Mexico draw 0-0 with Portugal in Azteca reopening friendly
Mexico and Portugal played out a 0-0 draw at the Estadio Azteca on Saturday in a friendly to mark the stadium's reopening ahead of the World Cup, Reuters reported.
Portugal's Joao Felix went close in the 14th minute before Goncalo Ramos struck the post midway through the first half.
The visitors continued to look the more dangerous side after the break, with Bruno Fernandes firing just wide, according to Reuters.
Sabalenka beats Gauff in Miami tennis final, completes 'Sunshine Double'
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka beat hometown favourite Coco Gauff 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the Miami Open final on Saturday to join an exclusive club by completing the coveted 'Sunshine Double'.
World number one Sabalenka, who reached the final without dropping a set, won 73% of her first-serve points and faced just two break points en route to victory in a rematch of the 2025 French Open final won by Gauff, Reuters reported.
Sabalenka is only the fifth woman to win the Indian Wells and Miami titles back-to-back, a feat known as the 'Sunshine Double' given the tournaments' respective locations in California and Florida.
Spain to face Peru in final World Cup warm-up in Mexico
Spain will face Peru in their final World Cup warm-up match in the Mexican city of Puebla, the Royal Spanish Football Federation said on Thursday, Reuters reported.
The June 8 friendly will be the European champions' last outing before they open their World Cup campaign against Group H opponents Cape Verde in Atlanta.
Spain will play two friendlies this month, against Serbia and Egypt, following the cancellation of the "Finalissima" against Argentina in Qatar due to the Iran war, according to Reuters.
Italy beat Northern Ireland 2-0 to close in on World Cup spot
Italy moved within one win of ending their 12-year World Cup absence with a 2-0 qualification playoff semi-final victory over Northern Ireland on Thursday thanks to second-half goals from Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean, Reuters reported.
The breakthrough arrived in the 56th minute when Tonali pounced on a cleared cross, letting the ball bounce once before firing into the bottom corner from the edge of the area.
Kean effectively ended the contest in the 80th minute, latching onto a Tonali pass and ghosting past his marker before dispatching a low strike into the net, according to Reuters.
