The Iranian national team are continuing to prepare for the World Cup finals and have no intention of pulling out of the tournament even if they will not travel to the United States, soccer chief Mehdi Taj said on Wednesday. MORE..

Morocco have been declared the winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) overturned the result of the final following Senegal’s controversial walk-off. MORE..

Iran’s football federation is in discussions with FIFA about moving their World Cup matches from the United States to Mexico due to concerns about the safety of their players, Iranian football president Mehdi Taj said on Monday. MORE..

The ‘Finalissima’ clash between Euro 2024 winners Spain and world champions Argentina set to take place on March 27 in Qatar has been cancelled, UEFA said on Sunday. MORE..

Formula One has confirmed next month’s races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will not take place as FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem said the sport ‘‘will always place the safety and wellbeing of our community and colleagues first. MORE..

The 147th ‘Battle of the Blues’ between Royal College Colombo and S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia ended in a draw at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Colombo this evening (14). MORE..

Trinity College Kandy was awarded the victory in the 107th Hill Country ‘Battle of the Blues’ against St. Anthony’s College Katugastota at the Asgiriya International Cricket Stadium after the Anthonians refused to take to the field with Trinity just needing one run to score to claim an outright win in the traditional big match encounter. MORE..

Iran’s national football team said in a statement on social media that no one can exclude it from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, after recent uncertainty over its participation in the tournament, reported Xinhua. MORE..

President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday (March 12, 2026) that Iran’s national soccer team should withdraw from the upcoming FIFA World Cup as a personal safety measure. MORE..

Bimal Prasanna Wijesinghe has been elected as the new President of the Sri Lanka Athletics Association. MORE..

Iran are not in a position to participate in the 2026 World Cup, says the country’s Minister of Sports and Youth Ahmad Donyamali.

Following the successful conclusion of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed the final distribution of the tournament’s US$11.25 million Players’ Prize Money pool, in line with the record-breaking increase to ICC prize money made in 2024. MORE..

US President Donald Trump has said Iran are “welcome” to take part in this summer’s World Cup despite the countries being at war, according to Fifa president Gianni Infantino. MORE..

Afghanistan Cricket Board officials on Tuesday confirmed that they have postponed their upcoming series against Sri Lanka, scheduled in the United Arab Emirates, due to the ongoing military conflict between USA, Israel and Iran in the Middle East. MORE..

Sri Lanka Rugby announced all of its national coaching teams for 2026, covering 15s and 7s for men and Women. MORE..

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has made arrangements for the West Indies players and coaching staff to fly back home from India on commercial flights. MORE..

The Twenty20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team was awarded a bonus of 1.31 billion rupees ($14.24 million) on Tuesday by the country’s cricket board, six times the prize money they claimed for lifting the title in Ahmedabad. MORE..

Sri Lanka have indefinitely postponed their white-ball tour of Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates after rising tensions in West Asia made the six-match series impossible to stage safely. MORE..