New Delhi: Before masterminding a stunning 3-2 comeback win over Egypt, Lionel Messi had his penalty saved by Moustafa Shobeir in the 21st minute. Having already failed to convert a penalty in the group stage match against Austria, Messi became the first player in World Cup history to miss multiple penalties in the same edition—excluding…
Argentinas fans display a banner depicting Leo Messi and Diego Armando Maradona, in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 (left) and Argentina players singing ‘the fourth star’ in dressing room after win over Egypt. Argentina’s dressing room erupted in celebration after the team pulled off a dramatic 3-2 comeback win over Egypt in the FIFA World…
D Gukesh and Hans Niemann The Chennai Grand Masters 2026 returns from July 16 to July 22 at The Westin Chennai Velachery. It will bring together some of the world’s best chess players for the fourth edition of India’s strongest classical chess tournament. With reigning World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju leading the field, the event…
Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan’s furious reaction during the chaotic final moments of the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash against Argentina has triggered a fresh controversy, after he was seen making FIFA’s official anti-racism gesture shortly after an exchange involving Lionel Messi. The heated interaction. (X images) The incident took place near the…
Conspiracy theories have long been football’s favourite travelling companion. They usually begin as whispers on social media, grow louder with every controversial refereeing decision and, more often than not, fade away with time. The one surrounding Lionel Messi‘s Argentina, however, has refused to disappear. Refereeing pattern backs Egypt’s conspiracy claim It first gathered momentum during…
Argentina’s extraordinary 3-2 comeback win over Egypt in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 should have been remembered as another Lionel Messi rescue act. Instead, the match has been swallowed by a storm around referee Francois Letexier, VAR intervention and claims that Egypt were denied a historic victory. Alan Shearer and Garry Kasparov (X…
The biggest-ever FIFA World Cup, featuring 48 teams, is now down to its final eight after a Round of 16 packed with extraordinary football, emotional farewells and no shortage of drama. FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinals will get underway from Friday The knockout stage delivered everything it had promised. Egypt became the tournament’s flagbearers of…
Argentina’s latest World Cup escape against Egypt did not just send the defending champions into another quarter-final. It also reopened one of football’s oldest arguments: why do Argentina’s biggest World Cup moments so often come wrapped in controversy? Hand of god and the Argentina vs Egypt match from 2026. (X images) Egypt had Argentina wobbling…
Five hours and fifteen minutes. That’s how long it took 39-year-old Novak Djokovic to overcome 25-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (10), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4). An instant classic, it was the longest quarterfinal in Wimbledon history. Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates winning against Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in their quarter-final men’s singles match at…
Jay Shah and Shapoor Zadran Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran has died at the age of 38 after battling Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare immune system disorder. He had been receiving treatment in the Delhi-NCR region for several months. His death was confirmed by the Afghanistan Cricket Board, while the International Cricket Council (ICC)…
