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Yamal available for Spain’s World Cup opener after injury

MEXICO: Teenage Barcelona star Lamine Yamal and fellow winger Nico Williams will be available for Spain’s World Cup opener against debutants Cape Verde on June 15, coach Luis de la Fuente said on Sunday. Yamal and Athletic Bilbao’s Williams both missed the end of the club season with hamstring injuries and their imminent returns will be a big boost to the European champions. Osasuna winger Victor Munoz is also expected to be fit for Spain’s opening game in Atlanta, although none traveled to Mexico for Monday’s friendly with Peru and instead remained at their training camp in the United States. “We regret that they are not here with us, but the medical and physical conditioning staff advised them to stay there,” De la Fuente said. “All three should be available for the next match...

Iran fans dismayed by team’s World Cup visa quarrel

TIJUANA: Iran’s national football team was greeted Sunday in Mexico by a small group of supporters eager to give them a warm start to the World Cup, despite visa problems facing some staffers. “I’m very excited to see them,” said Sadegh Galavi as he watched the players’ bus leave the airport in Tijuana, cheered on by about a dozen fans. Galavi, a mechanic and resident of this city on the US border, did not hesitate to get up at dawn to welcome the team when it landed at 5:00 am. “My national team is coming to my city, and being here is a small thing I can do just to welcome them,” the man in his thirties told AFP, proudly wearing the white jersey with green and red trim of the Iranian side, known as “Team Melli.” The gesture felt especially important because the tournament is beginning under difficult circumstances for Iran. While the players obtained the visas necessary to enter the United States and play their group-stage matches in Los Angeles and Seattle, not all delegation members received them. About 15 accompanying officials were denied visas, including Iranian football federation president Mehdi Taj, who previously served in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, designated a terrorist group by Washington. Unshakable faith “It makes no sense to me,” Galavi complained.

World number one Korda wins US Women’s Open golf championship

LOS ANGELES, United States: Nelly Korda won the US Women’s Open on Sunday, rolling in a clutch birdie putt at the 17th hole to break free of a crowded leaderboard and triumph by one stroke at Riviera Country Club. The world number one edged England’s Charley Hull and Mexico’s Gaby Lopez for her long-coveted first US Open victory, giving her a fourth major title and her second of the year after she won the Chevron Championship in April. Korda carded a two-under par 69 for an eight-under total of 276, keeping her nerve as Hull, Lopez and South Korea’s Chun In-Gee challenged on the Pacific Palisades course that will host golf at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. After rolling in the nine-foot birdie at the penultimate hole to seize a slender lead, Korda had one more heart-stopping moment as her three-foot par putt at the last circled the cup before dropping in. “I just can’t even explain how much this means to me,” a tearful Korda said at the trophy presentation. England’s Hull, who had thrust herself into contention with an impressive third-round 65, fired a four-under 67 for a seven-under total of 277. She also birdied 17 and rattled in a par-saving nine-foot putt at 18 to keep her bid alive, but Hull ultimately had to settle for her fifth runner-up finish in a major. Lopez carded a three-under 68, seizing a share of the clubhouse lead with her fourth birdie of the day at 18, only to be pipped by Korda. Chun, who won the first of her three major titles at the 2015 US Women’s Open, had a two-shot lead after back-to-back birdies at 10 and 11, but she bogeyed 12 and 13 before missing an eight-foot par putt at 18. Her one-under 70 left her alone in fourth on six-under 278. She was one stroke in front of compatriot Kim

Croatia head to World Cup on high after late 2-1 win over Slovenia

VARAZDIN, Croatia, June 7 : Croatia substitute Mario Pasalic grabbed a stoppage-time winner to edge neighbours Slovenia 2-1 in their friendly international on Sunday and head to the World Cup on a winning note.

Cadillac lose first F1 point after Perez demoted

MONACO, June 7 : Cadillac had their first point in Formula One snatched away on Sunday after Monaco Grand Prix stewards imposed a post-race penalty on 10th-placed finisher Sergio Perez.

Iran's World Cup team arrive in Tijuana with US tensions high

TIJUANA, June 7 : Iran’s national soccer team arrived in Tijuana early on Sunday ahead of three World Cup matches in the United States, amid tensions that have turned the world’s biggest sporting event into a soft‑power contest between the warring countries.

Iraq World Cup striker Hussein questioned for hours at Chicago airport, source says

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s World Cup striker, Aymen Hussein, was held and questioned for nearly seven hours at Chicago’s O’Hare airport after arriving with the squad early on Saturday, an Iraqi sporting official said. Hussein was finally allowed in, but the team’s photographer was barred from entering the United States, said the official who works for the Iraqi Olympic Committee, but has close contacts with ‌the team. There was ‌no immediate comment from the ‌Iraqi ⁠Football Association, or ⁠from Hussein, a talismanic figure who scored the goal that secured the team’s qualification for the finals. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Homeland Security Department did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment on the reported questioning that was ⁠also covered by Iraqi media. Fans came ‌out in the early ‌hours of the morning to greet the Iraq squad at ‌the airport, holding flags and asking players ‌to pose for pictures less than a week before the start of the tournament, video on social media showed. Hussein’s phone was inspected after he arrived, the Iraqi ‌official said. “National team photographer Talal Salah was held for more than 10 ⁠hours, underwent ⁠similar phone checks, and was ultimately denied entry into the United States,” the official added. Iraq are returning to the World Cup for the first time since making their debut 40 years ago. Hussein, 30, leads a potent frontline that also features Ipswich Town’s Ali Al-Hamadi and talented youngsters Ali Jassim and Youssef Amyn. Iraq face France, Senegal and Norway in Group I. The tournament being co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico gets under way on Thursday.

Mexico City chases world record for largest Mexican wave ahead of World Cup

MEXICO CITY, June 6 : Thousands of people flooded one of the world's great urban boulevards on Saturday, attempting to set a world record for the Mexican wave — naturally, in the country that gave the beloved stadium ritual its name.

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Yamal available for Spain’s World Cup opener after injury

Iran fans dismayed by team’s World Cup visa quarrel

World number one Korda wins US Women’s Open golf championship

Croatia head to World Cup on high after late 2-1 win over Slovenia

Cadillac lose first F1 point after Perez demoted

Iran's World Cup team arrive in Tijuana with US tensions high

Iraq World Cup striker Hussein questioned for hours at Chicago airport, source says

Mexico City chases world record for largest Mexican wave ahead of World Cup