Ivory Coast’s Emmanuel Agbado, left, kicks the ball past France’s Jean-Philippe Mattita. (AP Photo) FIFA World Cup Contenders France and Spain suffered unexpected setbacks in their final preparations for the tournament on Thursday, with Ivory Coast holding the French 2-1 and Iraq holding Spain to a 1-1 draw in thrilling warm-up results.At the Stade de…
2026 FIFA World Cup (Getty Images) New Delhi: Football, hitherto described as a “game of two halves”, is set for a new narrative as the sport’s governing body FIFA has introduced a three-minute hydration break between each half of every match in 2026. FIFA World Cupmake it a move that divides the match into four…
Sprinklers water the field at Mansfield Stadium, selected as the team’s base camp training site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer teams, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Mansfield, Texas. (AP Photo) FIFA has changed its rules for fans attending the 2026 World Cup and will not allow reusable water bottles inside stadiums, citing safety…
Former Chairman of IPL Lalit Modi He has claimed that many star Indian cricketers were not ready to play the inaugural ICCT Twenty World Cup in 2007, saying that he personally approached the players during India’s tour of England that year and urged them to participate in the tournament.Just before the opening of the inaugural…
over the years, Vijay Shankar He remains one of the most talked about yet misunderstood cricketers in Indian cricket. From being labeled a ‘3D player’ to battling injuries, criticism and constant scrutiny during the 2019 World Cup, Tamil Nadu An all-rounder’s career rarely progresses without noise.But as Shankar Indians walk away from domestic cricket. IPLThere…
Spain have received a big boost ahead of the FIFA World Cup, with coach Luis de la Fuente expressing confidence that teenage star Lamine Yamal will be fit for the team’s opening match against Cape Verde on June 15.Yamal, who suffered a left hamstring injury while playing for Barcelona in April, will not feature in…
Haiti’s Wodinsky Pier (AP Photo/Odeline Joseph) The U.S. government has finally issued a visa to Haitian national soccer team member Wodinsky Pierre to travel and participate. FIFA World Cup 2026 after days of uncertainty regarding their participation in the tournament. Pierre is the only domestic player on Haiti’s national soccer team and there were fears…
Born in Doha to Kerala parents, Tahseen Muhammad Jamshed is all set to become the first Indian passport holder to play in the World Cup after joining the Qatar squad. (Photo/X) KOCHI: Tehsin Jamshed is on track to do what few Indians expected to see in the World Cup. The 19-year-old is set to become…
FIFA is enhancing offside calls for the 2026 World Cup with advanced semi-automated VAR technology, providing real-time audio alerts for quick decisions. (Photo/Agency) Ahead of the FIFA 2026 World Cup, the game’s governing body has introduced a new, state-of-the-art semi-automated system for video assistant referees (VARs) to make offside decisions faster. This will give relief…
Complete FIFA World Cup 2026 India Guide After months of uncertainty over the tournament’s Indian broadcast rights, Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) has secured the media rights for both the 2026 and 2030 FIFA World Cups, ending FIFA’s long search for a broadcaster in one of its biggest global markets. The agreement covers not only the…