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A carnival-like atmosphere erupted in the streets of Cape Verde’s capital Praia on Monday after the tiny archipelago nation qualified for the World Cup for the first time. Honking horns and street fireworks greeted euphoric fans pouring out of the Cape Verde National Stadium following the 3-0 victory over Eswatini, which secured the Blue Sharks a place in the 2026 finals, to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In the street, people danced to the sound of reggae tunes and local funana music. It was “an incredible moment”, 37-year-old fan Jorge Junior Livramento told AFP…

Championship leader Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris resume their world title battle in Azerbaijan this weekend, but could also secure McLaren the constructors’ crown. Having won 12 of the 16 races to date this year between them, Piastri and Norris are already on the brink of wrapping up McLaren’s 10th team title with seven races to spare. But the teammates are also locked in a race for the drivers’ world championship, with Piastri leading Norris by 31 points after the Briton cut his lead last time out in Monza. Despite Max Verstappen’s victory at the high-speed Italian Grand…

Third-seeded Alexander Zverev lost to 54th-ranked Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in his opening match at the Shanghai Masters on Monday. Zverev, the highest-ranked player left in the draw, looked in control after taking the first set but struggled the rest of the match and couldn’t break serve again. Rinderknech got a break in the second set and two in the third to seal the victory in more than two hours. Rinderknech also beat Zverev in five sets in the first round at Wimbledon this year. The 30-year-old Rinderknech has a career-best 23 wins in 2025 and is…

Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Pakistan Cricket Board is set to replace Salman Ali Agha as T20I captain with all-rounder Shadab Khan following Pakistan’s three consecutive losses to India in the Asia Cup 2025. According to PTI, decision comes as part of a strategic reset ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka, with the change expected to be implemented once Shadab recovers from shoulder surgery next month.The decision was triggered by Pakistan’s poor performance against India during the Asia Cup 2025, where they lost all three encounters against their…

Barcelona face La Liga leaders Real Madrid in a Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu on October 26.© AFP Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski is set to miss the Clasico after the Spanish champions diagnosed him with a hamstring injury on Tuesday. The 37-year-old forward suffered the injury during a World Cup qualifier for Poland against Lithuania on Sunday. Lewandowski “has a muscle tear in the biceps femoris of his left thigh” said Barcelona in a statement, with Spanish media reporting he could be sidelined for between four to six weeks. Barcelona face La Liga leaders Real Madrid in a…

The Formula 1 title race is heating up, and McLaren’s golden rule — “Let ’em race” — risks expanding into a whole rule book. Asking Oscar Piastri to give up second place to Lando Norris at the Italian Grand Prix because of a slow pit stop showed how McLaren’s seemingly simple approach risks being bogged down in debates about what’s fair on track. The battle between Norris and Piastri will become McLaren’s sole focus if the team can wrap up the constructors’ title Sunday at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku with a record seven races remaining. McLaren…

Iga Swiatek powered her way to the third round of the WTA’s 1,000-level Wuhan Open on Tuesday with a straight sets win against Marie Bouzkova. Wimbledon champion Swiatek bounced back impressively after her fourth round exit at the China Open last week, winning 6-1, 6-1 against the Czech opponent. The victory was the six-time grand slam winner’s 60th this year and the fourth year in a row she has reached that figure. “Every tournament I go to, I want to play my best game,” said Swiatek. “Sometimes I deliver, sometimes not, but, yeah, my expectation is to just…

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – SEPTEMBER 24: Varun Chakravarthy of India warms up ahead of the Asia Cup match between India and Bangladesh at Dubai International Stadium on September 24, 2025 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy opened up about his relationship with money, revealing how he struggles with the guilt of spending on luxury items. He admitted that his typical middle-class mindset has made him acutely aware of money’s power.”I have had my struggle with money,” he said on Breakfast with Champions.”The only investments I knew were FDs (fixed deposits). My…

India vs Singapore Live Streaming AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Live Telecast© X (Twitter) India vs Singapore Live Streaming AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Live Telecast: India look to take a big step in the qualification race as they take on Singapore in the third round of AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers in Goa on Tuesday. This will be the second meeting between the two teams in 5 days after they played out a 1-1 draw in Singapore. India have 2 points from 3 matches in the qualifiers with a draw against Bangladesh and a narrow loss against…

An in-form Lando Norris set the pace ahead of McLaren team-mate, title rival and championship leader Oscar Piastri in Friday’s eventful and red flag-punctuated opening practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.  The 25-year-old Briton, who trails by 31 points in the drivers’ title race, clocked a best lap in one minute and 42.704 to top the times, beating his 24-year-old Australian rival by 0.310 seconds. A similar 1-2 outcome in Sunday’s race would clinch a second consecutive constructors’ championship success for McLaren and leave the duo to fight for the individual title without the spectre of team orders. …