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Cucurella’s move to Real Madrid was announced only at the start of the tournament. | Photo Credit: AFP Somewhere between Ferran Torres’ extra-time winner and the trophy lift, 12 club badges got to claim a piece of history. Spain’s second World Cup title was stitched together by clubs, its academies and leagues spread across Europe,…
Legendary status: No one can take away the imprint Messi has left on this tournament. | Photo Credit: Getty Images For 120 minutes, Spain did what no other team at this World Cup had managed. It found a way to keep Lionel Messi quiet. The plan was simple in theory but brutally difficult in practice. Every…
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Neeraj will lead the Indian athletics squad. | Photo Credit: PTI Athletics and boxing received the lion’s share of funds in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games starting Thursday in Glasgow. Of the Sports Ministry’s ₹53.09 crore expenditure on training and exposure, approximately ₹20cr was spent on India’s 32-member athletics contingent led by Neeraj Chopra…
Arjun stayed cool and found a way past Gukesh. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ The ability to fight back from adversity sets the best apart from the ordinary. Arjun Erigaisi showed that he could stay cool in tough situations and find a way back as he pulled off a Houdini act to trip up World champion…
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Barely seconds after the final whistle at the FIFA World Cup final in New Jersey, a few Spain and Argentina players got involved in a brawl. As the Spanish substitutes rushed onto the pitch to celebrate their 1-0 win, Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes shoved Spain’s Gavi to the ground. Source link
Dream Seller and Legacy Field impressed when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (July 20). Outer sand: 600m: Mister Brown (Arvind) 45.5. Easy. Veera’s Princess (rb) 44. Moved well. 1000m: Inicio (rb), Royal Vanguard (Girish) 1-16, 600/45. They finished level. Shining Dawn (Arul) 1-12.5, 600/43. Strode out well. Dream Seller (Shreyas) 1-8, 600/41….
A teenager died, and several people were injured during celebrations of Spain’s victory in the World Cup after a fountain collapsed in the west of the country, local authorities and media said on Monday (July 20, 2026). “The city hall of Ciudad Rodrigo expresses its sadness and presents its condolences for the death of a…
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Rohit Sharma celebrates his century during 3rd ODI against England, at Lord’s in London on Sunday (July 19, 2026). | Photo Credit: ANI Acutely aware but dismissive of the “noise” around his future in international cricket, veteran Indian batting star Rohit Sharma says he knows that speculation won’t stop till he is playing but he…
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The Indians went down 1-2 to England in a three-match ODI series, losing by 27 runs in the deciding third game on Sunday (July 19, 2026). File | Photo Credit: ANI India’s ODI skipper Shubman Gill has criticised the injury breakdown of his bowlers after “every second or third game”, questioning whether they are taking…
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Nervous excitement and rowdy cheers turned into anguished groans, nailbiting tension and tears, as Argentines’ hope of yet another epic comeback led by Lionel Messi in the World Cup fizzled out against Spain. At the Cafe Relax bar in the historic centre of Buenos Aires, fans with tears in their eyes after the final whistle…
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