Miami, July 11 (IANS) 1966 FIFA World Cup champions England will clash with Norway in a crucial quarter-final at the Miami Stadium on Sunday (IST), with both teams looking to secure a place in the top four alongside Spain, France, and the winner of the Argentina vs Switzerland clash.Norway have already produced one of the stories of the FIFA WC 2026 after reaching the quarter-finals for the first time in their history. Stale Solbakken’s side finished as runners-up in Group I behind France before…
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Kansas City, July 11 (IANS) Defending champions Argentina will look to march into their second consecutive FIFA World Cup semi-final when they take on Switzerland in the crucial quarter-final clash at the Kansas City Stadium on Sunday.Without doubt, Argentina have made eye-catching progress in North America, starting with the three straight Group J wins ,inspired by six Lionel Messi goals and an all-time World Cup top scorer record (21 goals and counting) for the mesmeric talisman.Messi has must…
Los Angeles, July 10 (IANS) Spain and Belgium meet in an all-European World Cup quarterfinal on Saturday, with Belgium facing the daunting task of becoming the first team to score against Spain in the tournament.Both nations emerged from the group stage as table toppers, with La Roja then producing one of the standout performances of the Round of 32 to sweep aside Austria 3-0. Luis de la Fuente’s side won a tight Iberian derby with Portugal in the last 16 thanks to a stoppage-time winner from Mi…
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday, seeking restoration of Diljit Dosanjh-starrer film ‘Satluj’ that was removed just days after its digital release on an OTT platform.The petition said the removal of the film, based on activist Jaswant Singh Khalra’s efforts to uncover alleged disappearances during Punjab’s insurgency era, without any public statutory or judicial order, “is violative of the constitutionally g…
Massachusetts, July 9 (IANS) France’s pursuit of a third successive FIFA World Cup semifinal faces a stern challenge when they meet Morocco in the quarterfinals at Gillette Stadium on Thursday, with both sides eyeing a place among the tournament’s final four.The fixture rekindles memories of their meeting at the 2022 World Cup, where France ended Morocco’s historic run with a 2-0 victory before progressing to the final. Four years on, however, the North African side arrives as a more mature and …
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Former England striker Robbie Fowler believes the FIFA World Cup has entered its most compelling phase, saying the knockout rounds are where ‘heroes are made’ and even the smallest moments can shape football history. With the tournament reaching the business end, Fowler said the intensity rises significantly once the group stage is over, making every contest feel like a final.”The FIFA World Cup is football at its absolute best. Once you get to the knockout rounds, every…
Chandigarh, July 8 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) said on Wednesday that it would screen Diljit Dosanj’s film “Satluj” across Punjab. “This is aimed at ensuring that today’s youth and our coming generations know about the unspeakable tragedy and repression unleashed by the then Congress governments against Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra and thousands of other innocent Sikh youth who were eliminated through fake encounters,” Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal said in a statement. “This film…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Punjabi actress Neeru Bajwa used social media to express her disappointment regarding the removal of Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘Satluj’ from the OTT platform, that too, only after 2 days after its release. Neeru, who has worked with Diljit in many movies, pointed out that the audience has the right to make their own choice if they wish to support a movie or criticize it.She further said that the viewers deserve an explanation as to why the movie was suddenly pulled from the OTT pla…
Jalandhar, July 8 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday said allegations by certain politicians regarding the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or the Central government’s role in the removal of “Satluj” film from the OTT platform “are baseless, misleading and devoid of facts.” He said it is important to place the issue in its proper context. The events depicted in the film take place during a period when both the government of Punjab and the government of India…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Actress Geetika Vidya, who essays the role of Paramjit Kaur Khalra, the wife of Diljit Dosanjh’s character, Jaswant Singh Khalra in ‘Satluj’, used social media to share an emotional note amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the drama. On Wednesday, Geetika took to her official Instagram handle and revealed that there are mixed feelings as ‘Satluj’ has finally been able to reach some viewers, despite facing so many hurdles.Geetika wrote on the photo-sharing app, “Fo…