Harry Kane became England’s all-time World Cup goalscorer as Thomas Tuchel’s side overcame well-drilled Panama to progress to the knockout stage as group winners.

Star-studded Trinity College Kandy led by playmaker Shan Althaf defeated St. Peter's College Bambalapitiya 20-07 in the final cup encounter at the St. Peter's College Grounds this evening to be crowned unbeaten 2026 Inter-School Rugby League Champions.

Cape Verde made history in their debut appearance by drawing 0-0 with Saudi Arabia in their final Group H match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and securing their place in the next round at Houston Stadium in the US.

Egypt and Iran played to a 1-1 draw Friday in their final FIFA World Cup Group G match, a result that sent Egypt to the Round of 32 while leaving Iran awaiting confirmation of its knockout-stage fate. MORE..

Leandro Trossard scored twice ⁠as Belgium beat New Zealand 5-1 to breeze into the ⁠knockout stage of ⁠the ​World Cup, winning Group G to set up a last-32 ⁠clash with one of the eight best third-placed teams. MORE..

Spain defeated Uruguay 1-0 after another goalkeeping mistake by Fernando Muslera to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup and eliminate the South American powerhouse on Friday. MORE..

Sri Lanka kept alive their slim hopes of making it to the semi-finals of the 2026 T20 World Cup with a nervy win over Scotland in Manchester. MORE..

Senegal kept their World Cup knockout hopes alive in dominant fashion on Friday with a 5-0 victory over 10-man Iraq, who were eliminated from the tournament.

Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick as his ruthless already-qualified France side claimed top spot in World Cup Group I with a 4-1 win over second-string Norway on Friday (Jun 26). MORE..

Australia and Paraguay played to a 0-0 draw Thursday night in a result that clinched a spot in the knockout round of the World Cup for the Socceroos and will likely be enough for the Paraguayans to advance. MORE..

The U.S. men’s soccer team lost 3-2 to Turkey Thursday night in the 2026 World Cup, but the Americans will still advance to the Round of 32 after securing two wins in their group. MORE..

Japan held on to draw 1-1 with Sweden in their World Cup match on Thursday (Jun 25) to finish runners-up in Group F and book a meeting in the round of 32 with five-time champions Brazil,

The Netherlands overcame Tunisia 3-1 to top World Cup Group F, avoiding a tricky encounter with Brazil in the last 32.

Dhananjaya de Silva’s assured 13th Test hundred anchored a determined Sri Lankan batting effort with the visitors dismissed for 308 just before the close of the first day of the first Test of the two-match series against the West Indies in Antigua on Thursday.

Nicolas Pepe’s double sealed Ivory Coast’s first trip to the World Cup knockout phase with a 2-0 victory over Curacao on Thursday to finish second in Group E.

Ecuador stunned already-qualified Germany with a 2-1 comeback win in New Jersey to reach the World Cup knockout stages and dent Scotland’s hopes of reaching the round of 32.

West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first Test against Sri Lanka of the two-match series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. MORE..

South Africa reached the knockout phase at a World Cup for the first time on Wednesday (Jun 24) when Thapelo Maseko's second-half strike gave them a 1-0 win against South Korea, who can still qualify as one of the best third-placed teams.