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It is impossible to walk around Vyasarpadi, popularly known as the ‘mini Brazil of Chennai’, without running into a footballer. Football is not just another sport here. It is personal and, as Jayaseelan, a 44 year-old autorickshaw driver and ardent fan of former Brazilian footballer Roberto Carlos, puts it, “Football is life itself.” As Spain…
Commentator Sushil Doshi recalled how Gary Sobers believed touching Sunil Gavaskar’s shoulder before batting would bring him fortune. File | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani Sir Garfield Sobers could dominate a Cricket field like few others, but the West Indies legend also had a deeply superstitious side. Commentator Sushil Doshi recalled how Sobers believed touching Sunil…
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I’m not saying India will qualify but India will have a better chance to qualify if they increase to 64 from 48,” former Indian Football star Bhaichung Bhutia said in an exclusive interview with PTI. File | Photo Credit: ANI A 64-team football World Cup, which the international governing body FIFA is mulling, will give…
The lineup of sports legends, all on the stage at Fanatics Fest on Friday night (July 17, 2026), was almost absurd. There was Tom Brady, the greatest Super Bowl champion of all time. There was Novak Djokovic, the winner of more men’s Grand Slam tennis tournaments than anyone else. There was Kevin Durant, the only…
England players train ahead of the third place play-off against France. | Photo Credit: Reuters There is perhaps no lonelier fixture in football than the World Cup third-place playoff. For 30 days, players dream only of one destination. They imagine lifting the trophy, hearing their anthem before the final and writing themselves into history. Then,…
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On Tuesday (July 14,2026) Spain beat France 2-0 to reach their first World Cup final since winning their only title in 2010. A day later, Argentina came from behind to beat England 2-1, keeping alive the defending champions’ hopes of a second successive crown. How the teams got here Spain, fondly known as La Roja,…
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Olmo’s smart movement posed a tough challenge for France in the semifinal. | Photo Credit: Reuters Spain’s historic 2010 FIFA World Cup triumph was built on the brilliance of legendary midfielders Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez. Sixteen years later, Spain is back in the summit clash of the quadrennial event. While the spotlight has rightly…
For the Netherlands women, making it to the T20 World Cup in England was a big achievement. They showed what they could do given more opportunities. It was a dream come true also for their coach Neil MacRae, a former Scotland cricketer who has batted alongside Rahul Dravid. Excerpts from an interview MacRae gave The…
When Linda Noskova squandered five match-points and conceded the second set of a drama-filled final against Karolina Muchova, tennis fans of a certain vintage will have been reminded of one of Wimbledon’s more evocative moments, featuring another Czech woman. Jana Novotna’s tears on the shoulder of the Duchess of Kent after throwing away an apparently…
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Olmo’s smart movement posed a tough challenge for France in the semifinal. | Photo Credit: Reuters Spain’s historic 2010 FIFA World Cup triumph was built on the brilliance of legendary midfielders Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez. Sixteen years later, Spain is back in the summit clash of the quadrennial event. While the spotlight has rightly…