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Where colonial history meets Messi connection

A World Cup final between Spain and Argentina is more than a clash between two football powers. It brings together two nations whose relationship stretches back more than five centuries-from Spanish colonial rule to Argentina's independence, and now to football's biggest stage. Adding further intrigue is Lionel Messi, who spent...

Trump, Spain PM Sanchez to attend WC final on Monday

WASHINGTON, July 17 (Agencies): US President Donald Trump and Spain's Pedro Sanchez are set to meet again at Monnday's (as per BST) World Cup final, as strained relations between the two leaders over defence spending and the war with Iran continue to simmer.Sanchez, the Spanish prime minister, will be in...

FIFA to award championship rings to World Cup winners for the first time

Football purists may want to look away now. FIFA is about to give the beautiful game a very American makeover, and the prize for winning the 2026 World Cup could include something far flashier than a medal. Championship rings are coming to football, report agencies.With the final between Spain and...

Wildfire smoke casts shadow over World Cup final

The FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey is facing weather-related concerns as smoke from wildfires in Canada spreads across parts of the northeastern United States, reports agencies.More than 80,000 fans are expected at the stadium for Monday's (1:00 am as per BST)...

France, England battle for third place tonight

MIAMI, July 17 (Agencies): France and England will have to pick themselves up from crushing World Cup semi-final defeats for Saturday's third-place game, with Didier Deschamps taking charge of Les Bleus for the final time and Kylian Mbappe chasing individual history in a game likely to feature sweeping changes on...

Tigers beat Zimbabwe to keep T20I series alive

Bangladesh produced the response they desperately needed in Bulawayo, shrugging off the disappointment of their opening defeat with a convincing 34-run victory over Zimbabwe to level the three-match T20I series, reports bdnews24.com.On Friday, Tanzid Hasan and Saif Hassan laid the platform with a century opening stand. Mohammad Saifuddin unleashed a...

Pelé's game-worn jersey from 1958 World Cup final fetches $4.9m at auction

NEW YORK, July 17 (AP): A No. 10 jersey worn by Brazil icon Pelé in the 1958 World Cup final has been sold for $4.9 million, Sotheby's said Thursday.Pelé, who died in 2022, was 17 when he scored twice in Brazil's 5-2 win over hosts Sweden at the Rasunda Stadium...

Argentina await FIFA decision over displaying World Cup Falklands banner

LONDON, July 17 (AFP): Football's global governing body FIFA will assess match reports before deciding if they take any action over Argentina's players holding up a banner reading "Las Malvinas son Argentinas" (The Falklands are Argentine) following their 2-1 victory over England.A British minister had Thursday called for FIFA to...

Washington out of India's third ODI against England

Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the third and final ODI against England at Lord's on Sunday. The India allrounder needed treatment to an injury to his leg during the second ODI in Cardiff on Thursday and did not take the field for the chase. In Washington's absence, the...

Players' body questions ICC over World Cup format change

NEW DELHI, July 17 (Reuters): The World Cricketers' Association (WCA) said on Friday it is "concerned" that the format of next year's World Cup has been revised without consulting the players who are set to bear the brunt of it.The men's 50-over showpiece, to be co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe...

Sri Lanka arrests T20 team owner over match-fixing

COLOMBO, July 17 (AFP): Sri Lanka police arrested the Indian co-owner of a Lanka Premier League (LPL) team on Friday, hours before the tournament was due to begin, on suspicion of trying to bribe a player.The suspect, identified as Manjot Kalra, was arrested at a hotel in Colombo as he...

Pakistan spinner Nawaz banned for three months over doping charge

KARACHI, July 17 (AFP): Pakistani spinner Mohammad Nawaz has been banned for three months over a doping violation, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Friday, backdating the punishment from May this year.The ICC said Nawaz tested positive during the men's T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka on February 7."Nawaz had...