Football fans will be banned from drinking alcohol in Saudi Arabia during the 2034 World Cup – without any exceptions. Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud, ambassador to the UK, confirmed that hotels, restaurants or stadiums will not be permitted to serve alcoholic beverages during the tournament. Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected]. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check our news page. Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news...

Bangladesh spinner Shohely Akhter has been banned for five years after offering a fellow player £13,000 ($16,465) to be dismissed hit wicket during a World Cup match. Akhter, 36, admitted to five breaches of the the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption code for the offence during the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup. Akhter, who has played two one-day internationals and 13 T20 matches for Bangladesh, was not part of their squad for the tournament and made the approach to a colleague in a series of voice notes on Facebook. The...

With 523 days to go until the men’s World Cup final at MetLife Stadium, the New York New Jersey host committee has added two high-profile names to its roster: New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy and former Milwaukee Bucks’ executive Alex Lasry. Murphy, 59, was named chair of the host committee’s board of directors, while Lasry, 37, will serve as the host committee’s CEO, the group said Tuesday morning. The additions come as the group shifts from “planning mode to execution mode,” as described in its announcement. “We are incredibly...

Feb 9 (Reuters) - Georgia and Spain have become the first two European teams to qualify for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia after reaching the Europe Championship semi-finals. Spain have qualified for the first time since 1999 while Georgia, a side that made their World Cup debut in 2003, have secured their place for the seventh consecutive time. With their qualification, the total number of teams who have secured places at the tournament so far now stands at 14. Two more European teams have a chance to qualify...

Great Britain's Brad Hall claimed a second podium finish of the World Cup two-man bobsleigh season, finishing third in Lillehammer in a race which doubled up as the European Championships. Hall and team-mate Taylor Lawrence made sure the strong German contingent were unable to complete a clean sweep of the medals on the Norwegian track. They finished 0.48 seconds behind Germany's World Cup leader Francesco Friedrich, whose compatriot Johannes Lochner was second, but they edged out Adam Ammour in the third German crew by two hundredths of a second. "Whenever...

NICE, France (AP) — Wales great Taulupe Faletau will reappear for the national team for the first time since it last won a rugby test. Faletau was picked at No. 8 on Thursday against Italy in Rome in the Six Nations on Saturday. He played his 104th and last cap for Wales in October 2023, when they beat Georgia 43-19 in Nantes, France, to clean sweep their Rugby World Cup pool. But Faletau broke his arm in the game and he played only 29 minutes of club rugby in the...

As the initial days of the second Trump administration continue, the image of President Donald Trump sitting at his desk in the Oval Office has become an almost daily occurrence. Among the daily coverage, people online have spotted a particular shiny artifact behind Trump: the FIFA World Cup Trophy. “Is that the World Cup trophy behind President Trump in the Oval Office?” Jeremy Art, a CSPAN Social Media Senior Specialist wrote on social media. Other social media users who spotted the trophy have used the occasion to remind people that...

World Cup champion Jenni Hermoso of Spain was in court on Monday to testify at the trial of Luis Rubiales, the ex-Spain soccer president who controversially kissed her during the 2023 Cup celebration. During her testimony, Hermoso denied Rubiales’ claim that the kiss, which caused worldwide outrage, was consensual. "I felt disrespected," Hermoso said in Madrid’s High Court. "I think it was a moment that stained one of the happiest days of my life." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Hermoso added that she "didn’t hear or understand...

Rubiales also grabbed his crotch in a lewd victory gesture while standing near Spain’s Queen Letizia and Princess Sofia amid celebrations of Spain’s victory over England in Australia. He has denied any wrongdoing, but was forced to resign and was banned by FIFA. Rubiales had said he was the victim of a “witch hunt” by “false feminists.” He said the kiss was consensual. Rubiales could face a fine or a prison sentence of one to four years if found guilty, according to court officials. A new law eliminated the difference...