Newspaper - Sport - June 16, 2026

Critics circling, Mbappe turns to favourite stage

The France captain drew a blank in warm-up games against Ivory Coast and Northern Ireland and ended the season at Real Madrid without a trophy, despite finishing as La Liga’s top scorer.

Updated 16 Jun, 2026 09:20am

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Haaland aiming to extend his goal-scoring rampage against Iraq

BOSTON: Human goal machine Erling Haaland will seek to get his World Cup account up and running immediately when...

Published 16 Jun, 2026 06:43am

Germany crush Curacao, Japan thwart Dutch

LOS ANGELES: Germany thrashed World Cup debutants Curacao 7-1 on Sunday while Japan fought back to grab a 2-2 draw...

Updated 16 Jun, 2026 09:15am

Portugal to honour Jota with special wristbands

MIAMI: Portugal’s World Cup squad will wear commemorative wristbands in tribute to late former team-mate Diogo...

Published 16 Jun, 2026 06:43am

Toothless Spain held by Cape Verde on debut

ATLANTA: Spain’s ghosts of recent World Cup horror shows reappeared in Atlanta as the European champions were held...

Published 16 Jun, 2026 06:43am

England to give debuts to Jordan Cox and Sonny Baker against New Zealand

Captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson were left out of the England squad after breaching the team’s midnight curfew while celebrate the Lord’s victory.

Updated 16 Jun, 2026 09:26am

Real confirm Cucurella signing

MADRID: Real Madrid announced the signing of Spanish defender Marc Cucurella from Chelsea on Monday, for a fee...

Published 16 Jun, 2026 06:43am

Wahab Riaz calls for patience after Pakistan’s loss against India in Women’s T20 World Cup

Wahab has remained steadfast in his approach and believes positive results will come if his side continues to adapt and play the type of cricket he wants across the remainder of the T20 World Cup.

Updated 16 Jun, 2026 09:29am

Austria to end long exile against debutants Jordan

SANTA CLARA: A resurgent Austria buoyed by European success will end a 28-year exile from the World Cup in ...

Published 16 Jun, 2026 06:43am

Argentina begin defence against confident Algeria

KANSAS CITY: Argentina start their bid for back-to-back World Cups on Tuesday with a side full of familiar faces ...

Published 16 Jun, 2026 06:43am

PCB unveils format-based central contracts, rules out Younis as next Test team coach

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday introduced a sweeping overhaul of its central contracts system,...

Published 16 Jun, 2026 06:43am