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The Latest Breaking News from a World Cup

Rugby league urgently needs not just a World Cup host but a long-term plan

France pulling out of hosting the 2025 tournament has thrown international rugby league into a depressingly familiar chaos

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Owens defends lack of Welsh refs amid World Cup controversy but doesn't envy those going to tournament

Wales will have no referees at a World Cup for the first time

Wales Online

Joy Neville to be first woman to officiate at men’s Rugby World Cup

Nika Amashukeli will also become the first Georgian to referee at a World Cup

The Independent UK

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Ricky Ponting backs out-of-form Suryakumar Yadav, says he can win World Cup for India

NEW DELHI: Australia legend Ricky Ponting has come out in full support of out-of-form star India batter Suryakumar Yadav and feels that India should stick with him because he's the sort of player who can win you a World Cup.

The Times of India

How close to equality will FIFA World Cup get?

With just over 100 days to the FIFA Women’s World Cup – the largest sports event to ever be played in NZ - Kiwi Sarai Bareman talks about increased equality and prizemoney, getting more Pasifika and Māori playing football, and what rubs off from the Rugby World Cup.

Newsroom.co.nz

Grand Slam bench press prompts Rob Herring to declare: 'Let's go and win a World Cup'

The strength and depth in Andy Farrell's squad was clear to see with the impact made by Ireland's replacements during this Six Nations campaign

Irish Mirror

Rhys Webb hoping star showing in Wales win will help his World Cup claims

The 34-year-old Ospreys scrum-half has never played in a World Cup before

The Independent UK

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Most Players Prefer World Cup in European Summer, Union Says

Most of the players from last year's World Cup do not want the soccer tournament to be held again in November and December, global union FIFPRO said Thursday. Citing the short preparation and recovery times for players from a World Cup squeezed into the middle of the European club season,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Neymar tipped to make u-turn despite "closing the door" comments after World Cup

Neymar failed in his third attempt at a World Cup with the Brazil star offering no guarantees he would represent his country in 2026, but Luis Suarez has backed him to show up

Daily Mirror

Dylan Hernandez: WBC will never be the World Cup of baseball if paperwork bars stars from playing

PHOENIX — Does the World Baseball Classic want to remain a glorified exhibition or does it want to be baseball’s equivalent of a World Cup?

Los Angeles Times

England trounce Ireland at T20 World Cup after WPL auction delivers riches

Alice Capsey and Sophie Ecclestone picked up WPL deals and helped England to a T20 World Cup victory over Ireland on a landmark day for women’s cricket

The Guardian - UK

Roar's Riley targets win over crossbar and Victory

Brisbane Roar forward Indiah Paige-Riley has a World Cup on her mind but first her ALW side needs to stop hitting the woodwork when they meet the Victory.

AAP

Six Nations table: Latest standings, results, fixtures and odds for 2023 tournament

The Six Nations takes on extra significance in a World Cup year

Evening Standard

Playing at the next FIFA World Cup depends on how my career is going: Lionel Messi

After fulfilling his dream of winning the FIFA World Cup last year, Lionel Messi had mentioned that it was the last time he was wearing the Argentina jersey in a World Cup. But when newspaper Diario Ole asked him the same question again, Messi said he will wait and watch…

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The Guardian - UK

Antonee Robinson: ‘If a card trick looks achievable I want to do it. It’s fun to wow someone’

From magic to a World Cup hug that went viral, there is more to the USA left-back they call Jedi at Fulham than meets the eye

The Times of India

Hockey World Cup: When 'PC king' Rajinder Singh saw India fall at Kalinga

BHUBANESWAR: Tucked quietly in the West Stand of the Kalinga Stadium, with no fancy tournament ribbon around his neck, a Sikh gentleman appeared no different than the many others from his hockey-loving turbaned community seated around him on Tuesday. Forty-one years ago, at the Wankhede Stadium in Bombay, now Mumbai,…

AAP

Jones confident of masterminding Cup glory

Eddie Jones is positive he has the time and understanding to propel the Wallabies to a World Cup triumph after sensationally assuming the coaching duties.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Deschamps Extends as France Coach to Next World Cup

After leading France to another World Cup final, coach Didier Deschamps is signing up for another shot at the title, prolonging his contract to June 2026. The French Football Federation announced the contract extension on Saturday, The Associated Press reported. Deschamps, a World Cup winner as a player, took over…

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Chelsea urged to avoid 'huge risk' and withdraw from Enzo Fernandez £105m transfer talks

Chelsea could be set to miss out on a January transfer move for Argentina World Cup hero Enzo Fernandez despite the midfielder's desire to leave Benfica this month

The Times of India

India's Hockey World Cup Squad: Narrative of expectations is same as Tokyo Olympics

NEW DELHI: If not at boiling point yet, the nervousness around the Men's Hockey World Cup is definitely simmering. Compared to 2018, the responsibility has risen, even if the target remains the same in 2023. India's last World Cup win is now under a pile of 47 years. Another miss,…

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Favorite photos from AP staff at the World Cup

A World Cup that ended with Lionel Messi finally holding the golden trophy in his hands produced some unforgettable images from the staff of Associated Press photographers at the tournament in Qatar.

Daily Mirror

Gareth Bale makes decision on club future after disappointing World Cup with Wales

Bale's club and international future has been in doubt after he achieved his ambition of playing in a World Cup for Wales, but he is keen to continue with the national team

Daily Mirror

Sarina Wiegman makes Women's World Cup admission after Coach of the Year triumph

Under Wiegman, European champions England will now aim to become the undisputed best side in the world and win back-to-back major tournaments for the first time at the FIFA World Cup

Daily Mirror

England World Cup winner Paul Simpson loving "bloody good life" after beating cancer

Paul Simpson left home-city club Carlisle United in 2006 after a double promotion triumph, now he's back at Brunton Park with a World Cup winners' medal and victory over cancer to boot

The Times of India

Kylian Mbappe: Global face of his race at FIFA World Cup 2022

The fervent embrace of the star by a community in dire need of a hero is noteworthy as racism rises across the world. The star's cold-shouldering of Macron after France's defeat in the final too is being seen as an image of Black defiance...

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