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Iraq coach calls for delay to World Cup play-off amid travel shutdown

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - AFC Qualifiers - Fifth Round - First Leg - United Arab Emirates v Iraq - Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - November 13, 2025 Iraq players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - AFC Qualifiers - Fifth Round - First Leg - United Arab Emirates v Iraq - Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - November 13, 2025 Iraq players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo

FIFA optimistic amid chaos 100 days out from the World Cup

The New York/New Jersey's FIFA World Cup 2026 logo is revealed during the kick-off event in Times Square in New York City on May 18, 2023.
The New York/New Jersey's FIFA World Cup 2026 logo is revealed during the kick-off event in Times Square in New York City on May 18, 2023.

Bobsleigh-Jamaica seek sliding success to replace 'Cool Runnings' past

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Bobsleigh - 2-man Heat 1 - Cortina Sliding Centre, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - February 16, 2026. Shane Pitter and Junior Harris of Jamaica begins their first run REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Bobsleigh - 2-man Heat 1 - Cortina Sliding Centre, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - February 16, 2026. Shane Pitter and Junior Harris of Jamaica begins their first run REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Alpine skiing-African and Caribbean skiers unite to call for more inclusion, support

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics - Stadium, City, Italy - Month Day, 2026 A group of skiers from Jamaica, South Africa, Eritrea, Madagascar, Benin and Kenya stand together ahead of the alpine skiing slalom race at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio,Italy - February 15, 2026 REUTERS/ Angelika Warmuth
Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics - Stadium, City, Italy - Month Day, 2026 A group of skiers from Jamaica, South Africa, Eritrea, Madagascar, Benin and Kenya stand together ahead of the alpine skiing slalom race at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio,Italy - February 15, 2026 REUTERS/ Angelika Warmuth

Toshikazu Yamanishi sets half-marathon race walk world record in Kobe

Japan's athlete Toshikazu Yamanishi competes in the men's 20km race walk final during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept 20, 2025.
Japan's athlete Toshikazu Yamanishi competes in the men's 20km race walk final during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept 20, 2025.

Chinese hospital ship visits Jamaica as US gunboats ply the Caribbean

An aerial view shows damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Lewis Town, St Elizabeth, Jamaica, on Oct 31, 2025.
An aerial view shows damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Lewis Town, St Elizabeth, Jamaica, on Oct 31, 2025.

DR Congo to play in Guadalajara, Iraq in Monterrey in World Cup play-off tournament

DR Congo supporters celebrate in the streets as they wait for the bus transporting the national soccer team upon their arrival in Kinshasa on Nov 17, 2025.
DR Congo supporters celebrate in the streets as they wait for the bus transporting the national soccer team upon their arrival in Kinshasa on Nov 17, 2025.

Veteran Curacao coach hails 'crazy' World Cup qualification

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - CONCACAF Qualifiers - Group B - Jamaica v Curacao - National Stadium Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica - November 18, 2025 Curacao coach Dean Gorre and players celebrate after they qualify for the World Cup REUTERS/Gilbert Bellamy
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - CONCACAF Qualifiers - Group B - Jamaica v Curacao - National Stadium Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica - November 18, 2025 Curacao coach Dean Gorre and players celebrate after they qualify for the World Cup REUTERS/Gilbert Bellamy

Curacao seal World Cup fairy tale as Haiti, Panama also qualify from Concacaf

Curacao players and fans celebrating World Cup 2026 qualification after a 0-0 draw with Jamaica at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on Nov 18, 2025.
Curacao players and fans celebrating World Cup 2026 qualification after a 0-0 draw with Jamaica at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on Nov 18, 2025.

McClaren steps down after Jamaica's draw with Curacao

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - CONCACAF Qualifiers - Group B - Jamaica v Curacao - National Stadium Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica - November 18, 2025 Jamaica coach Steve McClaren before the match REUTERS/Gilbert Bellamy
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - CONCACAF Qualifiers - Group B - Jamaica v Curacao - National Stadium Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica - November 18, 2025 Jamaica coach Steve McClaren before the match REUTERS/Gilbert Bellamy

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.