World Cup

Salah declared fit to play Egypt World Cup opener

YEKATERINBURG, Russia: Mohamed Salah has recovered from his shoulder injury and barring a last-minute hitch… Read More

Russia will win the first match of the World Cup, predicts Achilles

Want to know who will win the first match of the World Cup? The cat’s… Read More

Song mocking Russian World Cup team goes viral, upsetting some

A Russian comic’s song which mocks the country’s World Cup team and questions the financial… Read More

Twitter updates app to highlight big events, news stories

Twitter is changing its service to give more space to major events such as the… Read More

Neymar is star attraction as fans swarm to Brazil training

Brazil attracted an army of excited youngsters as they held their first training session on… Read More

Terror, hooligan threats cast shadow over Russia’s World Cup

Russia has deployed air defence systems and stringent fan background checks to counter the twin… Read More

Egypt fans pin hopes on injured Salah for World Cup glory

Mohamed Salah, who is recovering from a shoulder injury that saw him crash out of… Read More

Trio reach Earth from ISS with football slated for World Cup

Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov made it back to Earth along with an official match football… Read More

‘Very limited’ impact of World Cup on Russia’s economy: Moody’s

World Cup ill have little impact on Russia's economy, analysts at Moody's rating agency have… Read More

England’s Hales targets red-ball return next year

LONDON: England opener Alex Hales has not closed the door on his red-ball career and… Read More

How the World Cup will impact Russian economy?

MOSCOW: The 2018 soccer World Cup will have little lasting impact on the Russian economy,… Read More

Adidas takes 12-10 lead over Nike in World Cup shirt deals

BERLIN: Adidas can declare itself the winner over arch-rival Nike in the upcoming soccer World… Read More

Salah ‘confident’ for World Cup despite shoulder injury

Egypt's Mohamed Salah is "confident" of being fit for the World Cup despite suffering a… Read More

‘What I want most is for Messi to win a World Cup’

ROSARIO: Twenty years ago Enrique Dominguez was coaching 10-year-olds at Newell's Old Boys in Argentina… Read More

England fans face long, costly World Cup trip to Russia

England fans can expect to rack up the air miles and take a major hit… Read More

Kane named England’s World Cup captain

Tottenham striker Harry Kane will be England's captain at the World Cup in Russia. Read More

Russian agency offers fake restaurant reviews ahead of World Cup

MOSCOW: A Russian marketing agency has offered to help restaurants in cities hosting the soccer… Read More

Uzbekistan beat Pakistan Boys to win Street Child World Cup

Uzbekistan Boys beat Pakistan Boys to win the 'Street Child World Cup: The Future Depends… Read More

Saudi football federation suspends World Cup referee over bribery

The Saudi Football Federation have banned referee Fahad al-Mirdasi for life over bribery and urged… Read More

Russia hosts World Cup in heat of battle with West

MOSCOW: The World Cup kicks off in Russia in a month's time with the hosts… Read More