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France continued their dominant FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign with a 2-0 victory over Morocco, becoming the tournament’s first semi-finalists. Kylian Mbappe and Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele scored in a six-minute second-half spell, while France increased their tournament tally to 16 goals.

Former stars Patrick Vieira, Ian Wright and Pat Nevin hailed Les Bleus as the strongest team in the competition, with Didier Deschamps now just two wins away from a third World Cup title for France in what is set to be his final tournament as head coach.

The 2026–27 Big Bash League season will begin with a historic first-ever overseas match as the Melbourne Renegades face defending champions Perth Scorchers at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium on December 12.

The fixture marks a major step in Cricket Australia’s plans to expand the BBL globally, with hopes of strengthening cricket ties between Australia and India.

Peshawar Zalmi has been at the forefront of strengthening the foundations of Pakistan cricket, having already supplied a large pool of players to the national team, the U19 team, Pakistan Shaheens, and the national women’s team. The franchise has now extended this contribution to the national women’s U19 team as well.

Raheema Syed, a player from the Zalmi Women’s League representing the Hazara region, has been selected for the Pakistan U19 team ahead of the series against South Africa U19’s tour of Pakistan.

Raheema earned her place in the Zalmi Women’s League after giving trials in Abbottabad during the league’s talent hunt. There, the Zalmi Women’s League provided her with a professional environment that paved her way to the Pakistan team.

Switzerland reached their first FIFA World Cup quarter-final since 1954 after defeating Colombia 4-3 in a penalty shootout following a goalless 120 minutes. Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel saved Cucho Hernandez’s penalty, while Davinson Sanchez hit the crossbar for Colombia.

Ruben Vargas then stroked the winning penalty into the bottom corner to seal a historic victory and set up a quarter-final clash with defending champions Argentina.

Ruben Vargas said, “It is very difficult for me to realise what we achieved today. I’m grateful for this moment. It was an amazing match for me. For 120 minutes we gave it all on the pitch. We faced a strong opponent, but now we made history. It was amazing that I could score the decisive penalty.”

Egypt forward Mostafa Zico accused the referee of “rigging” his side’s dramatic 3-2 FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 defeat to Argentina. Egypt had led 2-0 before Argentina completed a stunning comeback, with Enzo Fernandez scoring the stoppage-time winner.

Zico criticised the referee over several decisions, including a rejected penalty appeal involving Mohamed Salah, claiming the officiating changed the course of the match. He added that Egypt respected Argentina’s quality but felt the defeat would have been easier to accept had it come purely on Argentina’s own merits.

Italy’s Flavio Cobolli defeated Australian fifth seed Alex de Minaur 7-5, 7-6(4), and 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the second year in a row. After losing the Roland Garros final to Alexander Zverev, the ninth seed continued his strong Grand Slam form with an impressive performance on grass.

Cobolli said it was one of his best matches on the surface, while play on Court One was interrupted twice after spectators fell ill in the hot conditions.