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2026 WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINALS: EIGHT LEFT STANDING, AND HOW THE TIES SHAPE UP
Eight teams remain at the quarter-final stage of the 2026 World Cup. Here is how the ties, and the sides' chances, break down according to the early reading. France v Morocco: France arrive in peak
MIROSLAV KLOSE REVEALS DETAILS OF PHONE CALL WITH MESSI
"Messi called me and we talked." That is how Miroslav Klose describes the historic moment when Lionel Messi broke his record to become the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history. This was no m
TOP 10 PLAYERS OF THE WORLD CUP
The best XI... or rather, the best ten of the current World Cup, according to The Athletic, shapes up as follows:
CONOR MCGREGOR'S BIG RETURN: SPORT, OR ONE LAST COMMERCIAL SHOW?
Conor McGregor is no longer just a fighter. He is a cultural phenomenon — the man who dragged mixed martial arts out of a niche corner and turned it into a global, multimillion-dollar show. On 12 Jul
"MBAPPÉ HELPED ME MORE THAN ANYONE" — THE TRUTH YOU NEVER KNEW
"After I joined Paris Saint-Germain, I felt like a stranger. Everything was new — the language, the surroundings, nobody in the squad knew me. Mbappé became my anchor and my friend, the one who made
THE PREMIER LEAGUE'S UPDATED TOP TEN MOST EXPENSIVE TRANSFERS OF ALL TIME
Alexander Isak has become the most expensive footballer in Premier League history after Liverpool paid a staggering 145 million euros for him. The record fee sets an entirely new benchmark for the tra
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MERINO'S DECISIVE STRIKE SEES OFF BELGIUM AS SPAIN SET UP SEMI-FINAL WITH FRANCE
Mikel Merino has become the first player in World Cup history to score a winning goal off the bench in two separate knockout ties. The 70,492 crowd inside Los Angeles's SoFi Stadium watched a genuine
FRANCE'S SEMI-FINAL RUN GUARANTEES A €25.8 MILLION PAYDAY
France's 2-0 win over Morocco did more than carry Les Bleus into the World Cup semi-finals — it locked in a sizeable reward for the country's football federation. According to L'Équipe, reaching the l
2026 WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINALS: EIGHT LEFT STANDING, AND HOW THE TIES SHAPE UP
Eight teams remain at the quarter-final stage of the 2026 World Cup. Here is how the ties, and the sides' chances, break down according to the early reading. France v Morocco: France arrive in peak
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CONOR MCGREGOR'S BIG RETURN: SPORT, OR ONE LAST COMMERCIAL SHOW?
Conor McGregor is no longer just a fighter. He is a cultural phenomenon — the man who dragged mixed martial arts out of a niche corner and turned it into a global, multimillion-dollar show. On 12 Jul
FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING — McGREGOR VS HOLLOWAY AT UFC 329
Five Years And A Return 10 July 2021. The closing seconds of the first round. Conor McGregor is on the canvas. His leg is broken. The fight is over. Las Vegas falls silent. Five years have passed
WHITE HOUSE — TOPURIA VS GAETHJE: EVERYTHING ABOUT UFC'S HISTORIC NIGHT
An Event Without Precedent June 14. Washington. The South Lawn of the White House. The UFC octagon will stand somewhere it has never stood before. This is no routine Fight Night. This is UFC Freedo
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"I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT" — ANTONELLI'S SILVERSTONE DRAMA AND A BRITISH GRAND PRIX NOBODY SAW COMING
"I couldn't believe it because it was going from bad to worse," Kimi Antonelli admitted after a Silverstone afternoon that had victory within his grasp. Starting from pole, he had trimmed the gap to
WHY FERRARI ARE FAVOURITES IN MONACO
"Honestly, I think Ferrari will take pole in Monaco — nobody touches their car in the slow corners." Those words don't come from some die-hard Maranello supporter. They belong to the reigning world
THE BOLOGNA TEENAGER TEARING UP THE RECORD BOOKS
A Blown Engine And A Teenager's Total Triumph In Canada George Russell's Montreal weekend could not have started better. He won Saturday's sprint, then spent Sunday scrapping at the front. Then the
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"MBAPPÉ HELPED ME MORE THAN ANYONE" — THE TRUTH YOU NEVER KNEW
"After I joined Paris Saint-Germain, I felt like a stranger. Everything was new — the language, the surroundings, nobody in the squad knew me. Mbappé became my anchor and my friend, the one who made
THE PREMIER LEAGUE'S UPDATED TOP TEN MOST EXPENSIVE TRANSFERS OF ALL TIME
Alexander Isak has become the most expensive footballer in Premier League history after Liverpool paid a staggering 145 million euros for him. The record fee sets an entirely new benchmark for the tra
ALVARO ARBELOA APPOINTED FULHAM HEAD COACH
Shown the door by Real Madrid, Alvaro Arbeloa has not waited long for his next chance: the Spaniard has been named head coach of Fulham, signing a contract with the London club that runs until the su
WHY DID THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX END WITHOUT ITS FINAL DRAMA?
