World Cup 2026 qualifiers: Poland will start with matches against Lithuania and Malta

Polish footballers will begin the 2026 World Cup qualifiers with matches against Lithuania and Malta, which they will play at home on 21 and 24 March 2025. The draw for the qualifying groups took place yesterday in Zurich. In the evening, UEFA announced the schedule of matches.more

Aleksander Zniszczoł and Paweł Wąsek finished sixth in yesterday's duo competition of the ski jumping World Cup. In Titisee-Neustadt, Andreas Wellinger and Pius Paschke of Germany triumphed ahead of the Austrians and Norwegians.more

The loser of the Nations League quarter-final double-header between Spain and the Netherlands, as well as Finland, Lithuania and Malta, will be the rivals of Polish footballers in Group G of the World Cup qualifiers. The draw took place at FIFA headquarters in Zurich.more

The Polish women's national team is ranked 28th in the latest FIFA ranking. The Polish women have moved up four positions compared to the previous August ranking.more

Paweł Wasek, Aleksander Zniszczol, Dawid Kubacki, Kamil Stoch and Jakub Wolny will compete in the ski jumping World Cup in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany. In the past the Poles were very successful on the Hochfirstschanze.more

Real Madrid footballer Kylian Mbappe has been diagnosed with a left thigh injury. The Frenchman will miss the league match against Rayo Vallecano. His appearance in next week's FIFA Intercontinental Cup final is also in doubt.more

Hansi Flick, Barcelona's coach, has been suspended for two games. This is the aftermath of a gesture the German made to an arbitrator during a league match against Betis Sevilla, the Spanish Premier League soccer authorities announced.more

Lukasz Lakomy scored his first goal in the Champions League. The Young Boys Bern player opened the result of the away match against VfB Stuttgart, which, however, his team lost 1:5. Other Poles who played on Wednesday - Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) and Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal London) - were happy with their wins.more

Patryk Gryckiewicz from Toruń and Wojciech Myć from Lublin have been named as referees who will represent Poland in international competitions, the Polish Football Association announced.more

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has opened on his future plans and revealed where he may manage after leaving the Cityzens.more

Real Madrid defeated Atalanta Bergamo 3:2 away in the 6th round of the Champions League. Kylian Mbappe scored his 50th goal in the elite competition, but was injured. Inter Milan of Piotr Zieliński suffered their first defeat in the current edition - 0:1 in Leverkusen against Bayer.more

At the general meeting of Bayern Munich's supervisory board, the number 5 jersey was reserved as a tribute to Franz Beckenbauer, who is a legend of the club and of German football as a whole. The 1974 world champion died on 7 January at the age of 78.more

World women's tennis ranking leader Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka has been voted WTA player of the year for the first time in her career, it was announced yesterday. The last two editions have been won by current runner-up Iga Swiatek.more

English Premier League football match referee David Coote has lost his job for inappropriate comments against former Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp.more

Kylian Mbappe has admitted that he reacted with disbelief when he saw media reports from Sweden two months ago that he was under investigation for rape. The Real Madrid footballer spoke publicly on Canal Plus for the first time.more

In the latest world ranking of tennis players, there has been a change in the ranking of vice-leader Iga Świątek, which is a consequence of her suspension due to doping. Maja Chwalińska, who won the WTA challenger in Florianopolis, Brazil, moved up 30 positions - to a career-high 128th.more

Atletico Madrid beat Sevilla 4-3 at home in the 16th round of the Spanish top flight, although they were losing 1-3 after an hour. They are third in the table, only three points behind leaders Barcelona and one behind local rivals Real Madrid.more

Napoli lost to Lazio Rome for the second time in a few days, this time 0:1 at home in the 15th round of the Italian top league. This defeat cost them the position of leader. The newcomer is Atalanta Bergamo.more

Briton Lando Norris (McLaren) won the last race of the Formula 1 World Championship season yesterday, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull), already certain of a fourth consecutive title, was sixth. The constructors' title went to McLaren.more

German Pius Paschke won Sunday's Ski Jumping World Cup competition in Wisła and strengthened his lead in the series' general classification. The best of the Poles - Paweł Wąsek took 11th place.more

Fulham drew 1-1 with Arsenal, in which Jakub Kiwior played the entire match, and Tottenham Hotspur - despite leading 2-0 - lost 3-4 to Chelsea in Sunday's London derby in the English football premier league. "The Blues" advanced to second place in the table after their fourth consecutive victory.more

Defending champions Manchester City drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace in London in the 15th round of the English Premier League, finishing with ten players. The Liverpool derby was postponed due to dangerous winds and heavy rain on the west coast.more

Real Madrid won 3-0 away to Girona in the 16th round of the Spanish top flight. Goals were scored by Englishman Jude Bellingham, Turk Arda Guler and Frenchman Kylian Mbappe. The "Royal" reduced the gap to Barcelona, ​​which drew 2-2 with Betis Sevilla yesterday.more

Iga Swiatek, in an interview on TVN24's “Facts after Facts”, revealed the backstory of the recent mix-up that resulted in a month-long suspension issued by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). ‘I thought it was some kind of mistake’. - she admitted after reading the news.more

Tonight's match between Everton and Liverpool in the 15th round of English Premier League football has been postponed due to Storm Darragh, which brought very strong winds and downpours to the west coast of the UK.more

Quadruple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen announced on Friday he was expecting his first child with Kelly Piquet, daughter of Brazil's triple champion Nelson Piquet. "Mini Verstappen-Piquet on the way. We couldn't be happier with our little miracle'," the couple posted jointly on Instagram ahead of the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi.more

The famous Filipino Manny Pacquiao, world champion in a record eight weight classes, was elected to the Boxing Hall of Fame. "It's a great Christmas present," said the former boxer, who after leaving professional sports took up politics.more

Lazio Rome defeated the leader of the Italian football league Napoli 3-1 (2-1) at home and advanced to the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup. Defending trophy Juventus Turin will play Cagliari in the 1/8 finals on December 17.more

On the third weekend of the World Cup season, the best ski jumpers will visit Wisla. Two individual competitions will be held on the Adam Małysz-hill. Nine Poles will take part in today's qualification, including Piotr Zyla, who is making his comeback after a knee injury.more

According to estimates by the company ‘Sportico’, world runner-up tennis player Iga Swiatek is third on the list of the highest-paid female athletes in 2024, with the number three of the WTA rankings, 20-year-old American Coco Gauff, leading the way, ‘Sports Illustrated’ magazine reported.more