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In a high-quality pre-World Cup friendly at Sports Illustrated Stadium in New Jersey, Martin Odegaard's second-half strike cancelled out an early Brahim Diaz goal as Norway drew 1-1 with Morocco in each team's final game before the World Cup. Morocco were quick out of the blocks as Brahim Diaz grabbed an early goal to put the Atlas Lions in front, and Norway, despite the presence of Erling Haaland, struggled to make an impact in the first half. The Scandinavians, however, grew into the game and Ødegaard levelled in the 75th minute to rescue a point for his side. Morocco had the better of the chances, registering 12 shot attempts and five on target to Norway's eight and two, though Norway edged possession at 52.4%. Morocco arrive at the tournament having won four of their last five, while Norway head into their first World Cup since 1998 off the back of a 3-1 win over Sweden.

BY Photo Webdesk 8 June 2026

Manav Suthar had a dream debut for India in whites as he scalped a six-wicket haul against Afghanistan in the second innings of the match. The 23-year-old left-arm spinner kept the Afghan batters on tenterhooks throughout their first innings and ended it with figures of 6/33. It is the third-best figures in a Test debut for India by any bowler after Narendra Hirwani, who picked eight wickets in each innings on his debut against West Indies back in 1988. Suthar, along with Prasidh Krishna, wrapped up Afghanistan's first innings for just 152 after India piled on a massive 564/6, securing a gigantic 412-run lead for the hosts. India have decided to enforce the follow-on in a quest to finish the match as quickly as possible, while the Afghan Atalans have a massive task at hand, even if they want to draw the match, let alone win it.

BY Photo Webdesk 8 June 2026

England started their new era of Bazball with a staggering 115-run win over New Zealand at Lord's. This was the first assignment of the McCullum-Stokes pair after the Ashes debacle, which almost cost McCullum his place, but the ECB showed trust in him to continue, which makes this win even more relieving for the hosts. After being bowled out for just 140 in the first innings, the hosts made an amazing comeback to bundle Kiwis for just 113, with Ollie Robinson leading the charge with a five-wicket haul. Emilio Gay smacked a debut fifty for the Three Lions in their second innings to help them set a stiff 254-run target for the visitors on a treacherous pitch. Gus Atkinson took a fifer in the second innings to dismantle New Zealand for just 138 and take England 1-0 up in the three-match series.

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Iran defender Ehsan Hajsafi criticized soccer’s governing body after the team arrived in Mexico on Sunday with some members of their entourage still lacking U.S. visas, before three World Cup group matches in the United States later this month. The team’s participation in the World Cup, jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, has been complicated by the Iran war. Problems with processing visas earlier led Iran to move its training base from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, Mexico, which is on the border with California.

BY Photo Webdesk 8 June 2026

Christian Eriksen was conscious and undergoing further tests in the hospital after collapsing on the field again while playing for Denmark’s national team on Sunday in a scary scene that had echoes of his cardiac arrest at the European Championship five years ago. TV footage showed the 34-year-old midfielder clutching his chest with both hands in an off-the-ball action in the 65th minute of Denmark’s international friendly against Ukraine at Nature Energy Park in Odense, Denmark. In the next TV image shown, Erikson was lying on his back on the ground, surrounded by worried-looking players. Ukraine’s coaching staff were seen waving medical personnel onto the field.

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Kimi Antonelli is writing his place in Formula 1 history at record speed. “You’re catching me up,” Lewis Hamilton, who has the most wins in history with 105, told Antonelli after the 19-year-old Italian beat him in a bizarre and much-delayed Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. Antonelli replaced Hamilton at Mercedes last year, and only won his first race in March. He now has five wins in a row and a vast lead of 66 points over Hamilton, who was second Sunday. “He’s only 19, so just imagine what the future holds for him, but I’m going to do my best to try and chase him down for the rest of the year,” Hamilton said. “It’s a real privilege to witness it.” Antonelli said he needed to find his focus again but stayed cool when the race was stopped and briefly seemed set to be abandoned before a restart. All that on a tight, twisty circuit threaded between metal barriers where any slip brings a crash.

BY Photo Webdesk 8 June 2026

What Gill and Rahul started on Day 1 was carried ahead by Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar as they slammed half-centuries to pile on 564/8 in the first innings, almost batting Afghanistan out of the game. Pant missed out on his century to join centurions KL Rahul and Shubman Gill in this innings. Pacer Mohammad Saleem Safi was the only shining light for the visitors, who took a six-wicket haul with 6/140, second-best Test bowling figures for Afghanistan in Tests. In reply, debutant Manav Suthar rattled Afghanistan's top-order with three wickets. He, along with Prasidh Krishna, who took two wickets, ensured that the visitors were pushed on the back foot at the end of Day 2 itself.

BY Photo Webdesk 8 June 2026

Alexander Zverev is no longer one of the best players never to win a major title. He’s finally a Grand Slam champion. In his fourth major final, Zverev beat Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 for the French Open title on Sunday. It was a unique opportunity for Zverev without Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz across the net and the third-ranked German took full advantage on the red clay of Roland Garros. Zverev has now joined an elite group of players that captured their first major in their fourth final: Eight-time major champion Andre Agassi, 2001 Wimbledon winner Goran Ivanisevic and 2020 U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem.

BY Photo Webdesk 7 June 2026

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BY Photo Webdesk 7 June 2026

Blessed with a 'ritualised' send-off and arriving on a 'baptised' plane, Brazil landed in New York on June 2 for their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign. And on June 6, in their final warm-up games, they registered a hard-fought 2-1 win over Mohamed Salah's Egypt in Cleveland, Ohio. Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes put the Selecao ahead, but the lead lasted only three minutes, with Mostafa Ziko firing past Alisson Becker in the 11th minute. Real Madrid's teen striker Endrick scored the winner, just 7 minutes after coming on as a substitute. Brazil were without Neymar, again; while coach Carlo Ancelotti saw defender Wesley pick up an injury. The record five-time champions start their World Cup campaign against Morocco in New Jersey on June 13 in Group C, also featuring Haiti (June 19; Philadelphia) and Scotland (June 24; Miami). Egypt are in Group G, and meet Belgium in Seattle on June 15, then New Zealand (June 21; Vancouver, Canada) and Iran (June 26; Seattle). Note: All times local.

BY Photo Webdesk 7 June 2026