Spain’s Ferran Torres (7) celebrates at the end of the World Cup final. (AP Photo) Spain’s long wait for a breakthrough in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final finally ended through an unlikely hero. Substitute Ferran Torres scored the decisive goal in extra time to hand Spain a dramatic 1-0 victory over defending champions Argentina,…
Referee Slavko Vincic shows a red card to Argentina’s Enzo Fernandez (24) during the World Cup final. (AP Photo) The FIFA World Cup 2026 final produced late drama before extra time as Argentina were forced to play the additional 30 minutes with 10 men after Enzo Fernandez was sent off in stoppage time against Spain.With…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) runs with the ball during the World Cup final. (AP Photo) Spain’s relentless control in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final forced Argentina into the record books for all the wrong reasons, with Lionel Messi’s side failing to register a single shot in the opening 45 minutes of Sunday’s title clash.The…
With his back against the wall and an illustrious career on the line, Rohit Sharma silenced his critics the only way he can, smashing one of his most celebrated centuries in recent memory, though it wasn’t enough to prevent a 27-run defeat in the third ODI against England, as India surrendered the series 1-2 at…
Spain’s Lamine Yamal (AP Photo) Lamine Yamal added another remarkable milestone to his rapidly growing legacy even before kick-off in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final, becoming the first player in football history to feature in both a UEFA European Championship final and a FIFA World Cup final as a teenager.The 19-year-old sensation took his…
Rohit Sharma plays a shot during 3rd ODI against England at Lord’s. (ANI Photo) Rohit Sharma etched his name into cricket’s record books on Sunday by becoming the batter with the most ODI centuries in a visiting country, producing a magnificent hundred at Lord’s that helped India stay alive in the series-deciding third ODI against…
Joe Root has carried his sublime Test form into the ODI series, producing yet another masterclass against India. The England batting mainstay remained unbeaten in all three innings of the July 2026 ODI series, finishing with 249 runs without being dismissed, making him the first England batter to score six consecutive ODI half-centuries.Root’s remarkable consistency…
PV Sindhu thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his congratulatory message after creating history by becoming the first Indian to win the Japan Open. The two-time Olympic medallist defeated Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-17 in the women’s singles final to end a two-year wait for a BWF World Tour title and her seven-year drought for…
India’s Gurnoor Brar (ANI Photo) India pacer Gurnoor Brar endured a difficult outing at Lord’s on Sunday, registering the most expensive bowling figures by any bowler in the venue’s ODI history during the series-deciding third match against England. The right-arm seamer finished with figures of 0 for 97 from his 10 overs as England piled…
FC Goa players in front of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum KURATE (JAPAN): It’s the kind of visit that makes people pause and ponder, offering a deeply moving glimpse into one of humankind’s darkest chapters.A group of young Indian footballers, who are here for the Reliance Football Development League (RFDL)’s exposure trip to Japan, were…