Football

News Hour: Holders Barcelona will play third division Hercules in the Spanish King’s Cup round of 32 following Friday’s draw which also paired Real Madrid with minnows Cultural Leonesa. The competition’s format ensures the top six...

News Hour: Lionel Messi, having reversed his decision to quit international soccer with a view to playing at another World Cup, could miss out on Russia 2018 if Argentina continue their downward spiral. Argentina played poorly...

News Hour: Aston Villa appointed Steve Bruce as the Championship side’s new manager on Wednesday, the struggling second-tier English club confirmed. Bruce, 55, replaces Roberto Di Matteo at the helm of a team who were relegated...

News Hour: FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s plan to expand the World Cup faces a key test from Thursday at a meeting of world football’s top executives. Infantina wants to expand the tournament to 48 teams, a...

News Hour: New Zealand teen striker Monty Patterson scored in the 73rd minute to lift the All Whites into a 1-1 draw with the United States in an international football friendly Tuesday. German-born US striker Julian...

News Hour: A floodlight failure halted play in the 2018 World Cup qualifying match between Venezuela and Brazil on Tuesday. Brazil were leading 2-0 in the match in the Venezuelan city of Merida when the stadium...

News Hour: Italy’s Ciro Immobile scored twice in the last 15 minutes to earn a 3-2 win in Macedonia in Sunday’s World Cup qualifier after the four-times champions appeared on the brink of a humiliating defeat....

News Hour: Gareth Bale scored his 25th goal for Wales but Georgia fought back strongly to earn a deserved 1-1 draw in a World Cup Group D qualifier in Cardiff. It left Wales, surprise semi-finalists at...

News Hour: England’s interim manager Gareth Southgate expressed bewilderment after captain Wayne Rooney was booed by his own supporters during his side’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Malta. Rooney, his country’s record goal-scorer and most-capped...

News Hour: Gareth Southgate’s plea for England to play with adventure and style was answered only fitfully as his reign as caretaker manager began with a 2-0 win over Malta in a World Cup Group F...