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Matt Chapman to test free agency after declining Blue Jays' $20M US qualifying offer
Third baseman Matt Chapman has declined the Toronto Blue Jays' qualifying offer and remains a free agent.
Australia's Arnold to break coaching record as World Cup qualifying starts
MELBOURNE : Having taken Australia to new heights at last year's World Cup in Qatar, coach Graham Arnold will scale a peak of his own when the Socceroos kick off qualifying for the 2026 finals in North America.
Egypt Captain Salah Leads African Stars Into World Cup Qualifying
Prolific Liverpool scorer and Egypt captain Mohamed Salah will be among the stars in action this week when 2026 World Cup qualifying in Africa kicks off with two matchdays. His two Premier League goals against Brentford at the weekend raised his total to 200 in English football, and he is now set to shine against Group A rivals Djibouti and Sierra Leone. Salah was the second highest ranked African in the Ballon d'Or last month behind Napoli and Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen, who misses the first matchdays due to an injury.
Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez face off in World Cup qualifying; Brazil could field teenager Endrick
SAO PAULO: Lionel Messi and Luiz Suarez, close friends and former teammates at Barcelona, will renew their on-the-field rivalry on Thursday in World Cup qualifying.
Shohei Ohtani, 6 others reject qualifying offers, stay free agents - ESPN
NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani was among seven players who turned down $20,325,000 qualifying offers from their former teams Tuesday and remained in free agency to pursue more lucrative contracts.
Egypt captain Salah leads African stars into World Cup qualifying
Egypt’s forward Mohamed Salah reacts during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2021 quarter-final football match between Egypt and Morocco at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaounde on January 30, 2022. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP)
Gruelling African World Cup qualifying gets under way
CAPE TOWN : More places for Africa at the next World Cup finals has not lessened the intensity of the qualifying process, often described as the toughest in world football, and which kicks off this week.