
Fox News - 30 min 57 sec ago
France World Cup boycott unlikely as Sports Minister Marina Ferrari says country has "no desire" to skip the 2026 tournament, despite Trump's Greenland deal framework announcement.

Skift - 1 hour 48 min ago
Mega sporting events are a big pull for travelers, and could help the U.S. overcome other forces keeping tourists away.

The Guardian - 5 hours 23 min ago
Fifa chief says he has been hammered' for 2026 prices Fans' group tells Infantino to focus on cheap tickets Gianni Infantino made a joke about British football fans' behaviour and defended ticket prices for this summer's World Cup in North America during a speech to world leaders on Thursday. Fifa's president addressed concerns around the staging of this summer's finals in the US amid rising domestic tensions there, telling the World Economic Forum in Switzerland how there...

BBC - 7 hours 12 min ago
Welsh Fire sign former England international Chris Woakes for the 2026 season of The Hundred.

BBC - 11 hours 44 min ago
Bangladesh's place at next month's T20 World Cup is in jeopardy after the nation's cricket board reaffirms its plea to move matches from India to Sri Lanka.

Variety - 12 hours 23 min ago
“Saipan,” the critically acclaimed Irish drama about the infamous fallout between former Irish soccer star Roy Keane and national team manager Mick McCarthy, is heading to the U.S. just in time for this summer’s World Cup. Sunrise Films has acquired North American rights to the film, starring BAFTA nominee anna Hardwicke (“Lakelands,” “The Sixth Commandment”) […]...

The Guardian - 12 hours 29 min ago
Unprecedented times call for previously unthinkable conversations when it comes to the US-shaped problem Could European countries really decide to boycott the World Cup this summer? It is an astonishing question to be asking in 2026 and an indictment of the bind in which, as Donald Trump sows confusion around a potential annexation of Greenland, the world's most popular sport finds itself. But the idea is at least seeping into the mainstream and senior figures are asking what, in a worst case...

The Guardian - 12 hours 42 min ago
Wright to go after World Cup citing time travel demands Departure announced in middle of post Ashes review Luke Wright will leave his role as a selector after next month's Twenty20 World Cup in the first major change within the England hierarchy after their comprehensive Ashes defeat in Australia. Amid speculation over the futures of Rob Key, the men's director of cricket, and Brendon McCullum, head coach in all formats, Wright has made the call to leave, citing the travel demands of the...

Sky Sports - 12 hours 43 min ago
England men's national selector Luke Wright is to step down from his position following the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next month.

The Guardian - 14 hours 12 min ago
The South Asian nation is among the world's most populous and is mad for football, but qualifying for the World Cup is a big ask There's a simple change of scenery, and then there's John Herdman's latest coaching move. The 50-year-old has taken quite a jump from Canada, a huge country where soccer is not the biggest sport, to Indonesia, a huge country where it definitely is. If he can repeat his 2022 heroics for 2030, he will be a hero to a nation of 280 million people who are just...

BBC - 14 hours 16 min ago
Ireland defeat the USA by 16 runs in their second match at the Women's T20 World Cup qualifiers in Kathmandu.

BBC - 14 hours 23 min ago
Scotland secured their first win in Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier Group B by defeating Zimbabwe by five wickets in Nepal.

The Guardian - 18 hours 13 min ago
Saipan, about Keane's infamous World Cup row with manager Mick McCarthy, has become a hit film in its native Ireland as it opens in the UK screenwriter Paul Frasier explains how he aimed to avoid the mistakes of the past The best bit of football action in Saipan happens on a tennis court. The forthcoming movie about the schism between Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane that led to the latter departing the 2002 World Cup before it started does not attempt to recreate any of the action from the tournament...

Fox News - 21 hours 23 min ago
Kansas City is ramping up preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, when the region will host six matches at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Hotels, short-term rentals and city officials are planning for an influx of visitors as the tournament approaches.