Cape Verde’s Kevin Pina, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal. (AP Photo) Cape Verde have written a remarkable new chapter in World Cup history after becoming the first team on record (since 1966) to score their maiden FIFA World Cup goal from a direct free-kick, as their fairytale 2026 campaign continued with…
MI New York captain Nicholas Pooran plays a delivery down the leg side during match 7 of the Major League Cricket season 4 between Texas Super Kings and MI New York . (Photo/Sportzpics) Defending champions MI New York opened their account in MLC 2026 with an eight-wicket win over Texas Super Kings in the last…
India’s women’s 4x100m relay team (Pic credit: AFI) NEW DELHI: India’s women’s 4x100m relay team delivered a spectacular performance to clinch gold at the Asian Relay Championships 2026, defeating strong challengers China in a thrilling final in a season-best timing of 43.85 seconds.The quartet of Srabani Nanda, SS Sneha, Sudeshna Shivankar and Tamanna produced a…
Chamari Athapaththu of Sri Lanka walks with team during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Group B match between Sri Lanka Vs West Indies at Bristol County Ground on June 21, 2026 in Bristol, England. (Photo/Getty Images) Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has said she feels like “a failure as a captain” after her side’s…
Morocco football team. (AP Photo) Morocco have etched their name into football folklore after extending their unbeaten run to a staggering 39 matches, setting a new all-time benchmark in international football and overtaking legendary streaks held by Italy and Argentina.The Atlas Lions now stand alone at the top of the global game, surpassing Italy’s celebrated…
Paraguay’s Damian Bobadilla (16) scores an own goal during the World Cup Group D soccer match between the United States and Paraguay in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo) The 2026 FIFA World Cup has already produced eight own goals just 10 days into the tournament, the second-highest total in…
Lamine Yamal, Lionel Messi Lamine Yamal marked his first World Cup start with a goal as Spain defeated Saudi Arabia 4-0 in Atlanta on Sunday and registered their first win of the tournament.The 18-year-old forward scored in the 11th minute, sliding in at the far post to convert a low cross. The goal made him…
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah (10) celebrates his goal with teammate Mostafa Ziko (11). (AP Photo) Egypt created a historic milestone on Sunday night as they registered their first-ever World Cup victory, defeating New Zealand 3-1 in a Group G clash at BC Place, Vancouver.Star forward Mohamed Salah once again delivered on the biggest stage, scoring the…
Shree Charani (Pic credit: BCCI Women) NEW DELHI: India’s rising left-arm spinner Shree Charani has equalled the record for the most wickets taken by an Indian bowler in a single Women’s T20 World Cup edition, matching Poonam Yadav’s tally of 10 wickets from the 2020 tournament.Charani reached the landmark during India’s Group A clash against…
Afghanistan’s skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi has been handed an official reprimand by the ICC for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third ODI against India at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.The left-handed batter was found guilty of violating Article 2.10.10 of the…