Melanie Gervasoni
Melanie is a freelance writer covering sports news, major event analysis, and match previews/reviews. Her articles feature athlete perspectives and insightful commentary on the latest developments across the sporting world.
Articles by Melanie Gervasoni
24
Jun
Twenty-eight years on from their last World Cup, Steve Clarke's Scotland are back on the biggest stage of all, and an old foe is waiting in the final round of Group C: Brazil. The five-time champions were in that 1998 group too, and they beat the Scots that day.
Carlo Ancelotti's side start the rematch as heavy favourites. It all plays out on Wednesday 24 June, kick-off 11pm BST, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. On a sticky Florida night, Scotland chase the upset of a generation, while Brazil look to sign off the group stage in style. Below...
19
Jun
Few expected the Group F table to look like this after matchday one. The Dutch, long among the favourites, were held 2-2 by Japan and now need a win to steady the ship, while Sweden announced themselves by thrashing Tunisia 5-1. It is only matchday two, yet it already feels decisive.
Now the two sides meet at NRG Stadium in Houston on Saturday 20 June, kicking off at 6pm UK time, with the standings already looking very different from what the bookmakers had predicted.
Below you will find the full Netherlands vs Sweden betting odds across every major market 7bet is...
17
Jun
Switzerland are heavy favourites to beat Bosnia and Herzegovina when the two meet in their second Group B fixture at the 2026 World Cup. The match takes place on Thursday 18 June at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, with kick-off at 8pm BST.
The Swiss arrive with far greater World Cup experience, having qualified six times in a row and sitting inside the world's top 20, while Bosnia needed two penalty shootouts in the playoffs – against Italy and Wales – just to get here. The gap in pedigree is wide, but Bosnia could make awkward opponents in a group...
15
Jun
The last time France and Senegal met at a World Cup, it ended in one of the tournament's great ambushes: Senegal beating the reigning champions 1-0 in the 2002 opener.
Twenty-four years on, the two meet again, this time to open Group I at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Kick-off is 8pm BST on Tuesday 16 June. France arrive among the favourites for the whole thing. Senegal will play remembering exactly how vulnerable the French can be on day one.
France vs Senegal – Betting Odds
The bookmakers have made France clear favourites for this one, but the France...
13
Jun
The entire grass-court season lasts little more than six weeks, and the Halle Open sits in the busiest part of it. The tournament takes place in Germany from 15 June to 21 June, which leaves anyone who reaches the closing rounds only a few days to recover before Wimbledon starts.
This page tracks the Halle Open 2026 schedule across the full week, with the daily order of play, the court each match is given, the start times and the rounds all added as the ATP confirms them.
The official order of play is typically released around 24 hours in advance. We'll...
12
Jun
Thirty-two years ago, Ronald Koeman captained the Netherlands in Dallas for the final cap of his playing days, a 3-2 quarter-final defeat to Brazil. On Sunday he returns to the same city as a head coach, the slate wiped clean.
Japan instead have spent recent years turning the game's hierarchy on its head, with Germany and Spain both beaten in Qatar and neither result an accident. The Netherlands could have definitely drawn a kinder opener than this one.
The Group F first match kicks off at 9pm UK time on Sunday 14 June at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas – an...