China squeezed into the third round of Asia’s preliminaries for the 2026 World Cup by the narrowest of margins on Tuesday despite slipping to a 1-0 loss at the hands of South Korea in Seoul.

The national football coach has emphasized the importance of maintaining mental fitness ahead of major tournaments.

The Fiji women’s team will make its international bow Tahiti during the inaugural OFC Women’s Futsal Nations Cup 2024.

The famous Tehau family name will grace the HFC Bank Stadium when the OFC Men’s Nations Cup gets underway in Suva on Sunday.

Extra Labasa coach Ravneel Pratap has hinted that the Digicel Pacific Fiji FACT tournament that concluded at Subrail Park over the weekend may be his last tournament with the team.

Netherlands’ delight with an emphatic 4-0 win over Iceland in their last warm-up match before heading to the Euros turned to despair when it was announced that playmaker Frenkie de Jong would not be going to the tournament in Germany.

Poland’s Nicola Zalewski scored a 90th minute goal to snatch a 2-1 win over Turkey in the final warm-up match for both sides before Euro 2024 but the home side will be worried over injuries to strikers Karol Swiderski and Robert Lewandowski.

The Fijian football side is preparing for a tough Papua New Guinea outfit when the two meet at the OFC Men’s Nations Cup this Sunday.

The Czech Republic laboured to a 2-1 win over North Macedonia with two second-half penalties in their final tune-up for Euro 2024 as the hosts rarely threatened a team that failed to qualify for the tournament in Germany.

Jamaican sprinting hero Usain Bolt ruptured his Achilles tendon at a charity football match in London on Sunday, confirming the news in a social media post.

The Fiji football side is injury-free heading into the OFC Nations Cup, starting this Sunday in Suva.

France and Canada played out a 0-0 draw in a friendly on Sunday as the two nations concluded their preparations for Euro 2024 and the Copa America.