"The 'Safety Car In This Lap' message was displayed erroneously due to a software error." That single line proved decisive for Lewis Hamilton, who had a genuine chance to fight for second place. Wh
"I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT" — ANTONELLI'S SILVERSTONE DRAMA AND A BRITISH GRAND PRIX NOBODY SAW COMING
"I couldn't believe it because it was going from bad to worse," Kimi Antonelli admitted after a Silverstone afternoon that had victory within his grasp. Starting from pole, he had trimmed the gap to
MIND-BENDING NUMBERS: HAALAND'S KILLER RECORD FOR NORWAY
Sixty-two goals in 54 appearances for Norway — Erling Haaland is tearing statistical logic to pieces and outstripping every expectation. The striker is already his country's all-time leading scorer,
"UGLY CAMEROONIAN WHO CAN'T EVEN WRITE" — PARAGUAY APOLOGISES AFTER SENATOR AMARILLA'S ATTACK ON MBAPPE
"Ugly Cameroonian who hasn't even learned to write" — that was how Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla addressed Kylian Mbappe after France beat Paraguay 1-0 in the World Cup last 16. In a social me
A RECORD £100 MILLION: THE TOTTENHAM TRANSFER THAT HAS THE PREMIER LEAGUE TALKING
Tottenham have completed the signing of Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali for a club-record fee that could rise to £100 million. The deal is all the more striking given that the London club finishe
WHO IS THE EGYPTIAN HERO WHO JOINED THE WORLD CUP'S ELITE GOALKEEPING CLUB?
Mostafa Shobeir has written his name into World Cup history, becoming only the fourth goalkeeper ever to save two penalties from open play at a single tournament. The 26-year-old Al Ahly stopper, who
HOW DID DJOKOVIC SURVIVE WIMBLEDON'S BIGGEST NEAR-UPSET?
Novak Djokovic came through by just three points, 188 to 185 — an absurdly fine margin across five sets. Centre Court witnessed a genuine classic, and for long stretches Felix Auger-Aliassime was the
THE QUOTE THAT SPLIT FOOTBALL IN TWO — RONALDO IS GONE, BUT IS HIS CONSCIENCE REALLY CLEAR?
Six World Cups. Six attempts. But it wasn't meant to be for Cristiano Ronaldo. That bitter reality caught up with the Portuguese legend in Dallas, where a 1-0 defeat to Spain finally shattered his
COLLAPSE ON HOME SOIL: ALL THREE HOSTS OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT
"For the first time ever, all three host countries were eliminated before the quarterfinals." The 2026 World Cup was already a tournament for the history books, with its expanded 48-team format and t
ENGLAND'S SUCCESS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE AS LEADING DUO'S NUMBERS TELL THE STORY
Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham have scored 10 of England's 11 goals at the World Cup. That means Kane, with six, and Bellingham, with four, account for a remarkable 90.9% of the team's attacking out
STATISTICAL REVIEW: FROM MESSI TO FONTAINE — THE EVOLUTION OF WORLD CUP GOALS
Lionel Messi sits at the summit of the game with 21 World Cup goals, his share of the 3,000 scored across the tournament's history. Yet on a per-match basis the picture looks very different: Poland'
MESSI'S RECORD GOAL AND A HISTORIC MIRACLE: ARGENTINA SURVIVE WORLD CUP SCARE
Never before in World Cup history had a team trailed by two goals in the 75th minute of a knockout tie and won it inside 90. At Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, that changed — and the defending champ
FRAUD OR ADRENALINE? THE SCANDALOUS SCENES FROM THE WORLD CUP
The miracle of Colombia. That is the name social media gave the moment when, at the 2026 World Cup inside the iconic Azteca stadium, fans seated in the wheelchair section rose to their feet to celebra
Lula's Cheap Shot and the Storm Around an Injured Neymar
"Neymar isn't even playing. Neymar is the first home-office call-up in the world." With that one barb, delivered during an appearance in Belo Horizonte, Brazilian President Lula summed up the standin
$4,000 FOR A SINGLE TICKET: FIFA'S PRICES LEAVE EVEN LOS ANGELES'S OWN STARS IN SHOCK
Kam Curl, a star of NFL side the Los Angeles Rams, has found that watching football at his own stadium comes with an astronomical price tag. Asked about the ticketing policy for the 2026 World Cup, t
THIERRY HENRY'S CRITICISM AND PORTUGAL'S TACTICAL DEADLOCK AT THE 2026 WORLD CUP
"One thing that's important, people, please at home: the team needs to score. Not YOU needs to score." With those words, Thierry Henry turned a studio aside into something close to a tactical verdict
ONE PHRASE THAT WRECKED A CAREER: WHY WAS FLORENCIA PEÑA SACKED?
"I don't want to bring bad news, but Messi's father has just passed away" — a sensational line, and a wholly false one, that ended presenter Florencia Peña's career live on air. In the feverish days