Austria marked their return to the World Cup after a 28-year absence with a tense 3-1 win over debutants Jordan in their Group J opener on Tuesday, relying on a second-half own goal and a last-gasp penalty to claim the three points.

Matheesha Pathirana underwent surgery for his injured left hamstring in France, the cricketer's manager revealed in an Instagram post on Tuesday (June 16).

American Noah Lyles took a quarter of a second off the world's best time to clinch victory in the rarely-run 150 metres at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting in the Czech Republic on Tuesday.

Fast bowlers Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph have returned from injury and were named in a 15-man test squad for a two-match series against Sri Lanka.

Lionel Messi opened his 2026 World Cup with a hat-trick against Algeria in the opening game of Group J, tying him for first on the all-time men's scoring list with 16 career goals in soccer's biggest tournament.

Norway's prolific striker Erling Haaland bagged two goals in his maiden World Cup appearance on Tuesday to guide his team to an opening 4-1 Group I victory over Iraq, and put down a marker for the tournament.

Sri Lankan javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga delivered another outstanding performance to claim first place in the men's javelin throw event at the Ostrava Golden Spike athletics meeting held in the Czech Republic.

Kylian Mbappe scored twice as France overcame early wobbles to open their World Cup account with a 3-1 win against Senegal on Tuesday while reigning champions Argentina prepared to make their bow.

A sublime fifty by Nilakshika Silva helped Sri Lanka Women defeat defending champions New Zealand in the seventh game of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Southampton.

New Zealand Women posted 150/6 in their allotted 20 overs against Sri Lanka Women in the seventh game of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Southampton.

New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka Women in the seventh game of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Southampton.

Senior Sri Lankan cricketers have reportedly expressed regret to Indian batting star Vaibhav Sooryavanshi following yesterday’s on-field altercation involving Sri Lanka A players during the ongoing tri-series in Dambulla.

Iran head coach Amir Ghalenoei says they are the "most oppressed" team at the World Cup after having last-minute travel restrictions imposed on them.

Teenage Indian batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi paid his utmost respect to Sri Lanka’s 1975 World Cup member Anura Tennekon after the tri-series fixture against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla yesterday (15).

US President Donald Trump has been granted permission to take part in the World Cup trophy presentation, following his involvement in a similar role at the Club World Cup.

Iran twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with ​New Zealand in their opening World ‌Cup match on Monday after an end-to-end contest played against the backdrop of Iranian fan protests against ​the government in Tehran.

Tunisia fired head coach Sabri Lamouchi on June 15 after a lopsided loss in their first World Cup game.

Saudi Arabia and Uruguay played out a 1-1 draw ​in their Group H World Cup opener on ‌Monday after Abdulelah Al Amri's opener for the Gulf nation was cancelled out by Maxi ​Araujo in a game where both ​sides profited from goalkeeping errors.