Italy on Thursday named debutants Alessandro Ortombina and Malik Faissal to start against Japan in their Nations Championship opener in Tokyo as they look to build on their Six Nations success. The ...

Five players will make their Grand Slam main-draw debuts at Wimbledon 2026 -- one direct entrant, three qualifiers and one wild card. Get to know them here: A post shared by Alicia Dudeney ...

The fairy-tale for Cape Verde continues as the tournament debutants proceeds to the knockout stage. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

Batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is on the cusp of making history. The 15-year-old is the youngest Indian man ever to receive a national team call-up, and he could break the great Sachin Tendulkar ...

There is no quick or easy way of telling when Dublin had last introduced eight debutants by this stage of the football championship. Except to say it’s been a long time, and there could yet be one or ...

Cape Verde and Curaçao have carried the hopes of two of the smallest nations ever to reach a FIFA World Cup Jordan and Uzbekistan turned years of regional progress into historic maiden World Cup ...

Four fresh All Blacks are set to debut during next month’s Nations Championship. Hurricanes wingers Josh Moorby and Fehi Fineanganofo, prop Xavier Numia and Blues loose forward Anton Segner have ...

Fehi Fineanganofo, Josh Moorby, Anton Segner and Xavier Numia have all been named in the All Blacks for the first time. Photo / Photosport Four fresh All Blacks are set to debut during next month’s ...

Anton Segner, Xavier Numia, Fehi Fineanganofo and Josh Moorby pose during the New Zealand All Blacks Squad Announcement at Feilding Yellows Rugby Club on June 22, 2026 in Feilding, New Zealand. (Photo ...