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Merino's stoppage-time strike sends Spain into the World Cup quarter-finals, ending Cristiano Ronaldo's likely final World Cup campaign in heartbreaking fashion. It was 91 minutes and 23 seconds on the clock when the ball ended up at the feet of Mikel Merino, who was standing at the perimeter of Portugal's penalty box. He had just come into the match five minutes and forty seconds prior. Before him, Torres had just been substituted in a minute before him and made the final p

Michel Kuka Mboladinga has stood motionless at DR Congo matches since 2013, recreating the pose of a statue in Kinshasa. At the 2026 World Cup, he became one of the tournament's most recognisable figures and one of its most contested. The Estadio Akron in Guadalajara, Mexico, was at full volume an hour before kickoff. Drums. Flags the size of garage doors. The particular noise that only a crowd of 46,000 does when it is wound up tight and waiting for something. DR Congo vers

Rohit was presented with the Padma Shri by Indian President Droupadi Murmu at the Padma Awards ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. Rohit Sharma receiving Padma Shri by President of India Draupadi Murmu By the time Rohit Sharma reached the rashtrapathi bhavan, the runs had already been counted. The trophies had already been lifted. The records , the 264 in an ODI, the three double centuries, the most sixes in international cricket history, had already been engraved

Captain's first World Cup hat-trick sends holders past Algeria in tournament opener 3-0. 16 goals. 200 games. Just another night for No. 10 A Historic Night for Messi Lionel Messi pulled level with Germany's Miroslav Klose as the joint all-time leading scorer in World Cup history, netting three goals as defending champions Argentina kicked off their title defence with a commanding win over Algeria. The match marked Messi's 200th appearance for his country, and the treble was