Friday, November 21, 2025

Sports

  • Fortune favours Ireland as World Cup draw throws up Czechs in crisis 21 November 2025 11:31 The Irish Times So now we know what’s required if a spot in the 2026 World Cup is to be secured: beat the Czech Republic away and then Denmark or North Macedonia at home. Say it quickly and it sounds like a cinch, but Heimir Hallgrímsson is, need it be said, a touch more …
  • 36-Year-Old Olympic Veteran Who Took On Usain Bolt Ends Track Career With Promise 21 November 2025 09:55 Essentially Sports Have you ever seen anyone truly shock Usain Bolt in his own era? It happened at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing. While Bolt still won the 100m final, he looked genuinely surprised as one man threatened to match his blistering pace stride for …
  • Kipsang, Kipruto lead Kenya’s Cross Country charge in Spain and Italy 21 November 2025 09:39 Citizen TV Kenya Kenya’s world 5000m finalist Mathew Kipsang will headline the action in Burgos, northern Spain, as the Cross Internacional de Atapuerca returns on Sunday for a World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold meeting. Kipsang comes in red-hot after winning a …
  • AI Simulates 2026 World Cup Playoffs - Predicts Wales and N.Ireland's Fate 21 November 2025 14:35 GiveMeSport X's AI tool Grok has predicted which European teams will qualify for the World Cup after the playoff round draw was made, with the Republic of Ireland, Wales and Northern Ireland all involved. The draw was made on Thursday and will see Italy face off …
  • FIFA deletes official World Cup poster over backlash after excluding Ronaldo 21 November 2025 14:23 Ghana MMA The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has removed the official 2026 World Cup poster from its social media pages following criticisms from fans. Notable global stars who featured on the poster included Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, …
  • Fernandinho: Ex-Brazil midfielder retires from football 21 November 2025 14:06 Blueprint Newspapers Limited Fernandinho, a defensive midfielder who won five league titles with Manchester City and six with Shakhtar Donetsk, said he was retiring aged 40. “There’s nothing left to motivate me in football, I’ve already achieved everything I wanted to,” he told …
  • Upgrades to Dieruff sports field could cost up to $18M, based on early estimates 21 November 2025 14:37 WFMZ - Pennsylvania ALLENTOWN, Pa. - On Thursday, the Allentown School District Board of Directors announced plans to move forward with a project that will enhance the Dieruff High School practice field. District administrators received approval from the school board to begin …
  • Netflix is getting deeper into sports streaming 21 November 2025 14:28 TrustedReviews Netflix is taking another step into live sports, and this time it is all about baseball. Major League Baseball has signed a new three-season media rights deal that brings live MLB games to Netflix alongside fresh agreements with ESPN and NBCUniversal. The …