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Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their second goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta. (AP Photo) He already had the goals record. He already had the appearances record. On Tuesday night in Atlanta, Lionel Messi took the assists record too.After Argentina’s remarkable comeback win against Egypt…

England Thrash India by 125 Runs (Image: X) England produced a ruthless all-round performance to crush India by 125 runs in the third T20I at Trent Bridge on Tuesday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match series after the opener was washed out.The defeat was one India will want to forget in a hurry….

Egypt’s Yasser Ibrahim (2) celebrates scoring his side’s opening opening goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser) Egypt defender Yasser Ibrahim gave the Pharaohs a dream start against Argentina in their FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash,…

Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) fails to score from a penalty kick during the World Cup round of 16 football match between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo) Lionel Messi missed another penalty at the FIFA World Cup on Tuesday, becoming the first player to miss two penalties in the same…

The Olympic cauldron is lit at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ahead of the launch for ticket registration to the 2028 Summer Olympic Games Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has asked international sports federations to end the three-year process of vetting Russian athletes for neutral status…

One can sum up Cristiano Ronaldo’s career in two pictures. No, not the five Ballon d’Ors or the Champions League titles that he has won. Both pictures are from different World Cups, captured at just the moment before the zenith and after the nadir of his career.The first is from the 2006 World Cup and…

FIFA World Cup Round of 16 Live: Defending champions Argentina chase quarterfinal spot against Egypt Argentina return to familiar territory as they look to book another place in the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals. The reigning champions topped Group K with three straight wins before surviving a major scare in the Round of 32. Debutants Cape…

Siraj’s message for Ronaldo (Image; X) Portugal’s FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign came to a heartbreaking end after a 1-0 defeat to Spain in the Round of 16, bringing the curtain down on Cristiano Ronaldo‘s illustrious World Cup career. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s dream of lifting football’s biggest trophy ended without a World Cup…

Pakistan captain Fatima Sana (Pic credit: ICC) Pakistan women’s captain Fatima Sana has been granted permission by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to miss the T20I leg of the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka in order to represent Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred, marking a landmark moment in her career. According to Cricinfo, the PCB…

Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah The spotlight in Atlanta falls on two of the greatest players of their generation as Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah meet with a place in the next round at stake.One will continue building an already legendary international career. The other could be making his final World Cup appearance.Messi…