Ezeiza, July 21 (IANS) FIFA World Cup 2026 runners-up Argentina received a grand welcome at the airport with red carpet and a military band when they returned home following a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat against Spain in the final held at MetLife Stadium in New York. Despite the team failing to defend the title, the fans show their support to the national, thousands gathered outside the Argentine Football Association (AFA) office near at Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Ezeiza. After lan…
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Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Singer Nicole Scherzinger has looked back on her performance at the FIFA World Cup final, calling it an “incredible honor” to take the stage at one of the world’s biggest sporting events. Scherzinger shared a string of images of herself from her performance and heaped praise on the tournament for showcasing global unity, passion, sport and artistry.She wrote as the caption: “Such an incredible honor to have performed on the world’s biggest stage at the #FifaWorldCupFin…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Returning to competitive swimming after taking a break due to a severe ‘burnout’ post the Paris Olympics, veteran Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash believes that understanding the critical role of rest and recovery has been the defining pillar of his comeback as he set his sights on the podium finish at the Commonwealth Games, starting in Glasgow on Thursday, and Asian Games in September.Prakash, 32, has qualified for both the Commonwealth Games and the upcoming Asian Ga…
Madrid, July 21 (IANS) Spain’s national football team was welcomed by nearly 2 million fans as it celebrated winning a second World Cup with an open-top bus parade through central Madrid before a jubilant gathering at the city’s landmark Plaza de Cibeles. Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time in World Cup final in New Jersey, with Ferran Torres scoring the winner to cap a dominant performance.The team arrived back in Madrid at around 1 p.m. local time and began the celebrations with official…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Lionel Messi has described his “immense” pain after Argentina’s 1-0 loss to Spain in the World Cup final, saying only time would help the team overcome the result. Ferran Torres’ extra-time goal in New Jersey ended Argentina’s hopes of back-to-back titles on Sunday and denied Messi a chance to cap his decorated career with a second World Cup title.The 39-year-old is not expected to play at the next World Cup in 2030, although he is yet to announce any retirement plans.”…
Madrid, July 20 (IANS) Celebrations continued in Spain on Monday following the country’s second World Cup triumph, with Ferran Torres’ injury-time winner against Argentina on Sunday earning him a place alongside Andres Iniesta, who scored the decisive goal in the 2010 final.Beyond the honour of adding a second star to the national team shirt, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the 26 players in the squad also have significant financial reasons to celebrate.Winning the 2026 World Cup earn…
Brussels, July 20 (IANS) The Belgium national men’s football team and head coach Rudi Garcia are set to part ways, ending their 19-month association with the country’s football association, which announced that it will not extend the contract that runs until July 31, 2026.The 62-year-old Garcia, a French professional football manager and former player born to a Spanish expatriate father, took over as Belgium’s national football team manager with the contract lasting till the end of the FIFA Worl…
Guwahati, July 20 (IANS) Spain’s FIFA World Cup-winning player Ferran Torres, whose decisive goal against Argentina secured his country’s triumph in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, has a little-known connection with Assam. Long before emerging as Spain’s World Cup hero on football’s biggest stage, Torres had showcased his talent at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Sarusajai in Guwahati during the FIFA U-17 World Cup hosted by India in 2017.The Spanish attacker was part of the Spain side that…
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan has celebrated Spain’s FIFA World Cup 2026 triumph, praising the team’s champion-like performance while reserving special praise for teenage sensation Lamine Yamal. Kartik shared a video on his stories section. It featured a television screen with the football finale playing on it.“Spain played like a true champion,” he wrote as the caption.Calling Lamine Yamal, “truly inspiring”, Kartik lauded Spain’s fearless display and congratulated th…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India and Spain have agreed to advance technical discussions on interoperability between India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Spain’s Bizum digital payments platform, according to a statement issued by the Commerce Ministry.The issue was taken up during Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s visit to Spain as part of his four-nation tour to Europe from July 13 to 18.Goyal held productive discussions with Carlos Cuerpo Caballero, First Vice-President and Minister of …