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Rugby-Record pre-sale for 2027 World Cup as 750,000 tickets are snapped up
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (184+ words) SYDNEY, March "4 (Reuters) - More than 750,000 tickets "for the 2027 Rugby World "Cup in Australia were snapped up by fans from 135 countries in the pre-sale "phase with organisers claiming "it as a "record for the initial stage of "allocation. Read full story…...
Soccer-Japan off to a winning start with a 2-0 win over Taiwan
8+ hour, 12+ min ago (153+ words) March 4 (Reuters) - "Powerhouse Japan were frustrated for an "hour by an obdurate Taiwan "side but ultimately prevailed 2-0 at the start of their Women's Asian Cup Group C "campaign in Perth on Wednesday. Midfielder "Momoko Tanikawa latched "onto a Hana Takahashi…...
Soccer-Tickets for World Cup playoffs in Mexico go on sale for as little as $11
8+ hour, 47+ min ago (401+ words) March 3 (Reuters) - Tickets for "this month's World Cup Playoff tournament in Mexico went on sale on Tuesday at bargain prices "compared to the finals, with fans able to secure a seat for as little as "200 Mexican pesos ($11.33), FIFA announced. The…...
Soccer-Each to their own, says Guardiola, as set piece debate deepens
12+ hour, 10+ min ago (602+ words) LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep "Guardiola and Arsenal counterpart Mikel Arteta share a common goal in their battle for Premier League supremacy but are going about achieving "it in very different ways. While leaders Arsenal have become kings…...
Soccer-Flamengo sack coach Filipe Luis after 8-0 win in shock move
12+ hour, 31+ min ago (547+ words) March 3 (Reuters) - Flamengo sacked manager Filipe "Luis just hours after an 8-0 victory over Madureira secured a place in the Rio de Janeiro state championship final "in one of the most startling decisions in recent Brazilian football history. The 40-year-old, a…...
Soccer-Home comfort at last for Everton, Leeds beaten by Sunderland
12+ hour, 40+ min ago (184+ words) LIVERPOOL, England, March "3 (Reuters) - Everton shrugged off a seven-match "winless run at their new Hill Dickinson "Stadium with a 2-0 defeat of Burnley boosting their chances of European qualification, but Leeds United's Premier League "relegation fears deepened with a "1-0 home defeat…...
Explainer-Soccer-How 2026 World Cup tickets are sold, priced and resold
1+ day, 34+ min ago (922+ words) March 3 (Reuters) - As anticipation for the 2026 World Cup "builds with 100 days to go until the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, here is what you need to know about tickets to the showpiece event: HOW MANY TICKETS…...
Soccer-Barca must 'make the impossible possible' against Atletico, says Flick
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (226+ words) March 2 (Reuters) - Barcelona will "have to "make the impossible possible" in Tuesday's bid to overturn a "four-goal deficit to Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey "semi-finals, coach Hansi Flick said. Atletico humbled Barcelona in last month's first leg, netting…...
Soccer-Liverpool's Wirtz out of Wolves game, Frimpong available amid fixture pile up
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (212+ words) LIVERPOOL, England, March 2 (Reuters) - "Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz has been ruled out of "Tuesday's game at bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers in the "Premier League but Dutch full-back Jeremie Frimpong is available, manager Arne Slot has said. Wirtz, who suffered a…...
Soccer-Tottenham fined for fans' 'racist or discriminatory' behaviour at Frankfurt
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (105+ words) March 2 (Reuters) - "Tottenham Hotspur have "been fined 30,000 euros ($35,000) "by UEFA over their fans' "racist or discriminatory behaviour" during "a 2-0 Champions "League win "at Eintracht Frankfurt in January, "European "soccer's governing body said on "Monday. UEFA also handed Spurs a "suspended…...