Norway players wore T-shirts bearing the message ‘Human rights on and off the pitch’ before their 2022 World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar to show support for Qatar migrant workers. Captain…
Belgium: De Bruyne, Hazard, Lukaku strike in World Cup qualifier
Wales threatened to cause another major upset against Belgium before succumbing to the stellar quality 3-1 defeat at the hands of world’s number one-ranked side in their opening World Cup…
Switzerland: Fifa gives former president Sepp Blatter additional ban of six years eight months
Fifa has banned ex-president Sepp Blatter from football until 2028 after giving him a new suspension of six years and eight months. Former Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke has received…
France: Ukraine holds defending champions in 1-1 draw World Cup qualifier
France were held to a surprise draw by Ukraine as they got their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign under way. The world champions began confidently and deservedly went ahead when…
Turkey: Surprise World Cup defeat for Netherlands
Netherlands began their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with a surprise defeat by Turkey. The Dutch, runners up in 2010, fell behind when Burak Yilmaz’s deflected shot wrong-footed goalkeeper Tim…
Israel: Netanyahu falls short of majority amid vote count
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu could struggle to secure enough seats in parliament to stay in power, incomplete results from Tuesday’s election show. With almost 90% of votes counted, his right-wing…
Egypt: Container ship blocks Suez Canal
Tug boats and diggers are trying to free a huge container ship that ran aground in the Suez Canal in Egypt, blocking one of the world’s key shipping routes. Egyptian…
Vatican: Pope cuts pay for cardinals as finances are hit by pandemic
Pope Francis has ordered pay cuts for cardinals and other clerics as the Vatican battles to balance its books during the pandemic. Cardinals will see their pay reduced by 10%…
North Korea: Pyongyang fires two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan
North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, Japanese and US officials say – the first such test since Joe Biden became US president. Pyongyang is…
Germany: Angela Merkel reverses plans for Easter lockdown
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has cancelled plans for a strict lockdown over Easter, just a day after the measures were announced. Calling the plan a “mistake”, Mrs Merkel said she…