Mohamed Salah scored four times and took his goal tally for Egypt past 50 as they began their World Cup qualifying campaign with an expected victory over tiny Djibouti while Nigeria were held to a shock home draw by Lesotho.

Morocco beat Indonesia 3-1 in Surabaya to secure top spot in Group A – and leave the hosts facing elimination.

A hard-fought 1-1 draw between Ecuador and Panama saw the South Americans advance to the knockout phase at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™, while La Rojita returned home bottom of Group A.

No player in Brazil should feel pressure to take over the role of Neymar, sidelined with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus, coach Fernando Diniz said ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina.

Team Fiji men’s football rep Merrill Nand was three-years-old when the Bula Boys won gold at the Pacific Games.

Israel scored an 88th-minute equaliser to grab a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in their European Championship qualifier in neutral Hungary this morning to keep alive their hopes of reaching next year’s finals in Germany.

France secured a place in the FIFA U-17 World Cup™ Round of 16 with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Korea Republic.

Fifteen-year-old USA sensation Nimfasha Berchimas scored his third goal of the tournament as USA beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in Jakarta to seal a place in the Round of 16.

Former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves will face trial in Spain on charges of sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub last December, a Spanish court said.

First-half goals from Claudio Echeverri and Valentino Acuna and a late strike by Agustin Ruberto helped Argentina stoke their FIFA U-17 World Cup™ flame and beat a spirited Japan side 3-1 in Bandung.

A stunning 90th-minute goal from Joel Ndala earned England a 2-1 comeback win over Iran in Jakarta.

Brazil hit back from their shock opening-game defeat to IR Iran with a resounding 9-0 win over New Caledonia in Jakarta.