Football
Preview · UEFA Europa League · First qualifying round, first leg · 9 July 2026 Dynamo Kyiv open their European campaign on Thursday against Romanian side Universitatea Cluj, but "home" is a relative term: with the war in Ukraine still preventing matches on home soil, Dynamo will host this first leg
Football
Preview · UEFA Europa League · First qualifying round, first leg · 9 July 2026 Qarabag host Vestri at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku on Thursday, and on paper this looks like one of the more lopsided pairings of the round. Qarabag were a Champions League league-phase side only months ago,
Conference League Qualifying
Conference League Qualifying
Ballkani vs Connah's Quay — Kosovo's finest test the Welsh hosts Preview · UEFA Conference League · First qualifying round, first leg · Wednesday 8 July 2026 Connah's Quay Nomads host Kosovar side Ballkani in Colwyn Bay, and it is the visitors who carry the favourite's
Conference League Qualifying
Champions League Qualifying
Champions League Qualifying
Craiova vs ML Vitebsk — the Romanians carry the pedigree east Preview · UEFA Champions League · First qualifying round, first leg · Wednesday 8 July 2026 Newly crowned Belarusian champions ML Vitebsk host Romanian title-holders Universitatea Craiova in the first leg of this Champions League qualifier, played at Vitebsk. On paper it
Champions League Qualifying
Champions League Qualifying
Kairat vs Sutjeska — champions of Kazakhstan open at altitude Preview · UEFA Champions League · First qualifying round, first leg · Wednesday 8 July 2026 Two national champions meet in the very first round of the road to the Champions League, but the gap in readiness is stark. Kairat Almaty host Sutjeska Nikšić
World Cup 2026
World Cup 2026
Argentina vs Egypt — Champions meet the Pharaohs' fairytale Preview · FIFA World Cup 2026 · Round of 16 · Tuesday 7 July 2026 There are ties where the gulf in pedigree tells you almost everything, and then there is the caveat that keeps you honest: this is a knockout, and knockouts do
Conference League
BATE Borisov vs AF Elbasani — a fallen giant against a debutant Preview · Conference League qualifying · First qualifying round, first leg · Tuesday 7 July 2026 The Elbasan Arena hosts a genuine intrigue: AF Elbasani, making their European debut, against BATE Borisov, a name that once carried real continental weight and now