Seven countries booked their spots in September’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals by winning ties around the world this week — and WTA Tour stars Driven by Mercedes-Benz played a big part in the heroics. The most surprising result of the weekend was recorded by Belgium, who upset the Billie Jean King Cup 18 champions, … Read more
Ten-man Italy missed out on a third World Cup after losing their penalty shootout to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Having failed to reach Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, Italy are the first former champions to miss out on three consecutive World Cups. Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali was the only player to score from the spot for the … Read more
The story will be another Italian apocalypse, another disaster for the nation that has won four World Cups, but is beginning to believe that it may not be headed for another one after losing for the third time in a row. After North Macedonia’s bolt from the blue in 2022, and a two-legged defeat by … Read more