Guyana’s Rodrigues Birkett leads informal poll in race to be next UN leader | United Nations News
Eight ‘encourage’ votes put the Guyanese ambassador ahead as the council works towards consensus before current Secretary-General Guterres…
US sanctions International Criminal Court president and trial lawyer | Courts News
The Trump administration has led a campaign to ‘dismantle’ the court, calling it a threat to US national…
Fulham walk off in Malaga in friendly repeat of Senegal AFCON final protest | Football News
Fulham’s friendly in Malaga turned sour as the Premier League club walked off ahead of a penalty shootout.…
FIFA scraps World Cup private investment plans as Infantino fights for his future
FIFA and Gianni Infantino have performed a dramatic U-turn on his plot to sell a stake in its…
European nations agree to boycott World Cups over FIFA’s private investment plans
European nations have agreed to boycott the World Cup over FIFA’s plans to sell stakes in the tournament…
World Cup final on track to be most expensive sporting event ever
When FIFA first put tickets on sale for the 2026 World Cup final, its prices left fans aghast.…
Europe is dominating another World Cup. That does not look like changing anytime soon
Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app It has become one…
World Cup quarterfinals bracket predictions: Best games, players and who makes the semifinals
There are only eight teams left in the World Cup and each is only two wins a way…
Where a Trump controversy and a thumping U.S. defeat leaves Infantino’s stained World Cup
The Athletic has live coverage of Switzerland vs Colombia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. For FIFA president…
Brazil is still favored vs. Norway at the World Cup, yet an upset wouldn’t rival ’98
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Ståle Solbakken knows all about Norway’s stunning upset of Brazil during the 1998…
World Cup last 16 bracket predictions: Picking biggest shocks, best games and who wins
The last 16 of the World Cup is set and some of soccer’s biggest sides are still fighting…
The anatomy of a World Cup implosion: 40 minutes that broke Senegal and revived Belgium
Nobody inside the stadium could foresee the most preposterous of World Cup comebacks. Well, nobody except, perhaps, Belgium…