Mikel Oyarzabal is perhaps not the biggest name in Spain's World Cup squad, but the one who has so far shone brightest.

Katie Swan becomes the first Briton to reach the second round at this year's Wimbledon - but Katie Boulter loses to a ...

England's World Cup last-32 game against DR Congo will be shown live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with all 16 first knockout ...

Curacao keeper Eloy Room makes a record-equalling 15 saves to help his tiny island nation to a first World Cup point with ...

By Rohith Nair MIAMI, June 21 (Reuters) - Uruguay and Cape Verde played out a 2-2 draw in their second World Cup Group H game ...

Debutants Cape Verde prolonged their World Cup fairytale on Friday as they secured a place in the World Cup round of 32 following a 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia to set up an unexpected clash with ...

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Liverpool youngster Rio Ngumoha has written his name into the England record books after becoming the fifth-youngest player ever to represent the senior national team. The 17-year-old winger made his ...

The expansion of the FIFA World Cup to 48 teams has opened the doors of football’s biggest stage to new cultures and allowed several countries to make history in the tournament jointly hosted by the ...

Four nations will debut at the World Cup this summer, with Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan all set to grace the grandest stage in international football for the first time. It's 16 years ...

World Cup debutants Cape Verde shocked reigning European champions Spain in Atlanta on Monday, as the minnows held one of the favorites to win the 2026 men’s World Cup to a 0-0 draw. Everyone is ...