St Anne’s High School (Malad) had a day to remember as they bagged identical 1-0 wins in the boys U-16 and U-14 group stage matches of the Mumbai School Sports Association (MSSA) World Cup Fiesta inter-school football tournament at Azad Maidan on Thursday. In a boys U-16 Pool ‘D’ match, skipper Kayden Vaz scored the … Read more
Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi are having their own little contest in the midst of a World Cup that is heading to the business end. Right down to superb goals after soft penalties. Messi did that in the escape from Egypt, Mbappe followed against Morocco on Thursday. Both have eight goals in this edition though … Read more
Foxborough: Kylian Mbappe overcame a first-half penalty miss to lead France into a third successive FIFA World Cup semi-final, beating Morocco 2-0 in the last-16 here at the Boston Stadium. Mbappe recovered from a first-half penalty miss to score his eighth goal of the FIFA World Cup 2026, before setting up Ousmane Dembele for his fifth … Read more
The one-off Women’s Test between India and England will be played on Thursday, July 10, at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground. The match will be a special occasion for England, as it will mark the final international appearance of veteran batter Tammy Beaumont. Beaumont has announced that she will retire from international cricket after the … Read more
France head coach Didier Deschamps was not happy after Kylian Mbappe was made to wait to take his penalty during the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal against Morocco. Mbappe ended up missing the first-half penalty as it was saved by Yassine Bounou. However, the star striker had to wait more than three minutes after winning … Read more
Faith written in their eyes, ‘Hey Jude’ on their lips, they serenaded him. Jude Bellingham responded by blowing a kiss to the travelling English fans. Azteca conquered, the weight of 1998 and 2006 lifted, England were alive and central to it all was Bellingham. “I hope that a win like this can give them that … Read more
France captain Kylian Mbappe endured a frustrating moment during his side’s FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final against Morocco after a lengthy Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review delayed his penalty before he was ultimately denied from the spot by Moroccan goalkeeper Yasine Bounou. The incident unfolded in the first half when Mbappe burst into the penalty … Read more
France on Friday reached their third consecutive Fifa World Cup semi-final courtesy of a comfortable 2-0 win over Morocco at the Boston Stadium in their quarter-final tie. Kylian Mbappe scored his 8th goal of the tournament to level Messi on the golden boot race and Ousmane Dembele added another to his tally as Mbappe’s first … Read more
Shreyas Iyer’s India suffered a second consecutive series loss, conceding a third defeat against England at the County Ground in Bristol on Thursday night. Batting first just two days after their harrowing 125-run defeat in Nottingham, India only mustered 158 for seven in 20 overs against the England attack. In response, Harry Brook’s side stormed … Read more
The penalty had already escaped him against Morocco, but the goal did not. Kylian Mbappé eventually found the net with a curling finish, carrying France into another World Cup semi-final and taking his tournament record to a scarcely believable 20 goals in 20 appearances. That symmetry feels almost too perfect: one goal for every game … Read more