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Erling Haaland scored two late goals to send Norway through to a first World Cup quarter-final with a stunning 2-1 win over Brazil that condemned the five-time champions to their earliest exit since 1990.Norway goalkeeper
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Erling Haaland of Norway celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match against Brazil at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 05, 2026
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UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro celebrates on the podium with the best sprinter's green jersey after the 2nd stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race,
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UAE Team Emirates XRG's Isaac Del Toro celebrates winning stage 2 alongside teammate Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de France in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday. (Reuters) Isaac del Toro overcame a mechanical issue and a long wait to change his bike before launching a late attack to win the second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, becoming only the second Mexican to claim a stage at the race after Raul Alcala more than three decades ago.Del Toro's teammate and defending champion Tadej Pogacar finished second, cutting Jonas Vingegaard's overall lead to six seconds."It means really everything," said Del Toro after his second Grand Tour stage win. "As I said before, I'm very privileged. Plenty of confidence by the whole team. I cannot believe I just did it. It's just insane. You cannot believe how it feels now for me, especially for the country."We made a plan for Tadej, I did it but then the gap was bigger and I just went with the flow to the finish line."Slovenian Pogacar crossed the finish line with Del Toro and lifted the 22-year-old in the air as the UAE Team Emirates-XRG colleagues celebrated the victory.With about 60km left on the hilly ride from Tarragona to Barcelona, Del Toro suffered a mechanical problem. A miscommunication with his team on the radio left him sitting by the road, waiting for a replacement bike.But Del Toro needed little more than 10km to make up for lost time when he got going again and played a central role in his team's strategy during the three laps up Cote de Chateau de Montjuic at the end of the stage.POGACAR AND TEAMMATES DOMINATE THE FINISHBrandon McNulty set the pace for Pogacar during the first climb as two-time winner Vingegaard remained behind his Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Victor Campenaerts.Pogacar and three teammates led the way during the second lap of the hill, but Vingegaard's teammate Matteo Jorgenson made a late push to become the second rider to the top behind McNulty.As the race entered the final 10km, Vingegaard positioned himself behind Jorgenson, with four-time champion Pogacar following the Dane closely, along with others.When Jorgenson fell back during the final climb, Adam Yates led out Pogacar for the final attack, before Del Toro surprised his rivals with his launch for the finish line."It was not an easy day, I think this circuit is not my favourite terrain so I think I can be pretty happy with keeping the yellow jersey. They did a super job so they really deserved the victory today," Vingegaard said.Del Toro said he was happy to get the win for Mexico on the same day that the country's soccer team play in the World Cup round of 16."We have these 11 guys ripping it in the football, they're doing amazing and to be at the same level here in France at the hardest race is like a dream," he added.The French portion of Monday's stage three, a ride from Spain's Granollers to Les Angles in France, will be closed to fans due to risks posed by a forest fire raging in the region, officials said on Sunday. Related Story
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Egypt and Morocco are carrying the African and Arab hopes with their never-say-die attitude at the FIFA World Cup 2026.After Egypt defeated Australia on Friday, Morocco joined them a day later in celebration with their
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Morocco’s FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign has been hit by a major concern after key midfielder Ismael Saibari suffered an early injury during Saturday’s quarter-final clash against Canada.Saibari, who has been one of Morocco’s standout
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World number one Aryna Sabalenka said she wanted to get drunk and "forget about tennis" after suffering her earliest Grand Slam exit since 2022 at the hands of Naomi Osaka at Wimbledon on Sunday.The Belarusian
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Australia thrashed England by seven wickets to win a record-extending seventh women's T20 World Cup title in a sold-out final at Lord's on Sunday.Beth Mooney (64) and Phoebe Litchfield (48) did the damage in a
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Australia crushed England by seven wickets in a one-side final to land their seventh T20 women's World Cup at a sold-out Lord’s on Sunday.A sparkling second-wicket century partnership between Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield helped Australia to chase down a victory target of 151 with 17 balls to spare.Having beaten England 16-0 in the multi-format Ashes 18 months ago, Australia comprehensively outplayed their rivals again in regaining the trophy.England’s under-par total of 150-4 was built around an unbroken partnership of 80 between captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and Freya Kemp.Sciver-Brunt made 58 from 53 balls, with Kemp striking 44 from 28 including a straight six off Sophie Molineux in the final over but they were starting from too far back after a sluggish start.Australia reduced England to 39-2 in the first six overs. Lucy Hamilton picked up her first wicket in the World Cup, slanting a delivery across Amy Jones to have England’s opener caught low down by Georgia Voll at deep gully for six. MOONEY'S SUPERB TUMBLING CATCHWicketkeeper Mooney took a superb tumbling catch down the leg side off the glove to remove the tournament’s leading run scorer Danni Wyatt-Hodge for eight to give Annabel Sutherland her 50th wicket in T20 internationals.Alice Capsey hit Ash Gardner over deep mid-wicket for six as England tried to break the stranglehold but she was bowled by Molineux, reverse-sweeping, for 23 and, next over, Heather Knight was trapped lbw for two by the miserly Kim Garth who led the way for Australia with 1-20 from her four overs.Sciver-Brunt and Kemp upped the ante but the modest target was insufficient to test Australia.Voll signalled Australia’s intent by hitting the first ball of the reply from Charlie Dean to the boundary and although the opener departed next over, dragging on Lauren Bell for nine, Mooney and Litchfield flayed the England attack.They took out a huge chunk of the target in the first 10 overs, reaching 98-1, and kept their foot to the floor.Litchfield, who hit two sixes, was eventually bowled by Dean for 48 off 35 balls, with Mooney following for 64 off 49, and Ellyse Perry saw Australia home at a canter after being given a life when a catch by Sophie Ecclestone was controversially ruled out by the TV umpire.Victory was confirmed with four wides from a wayward delivery from Ecclestone - a neat summation of England's day. BRIEF SCORESAustralia 153 for 3 (Mooney 64, Litchfield 48) beat England 150 for 4 (Sciver-Brunt 58*, Kemp 44*, Hamilton 1-19) by seven wickets Related Story
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Japan's Naomi Osaka celebrates beating Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka during their round of 16 match on the seventh day of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships on Sunday. (AFP) Naomi Osaka stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka with a 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) victory on Sunday as the Japanese star moved into the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time.Osaka avenged a straight-sets defeat against Sabalenka in the French Open last 16 in June by eliminating her fellow four-time Grand Slam champion with a superb display on Centre Court.It is five years since Osaka lifted her most recent Grand Slam trophy at the Australian Open.Revitalised by coach Tomasz Wiktorowski, who mentored Iga Swiatek, the 28-year-old reached the semi-finals of the US Open last year and has carried that momentum into 2026.Osaka is yet to drop a set across her opening four matches at Wimbledon.Seeded 14th, she is finally finding her groove on grass, helped by the eye-catching outfits she arrives on court wearing.Her walk-on costumes have included a kimono, a bomber jacket with a long train and a cloak that looks like an open kimono.The 28-year-old believes all the talk about her haute couture has taken the pressure of her tennis.Once again she treated fans to a memorable outfit before delivering a tailor-made performance that left Sabalenka's Wimbledon challenge in tatters.Osaka faces Czech 10th seed Karolina Muchova for a place in the last four. Related Story
