martin ⁠Odegaard won the Premier League with Arsenal in May and reached the ​Champions League final, but ​the midfielder says the pinnacle of his career will come on...

* Digne and Barcola are expected to start on France's ⁠left against Sweden * Victory would send France into the Round of 16 against Germany or Paraguay * France have prolific ​attacking...

Middle East producers are pushing ahead with loading oil and liquefied natural gas despite fresh ship attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and renewed strikes between the U.S. and Iran in recent days,...

 Iran ​and ​Oman have conducted the first meeting of a joint ⁠committee on the ⁠Strait of Hormuz in Muscat, an ‌Iranian deputy ​foreign minister ⁠said ​on his X ‌account on Monday....

MONTERREY: Morocco coach Nabil Ouahbi said his side's unbeaten group-stage campaign would count for little when they face the Netherlands in the World Cup last 32 on Monday, insisting the...

BOSTON: Germany ⁠fans gathering in Boston on Sunday, a day ahead of their team's first World Cup ​knockout match against Paraguay, said they ​were confident about the chances of victory...