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Spain captain Rodri won the Golden Ball award for the best player at the 2026 World Cup on Sunday after leading his team to a 1-0 victory against Argentina. The 30-year-old Manchester City midfielder, who won the Ballon d’Or for the world’s best player in 2024, said that the team were “a bit shocked right now”. Rodri ruptured an anterior ...

Ferran Torres scored the only goal of the game on Sunday as Spain beat 10-man Argentina 1-0 after extra-time to win their second World Cup. The European champions dominated the match at the MetLife Stadium but struggled to find a breakthrough against the streetwise defending champions. Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez made a string of saves to deny Spain, but the ...

Lionel Messi’s sensational FIFA World Cup campaign has reached another remarkable milestone after guiding Argentina to a second consecutive World Cup final. At 39, the Argentine captain is not only the leading contender to win his first-ever Golden Boot but has also emerged as the overwhelming favorite for a record-extending ninth Ballon d’Or, according to sports analysts and global betting ...

England held off a stunning France fightback to claim a 6-4 victory in a madcap Miami thriller on Saturday, securing third place for their best World Cup finish since their sole title triumph in 1966. In a match where defending was a second thought, Kylian Mbappe scored two goals to become the top scorer of all time in World Cups ...

US President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani are both expected to attend Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final, but despite sharing the same stage, the two political rivals are not expected to hold a separate meeting, according to the mayor’s office. The final at MetLife Stadium will see defending champions Argentina take on European champions Spain. While ...

The Bangladesh women’s cricket team will begin a two-week fitness camp at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium from Saturday as part of preparations for a busy international season. The camp will run until 1 August, with the coaching staff focusing on improving the players’ fitness, strength and conditioning before they move onto cricket-specific training. It was learned that all-rounder Shorna ...

The shirt worn by Brazil great Pele when he scored twice ​in the 1958 World Cup final ‌has sold for USD4.9m at auction, becoming the most valuable piece of memorabilia linked ​to the football legend, Sotheby’s ​said on Thursday. The number 10 shirt, ⁠worn by the then 17-year-old as ​Brazil beat hosts Sweden 5-2 in ​Stockholm to win their first ...

Bangladesh national women’s kabaddi team will launch a crucial five-match bilateral test series against Nepal on Friday, targeting both redemption on home soil and a vital performance boost ahead of the upcoming Asian Games. The high-stakes series, scheduled to run at the National Kabaddi Stadium in Dhaka, serves as the final phase of preparation for the Ichi-Nagoya Asian Games in ...

Argentina’s Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez struck late goals to snatch a 2-1 win over England in the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday to send Lionel Messi’s reigning champions into the weekend showpiece match against Spain. Just when England appeared set for victory after Anthony Gordon’s second-half goal, Argentina mounted a relentless late siege and got their reward as Fernandez ...

The Golden Gloves are the award given to the best goalkeeper at the World Cup. Goalkeepers are in the running for this award based on their key saves in knockout matches and their outstanding performances in the final moments of the tournament. The Golden Glove trophy, awarded to the best goalkeeper at the FIFA World Cup, may look like a ...