Sport

World Cup 2026: Internet revels in Belgium's crushing of USA

From jokes about calls from the White House to viral Trump memes, the elimination of the US became one of the internet's favourite moments of the World Cup

Why Sahrawis are rallying behind Algeria, and not Morocco, at the World Cup

As World Cup host, the US is sportsmaxxing through war and genocide

Abdullah Al-Arian

Fifa drops Somali referee from World Cup after US denies entry

Ahead of NBA finals, advocates renew call for league to sever ties with UAE

Is Fifa World Cup 2026 the most exclusionary tournament in history?

English Premier League clubs accused of sportswashing Israel's atrocities

Spain's Sanchez slams Israeli minister for attack on Yamal over Palestinian flag

Lamine Yamal waves Palestine flag during Barcelona title celebrations

Ali Daei: Iran’s football icon dethroned as world record-holder by Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo heralds Iran's Ali Daei after breaking scoring record

Algerian athletes make history with two world records in one day

Tokyo Paralympics: Jordan wins first gold medal

Meet the Egyptian Paralympic table tennis player who competes using his mouth

The new football season: What to expect in the Middle East

How the Olympics became a vehicle for European supremacy

Joseph Massad

Lionel Messi, Qatar and the Gulf's battle for football soft power

Turkish karate referee receives death threats for disqualifying Saudi olympian

Olympics: Military medallists, hijabi champions and other MENA moments from Tokyo 2020

Tokyo Olympics: Feryal Abdelaziz becomes first Egyptian woman to win gold

Olympics: Galal Yafai wins Britain's first Tokyo boxing gold