Match results
Match reports, scores, post-match analysis.
-
Cape Verde hold Uruguay to 2-2 draw after already stunning Spain at World Cup 2026
Cape Verde continued their remarkable World Cup 2026 campaign with a 2-2 draw against Uruguay in Miami, having already held European champions Spain to a goalless draw in their opening group game.
Football -
Kevin Pina scores Cape Verde's first-ever World Cup goal to stun Uruguay in Miami
Cape Verde midfielder Kevin Pina struck a low free-kick from 25 yards to give the debutants a shock lead against two-time World Cup winners Uruguay in Group H at Hard Rock Stadium on 21 June 2026.
Football -
Van Dijk loses feeling in leg but plays on as Netherlands demolish Sweden 5-1
Virgil van Dijk temporarily lost sensation in his upper leg after a heavy hip blow during the Netherlands' 5-1 World Cup group-stage rout of Sweden on Saturday, though the Liverpool captain believes a pinched nerve is to blame and expects to be fit to continue.
Football -
Kape sets flyweight KO record and calls out champion Van after UFC Vegas 119 win
Manel Kape stopped Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC Vegas 119 to claim a record sixth flyweight knockout in the UFC, avenging a 2017 RIZIN loss. The win extends his streak to four consecutive knockouts and puts him firmly in contention for Joshua Van's flyweight title.
MMA -
Mbappé surpasses Pelé and Giroud with historic France record in World Cup opener
Kylian Mbappé scored his 13th and 14th World Cup goals in France's 3-1 win over Senegal, passing Oliver Giroud as France's all-time top scorer and moving level with Gerd Müller fourth on the all-time World Cup list.
Football -
Keane brands Belgium 'rubbish' after 10-man stalemate leaves them on the brink at World Cup
Roy Keane delivered a scathing verdict on Belgium's goalless draw with Iran at the 2026 World Cup, calling the performance 'really bad' after Nathan Ngoy's red card left Rudi Garcia's side needing a win against New Zealand to advance.
Football -
BBC Sport app hits two-year traffic peak as World Cup streams surge 197% in opening week
The BBC Sport app recorded its busiest day in nearly two years on 17 June, with World Cup match highlights streamed 11.6 million times in the first seven days — a 197% rise on Euro 2024's opening week.
Football -
Belgium held scoreless by Iran, World Cup 2026 qualification in doubt
Without Doku and reduced to ten men after Ngoy's red card, the Red Devils failed to break Iran's defense (0-0) in Los Angeles. Two draws in two matches complicate their bid for first place in Group G.
Football -
Beiranvand's seven saves hold Belgium to second straight draw as red card compounds misery
Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand made seven saves to frustrate Belgium in a 0-0 draw at SoFi Stadium, leaving the Red Devils without a goal in two World Cup matches and stuck on two points after Nathan Ngoy's second-half red card.
Football -
Teenage debutant Dickson snatches comeback win for Force as Drua sink Brumbies
Nineteen-year-old Ai Dickson crashed over in the 79th minute to give Western Force a 21-17 comeback victory over Queensland, while the Fijiana Drua beat the ACT Brumbies 42-25 in a result clouded by a serious ankle injury to Wallaroos flyhalf Ella Ryan.
Rugby -
Ibrahimović and Henry explain what makes Lamine Yamal unlike anyone else at the World Cup
Zlatan Ibrahimović and Thierry Henry singled out Lamine Yamal as the decisive difference in Spain's 4-0 demolition of Saudi Arabia, with the 18-year-old scoring his first World Cup goal in just 45 minutes of action.
Football -
Dana White backs Pereira's illegal-strikes complaint but stops short of faulting Herb Dean
UFC president Dana White acknowledged that Alex Pereira was genuinely struck to the back of the head during his second-round TKO loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC White House on June 14, calling the Brazilian 'not a whiner' while deferring any appeal to the athletic commission.
MMA -
UAE's Omar Al Ali to referee New Zealand vs Egypt in his first World Cup match
Omar Al Ali, a 38-year-old official from the United Arab Emirates, will take charge of New Zealand vs Egypt at BC Place in Vancouver — his first-ever World Cup game. The Group G clash is finely poised, with both sides yet to win after their opening fixtures.
Football -
Gaethje rules out Topuria rematch and questions if champion can ever recover his aura
Justin Gaethje has dismissed an immediate rematch with Ilia Topuria following their UFC White House main event, saying Topuria must first beat someone like Paddy Pimblett. Gaethje also believes he has permanently stripped Topuria of the psychological edge that defined his unbeaten run.
MMA -
Iran anthem booed and banned flag flown defiantly as exiles pack LA stadium for Belgium clash
Iran's national anthem was drowned out by sustained jeering at Los Angeles Stadium ahead of their World Cup group match against Belgium, with the pre-revolution Shir o Khorshid flag — banned by FIFA — prominently displayed throughout the crowd.
Football -
Horiguchi vows to chase flyweight dream after Kape's third-round stoppage at UFC Vegas 119
Kyoji Horiguchi suffered a third-round TKO loss to Manel Kape in the UFC Fight Night 279 main event at the UFC Apex, ending an eight-fight unbeaten run. The 35-year-old responded on social media, insisting he has not given up on winning UFC flyweight gold.
MMA -
Yamal's World Cup debut goal sparks Spain's 4-0 demolition of Saudi Arabia
Lamine Yamal scored 10 minutes into his first World Cup start as Spain crushed Saudi Arabia 4-0 in Atlanta, with Mikel Oyarzabal adding two more to erase the memory of a shock opening draw against Cape Verde.
Football -
Dario Herrera named referee for Belgium vs Iran at World Cup 2026 Group G clash
Argentinian official Dario Herrera will take charge of Belgium vs Iran at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, his first World Cup match as the lead referee. He is joined by fellow Argentinians Cristian Navarro and Gabriel Chade as assistants.
Football -
Keane and Vieira reunite in ITV studio as Belgium face Iran at World Cup 2026
Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira join Emma Hayes and host Mark Pougatch in the ITV studio for Belgium vs Iran in Group G. Joe Speight commentates, with Lucy Ward alongside him as co-commentator.
Football -
Yamal opens World Cup account as Spain dismantle Saudi Arabia 4-0 in Atlanta
Lamine Yamal scored within 10 minutes of his first World Cup start as Spain swept aside Saudi Arabia 4-0 in Atlanta, with Mikel Oyarzabal adding a quickfire double to move the European champions to the top of Group H.
Football
