World Cup '26: Japan, Iran top Asian qualifying charts

IMAGE: Japan's Koki Ogawa scores the first goal for Japan against China. Photograph: Florence Lo/Reuters Japan's march to the 2026 World Cup continued on Tuesday as Hajime Moriyasu's side handed......

Brazil's FIFA World Cup qualification hanging by a thread

Brazil shocked and other big upsets at World Cup qualifiers played on Tuesday IMAGE: Brazil's Marquinhos and Estevao look dejected after their defeat to Paraguay in the South American World Cup......

Al-Hilal seal Asian Champions League semi-final, set world record

IMAGE: Al Hilal's Yasser Al-Shahrani celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates. Photograph: Reuters Al-Hilal wrapped up a place in the Asian Champions League semi-finals as a 2-0 win over......

World Cup: South Korea gathering strength for big stage

In the space of a week, South Korea have taken a stinging 4-0 loss to Ghana in Miami and turned it into a case study on what not to do in their opening World Cup Group H match against Russia on......

Asiad football: Qatar, China knocked out

Khalfan Fahad fired into the far post from in front of an open goal in an inexplicable miss on Monday that cost defending champion Qatar a spot in the Asian Games football quarter-finals. Ivan......