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Fallen Prince, Uncrowned King: Neymar and Ronaldo's tears mark the cruel end of a football era

India, July 7 -- Yesterday, Neymar left crying. Today, Cristiano Ronaldo followed him into the same darkness. Two nights, two icons, two exits that felt bigger than the scoreboard. One was the fallen... Read More


Cristiano Ronaldo's 11 World Cup goals: The record-breaking trail that still ended without football's biggest prize

India, July 7 -- Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup story ended without the trophy he chased longer than almost anyone else in football history. Portugal's 1-0 defeat to Spain in the Round of 16 of the 202... Read More


Big games don't intimidate Jude Bellingham - they awaken him, Mexico game was the latest proof of that priceless quality

India, July 6 -- Jude Bellingham does not merely play big matches. He seems to recognise them before everyone else, measure their emotional temperature, and then step into the hottest part of the nigh... Read More


How long before Brazil's sixth star? Ancelotti's beaten side may still be learning the way to win again beyond the noise

India, July 6 -- Brazil will wake up to the usual noise. Another World Cup exit. Another post-mortem. Another round of arguments about identity, pressure, Neymar, Vinicius Jr, the missing No. 9, the f... Read More


37 years later and 6,450 kms away, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's debut carried the familiar thrill of a fearless teenager

India, July 5 -- For Indian cricket, teenage debuts have always carried a strange electricity. They are not just team-sheet decisions. They are acts of faith. A dressing room opens its door, a nationa... Read More


Why always Sanju Samson? Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's debut reopens the most painful truth of his international career

India, July 5 -- India's decision to replace Sanju Samson with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi did not land as a routine team change. It landed with the weight of a familiar question. Why always Sanju? Why does ... Read More


The defensive wall that could have made Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe look human at FIFA World Cup 2026

India, July 5 -- The 2026 World Cup has already given Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe two very different kinds of knockout nights. Messi's Argentina survived Cape Verde, but only just. Mbappe's France ... Read More


Ravi Bishnoi's Manchester mess exposes India's flawed spin faith and a bowler running out of excuses in brutal fashion

India, July 5 -- Ravi Bishnoi's horror night in Manchester should not be treated as just another bad spell from a bowler who will bounce back next game. That would be too simple, too kind and too conv... Read More


Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's debut burned bright and broke early, but he never looked swallowed by the biggest stage

India, July 4 -- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's first international innings lasted only 10 balls, but it was enough to show why India have taken the punt on him - and also why the ride is unlikely to be smoot... Read More


From Vinicius vs Haaland to Messi vs Salah: World Cup Round of 16 becomes stage for football's blockbuster star battles

India, July 4 -- The expanded FIFA World Cup has finally reached the stage where the noise becomes sharper, the margins thinner, and the names bigger. After a dramatic Round of 32 trimmed the tourname... Read More