The Hindu

Japan are appearing at their eighth straight World Cup and their fans' cleanliness has become their international calling card

The 22-year-old Ayari was born in Solna, Sweden, to a Tunisian father; he was given the chance to switch allegiances and play for Tunisia ahead of the 2022 World Cup, but he declined

Sherfane Rutherford has reached a half-century in the final over of a dramatic run chase, leading West Indies to a series-clinching win over Sri Lanka

Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres also scored for Sweden as the nation tops Group F

In the other Group F match, Japan drew with the Netherlands 2-2

Ecuador saw its 19-game unbeaten streak end; Ivory Coast will next face Germany in Group E

Ivory Coast are back at the World Cup after a 12-year hiatus while the Ecuador side widely regarded as one of the competitions dark horses

The Netherlands next face Sweden in Houston and Japan will meet Tunisia in Monterrey

Manpreet is also the only active player currently in the club of players with 400-plus senior international caps

The Netherlands are putting pressure on themselves to go far in the World Cup when they start campaign against Japan

Germany dominated from the start of the Group E match against the smallest nation to qualify for a World Cup

Hamilton increased his record win haul to 106 career victories with his first since the Belgian GP in July 2024 while he was still with Mercedes.

Germany will be opening their campaign against Curacao in a Group E match

The 23-year-old produces a vital spell in the first one-dayer against the Afghans; the Andhra player has, in recent times, worked with high-performance bowling coach Jones and increased his pace

Both the captains Harmanpreet and her Pakistan counterpart Fatima Sana expectedly did not shake hands at the toss

Winning the first time was a special feeling. But the second time was not easy for us. Credit goes to all the boys; they worked really hard. To the fans, to our owners, they supported us with whatever we needed, says Siddhesh Lad

In the second half, it was a lot better, but it was still tough, and Im sure the team will do better in the next match, says Ancelotti

Prosecutors in Jackson County, Missouri, charged Mustafa Salik and Erfan Kamal, both of San Antonio, Texas, with the class D felony, which carries a sentence of up to seven years in prison; Bond was set at $75,000 for each of them

The result puts Australia second in the group behind United States after the co-hosts' 4-1 win over Paraguay

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has fully recovered from a calf injury and is ready for Germanys World Cup opener against Curaao on June 14, 2026

New York erupted in celebration in the aftermath, with fans letting off fireworks and a cacophony of cheers and car horns reverberating around the city

Two days ahead of Belgium's World Cup opener against Egypt, the 35-year-old De Bruyne stressed much has changed since his days as a Premier League sensation for Manchester City

Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 45 points as the Knicks closed out the best-of-seven NBA Finals in five games, just days after completing the greatest comeback seen in the championship round

Portugal begins group play against Congo on June 17 in Houston

Having witnessed two fiery contests viz Brazil vs Morocco and Haiti vs Scotland with the first match ending in a draw and Scotland prevailing over Haiti later in the day

McGinn put them into the lead in the 28th minute when his shot took a double deflection to land in the back of the Haiti net

Brazil drew with Morocco 1-1 in the other Group C game earlier in the day

Vinicius Jr's fine strike cancelled out a goal from Ismael Saibari

Qatar earned its first point ever in a World Cup in the Group B clash

Brazil is unbeaten in 20 World Cup openers since 1934, winning 17 going the match against African champion Morocco. Brazil is aiming for its sixth FIFA World Cup title

Curacao is the smallest country by population (about 156,000) to qualify for the World Cup

Endo had been expected to feature in the Group F clash but a foot injury that has plagued him this year forced his withdrawal from the squad

With lot of interesting matches lined up on June 14 including the one between Brazil and Morocco, Qatar and Switzerland starts on a positive note

Deshpande delivers at the crunch to help them edge Andheri in the T20 Mumbai summit clash; Falcons emerge champions in the womens event

In a group that also contains Germany and Curacao, neither side can afford a slow start. Three points here could prove decisive in the race for an automatic qualification to the knockout rounds

The governing body of the beautiful game, long dogged by allegations of corruption and abuse of power, now faces criticism for its muted response to U.S. immigration authorities denying entry to fans, officials, and team personnel

Harmanpreet & Co. start as favourite in the marquee clash; injury scare for rival skipper Fatima; the Women in Blue well aware of the need to pick up early points in the Group of Death