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Senegal held by Sudan in World Cup qualifying
Sudan hold Senegal to a draw in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and remain top of their group despite civil war continuing in the country.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Nigeria seek World Cup redemption, Sudan eye history
Underperforming Nigeria and disadvantaged Sudan share the spotlight ahead of two 2026 World Cup qualifying matchdays in Africa from Wednesday. Seeded fifth in Group B, Sudan occupy first place ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Photos from the Kabaddi World Cup as tournament is held outside of Asia for the first time
With acrobatics, skill and guise, raiders chanting “kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi” have been trying to elude defenders at the first Kabaddi World Cup to be held outside of Asia this week. One team ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Cameroon held to shock draw by Eswatini in World Cup qualifying
Minnows Eswatini hold Cameroon to a 0-0 draw in African qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Tunisia continue their unbeaten start.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Sudan army recaptures presidential palace after two years of war
It follows days of heavy fighting as the army took control of areas previously held by a rival force.BBC News - Mar. 21 -
How South Sudan Returned to the Brink of War
An attack on a U.N. helicopter has highlighted rising tensions in the world’s youngest country, where a seven-year-old peace deal looks ever more fragile.The New York Times - Mar. 17 -
Sudan’s army recaptures presidential palace in major battlefield gain
Compound was last bastion in the capital, Khartoum, held by rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The Sudanese army has recaptured the presidential palace in the capital, Khartoum, in a highly ...The Guardian - Mar. 21 -
South Sudan’s Vice President Machar Arrested, Party Says
The United Nations warned that the detention of Vice President Riek Machar threatens to push the world’s youngest country back into civil war.The New York Times - 1d -
Club World Cup winners to get up to $125m
The winners of this year's 32-team Club World Cup to be held in the U.S. will earn up to $125 million, FIFA said on Wednesday.ESPN - 2d -
Skaters who died in plane crash mourned at Worlds
A ceremony is held at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston to pay tribute to the skaters and coaches who died in a plane crash in January.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
What to know about the World Cup finals in alpine skiing
World Cup finals is the final event of the season for the world's top alpine skiers. It's being held in Sun Valley, Idaho, for the first time.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Who to watch on the U.S. team in the World Figure Skating Championships
This year's World Figure Skating Championships are being held in Boston, which makes it the first championship in the U.S. since 2016.NBC News - 4d -
‘Frozen in time’: figure skating world unites in grief and tribute at Boston world championships
As figure skating’s world championships began in Boston, a ceremony was held in honor of the 28 members of the sport’s community who died in January’s midair collisionYahoo Sports - 2d -
Pentagon approves Charlotte to host 2027 Military World Games, a US first
Charlotte has been approved by the Pentagon to host the 2027 Military World Games, marking the first time the event will be held in the United States.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Can technology help more survivors of sexual assault in South Sudan?
Sexual assault is a constant risk for many women in South SudanABC News - Mar. 16 -
Atrocities mount daily. Promised aid does not arrive. Why has the west turned its back on Sudan?
As territory is won and lost by opposing military forces, people grasp at scraps of normality. But the country is undergoing the world’s most severe humanitarian catastrophe and global ...The Guardian - 6d -
World Cup 2026 schedule, fixture dates and stadium venues
The 48-team tournament will be held across Mexico, Canada and the USAYahoo Sports - 5d -
Will recapture of presidential palace change course of Sudan war?
Sudan's army has retaken the presidential palace from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but what's next after two years of war?BBC News - Mar. 21 -
U.S. orders non-emergency personnel to leave South Sudan amid violence
The travel advisory level for South Sudan remains at Level 4, which means Americans should not travel to the African country.CBS News - Mar. 9 -
Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump have taken the 2026 World Cup for themselves | Leander Schaerlaeckens
The tournament will be leveraged for the glorification of a leader to a degree not seen since Benito Mussolini dominated the 1934 World Cup in Italy. Two men held a press event in the Oval Office ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
Japan first to seal World Cup spot as S. Korea, Australia, Iran get closer
Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as South Korea were held but still inched closer along with a rampant Australia and a dominant Iran.Australia remain in ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Sudan's military says it has retaken Khartoum's Republican Palace
Sudan’s military says it retook the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last heavily guarded bastion in the capital of rival paramilitary forces, after nearly two years of fightingABC News - Mar. 21 -
Sudan aid groups say 54 killed in an airstrike blamed on the military in Darfur
Aid groups in Sudan say a military airstrike hit a local market in the country’s western region, igniting a huge fire and killing at least 54 peopleABC News - 3d -
Sudan’s army says it has recaptured Khartoum's airport as it seeks to liberate the capital
Sudan’s military says it has recaptured the international airport in the capital, Khartoum, after nearly two years of fighting against a rival paramilitary groupABC News - 2d -
Rochester marathoner ate 'whatever he wants' and broke a Guinness world record
Slow and steady was the mantra of this Rochester athlete who held the record for most marathons finished for four years.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 13 -
South Sudan orders civilians to vacate a northern area as it battles an armed group
South Sudan’s government has asked civilians to leave a northern area a day after the army conducted an airstrike against an armed group accused of overrunning a military base and attacking a UABC News - Mar. 17 -
Fears intensify of return to civil war as South Sudan vice-president arrested
Riek Machar’s house arrest and armed clashes signal ‘a severe unravelling’ of 2018 peace deal, his party says. South Sudan’s first vice-president and main opposition leader, Riek Machar, has been ...The Guardian - 2d -
Fears intensify of return to civil war as South Sudan vice-president arrested
Riek Machar’s house arrest and armed clashes signal ‘a severe unravelling’ of 2018 peace deal, his party says. South Sudan’s first vice-president and main opposition leader, Riek Machar, has been ...The Guardian - 2d -
The Battle for Sudan’s Capital
Reporting from the frontline, The New York Times’s Africa chief correspondent, Declan Walsh, details the fierce struggle for the bridges over the Nile and its tributaries that divide the Sudanese ...The New York Times - Mar. 21 -
Mother of teenage bride in South Sudan comes out of hiding to be with pregnant daughter
Athiak Dau Riak was traditionally married for a record bride price last year, despite her mother’s insistence that she was only 14, which led to threats of reprisals. The mother of an alleged child ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
Q&A: Will Chelsea get a new stadium and a world-class striker?
Here are some more of your Chelsea questions for BBC Sport football news reporter Nizaar Kinsella. Chelsea recently held an in-person consultation with a group of fans about the stadium where few ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect the government as fears of civil war grow
Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva Kiir as a tense rivalry with his deputy threatens a return to civil war ...ABC News - Mar. 11 -
Sudan's military says it has retaken seat of country's government for the first time in two years
Sudan’s military said Friday that it had retaken the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last heavily guarded bastion of rival paramilitary forces in the capital, after nearly two years of fighting.NBC News - Mar. 21 -
Sudan’s Military Drives Rival Fighters Out of Khartoum, a Major Shift in Civil War
In dramatic scenes that appear to mark a turning point in nearly two years of civil war, Sudan’s military is driving fighters of its rival, the Rapid Support Forces, out of Khartoum.The New York Times - 2d -
South Sudan opposition says peace deal has collapsed after arrest of its leader
South Sudan’s main opposition party says a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war has collapsed, following the arrest of its leader Riek Machar a day earlierABC News - 1d -
South Sudan opposition says peace deal has collapsed after arrest of its leader
South Sudan’s main opposition party says a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war has collapsed, following the arrest of its leader Riek Machar a day earlierABC News - 1d
