India Beat England by Six Wickets in 1st ODI: Axar, Sundar, and Gill End a Miserable UK Tour Drought
Nineteen days. A 4-0 T20I loss to England, a 2-0 series defeat to Ireland before that, and questions piling up about whether India’s big names could actually perform overseas in this format. On Tuesday at Edgbaston, they finally got an answer worth keeping. India beat England by six wickets in the first ODI of their […]
Spain 2-0 France: Oyarzabal Penalty and Porro Strike Send La Roja to Their First World Cup Final Since 2010
France came into this semifinal as tournament favorites. They scored 16 goals across the group stage and knockouts — second only to Argentina. They had Mbappé, Olise, Dembélé, and Barcola running at defenses all tournament. They were supposed to be too much for Spain. They barely got a touch. Spain beat France 2-0 in the […]
Spain Edge Past Belgium 2-1 With a Last-Gasp Winner to Reach the World Cup Semi-Finals
Thibaut Courtois kept Belgium alive for 70 minutes with one of the goalkeeper performances of the tournament. His replacement Senne Lammens held firm until the 88th minute. Then Mikel Merino found the net — and Spain are four days away from a semi-final against France. Belgium came here to end Spain’s tournament. For large stretches […]
Pakistan’s T20I Rankings Update: Abrar Ahmed Stays Second, Saim Ayub Climbs to All-Rounder Podium
No dramatic shake-up. No one breaking into the top ten for the first time. But Pakistan’s latest ICC T20I rankings update tells a story worth reading carefully — because the small movements happening in this cycle say a lot about which Pakistani players are building momentum heading into a busy white-ball calendar. The headlines belong […]
PCB’s Four-Team ODI Tournament in August Is About More Than Warm-Up Matches
Pakistan is currently ranked fifth in the world in ODI cricket. Aaqib Javed says anything below fourth is unacceptable. The four-team tournament arriving in August is where that gap starts to close — or doesn’t. The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed a four-team One-Day International tournament to be held in August, designed specifically as the […]
FIFA’s Racism Problem at the 2026 World Cup Is Bigger Than One Streamer — And It’s Happening on Camera
The 2026 FIFA World Cup was supposed to be the most inclusive edition in the tournament’s history. Expanded to 48 teams, hosted across three nations, and marketed relentlessly on the idea that football belongs to everyone, it promised a new era for the sport. Instead, a fan allegedly told one of the world’s most-followed content […]
Ronaldo Walks Away From the World Cup Without the One Trophy That Always Escaped Him
He walked off the pitch in Dallas without a World Cup medal. He walked toward the cameras and chose his words with the kind of care that only a man who’s been doing this for twenty years knows how to apply. Cristiano Ronaldo’s sixth and final World Cup ended on Monday, July 6, 2026, when […]
Argentina 3-2 Egypt: Messi Scores His 21st World Cup Goal in the Greatest Comeback of the Tournament
Two goals down with eleven minutes left. A missed penalty already on the scoresheet. A goalkeeper who’d saved everything Argentina threw at him for sixty minutes. Then three goals in eleven minutes. Then bedlam. Argentina beat Egypt 3-2 in the World Cup round of 16 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, […]
Senegal Destroyed Iraq 5-0 — But the Red Card in the 13th Minute Made This a Very Different Story
Five goals. Thirty shots. Twelve corners. Sixty-nine percent possession. The numbers make Senegal’s 5-0 demolition of Iraq look like a routine afternoon’s work. It was not. It was a contest that was fundamentally changed in the 13th minute — and everything that followed must be understood in that context. Iraq had a man sent off […]
Ireland Beat India for the First Time Ever. Belfast Just Witnessed History.
Thirty-four runs. That is the margin by which Ireland beat the T20 World Champions on June 26, 2026, at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont, Belfast. It is a number that will be remembered in Irish cricket for generations. Ireland 182/9. India all out for 148. A 34-run win. Ireland’s first ever victory over […]