Deepika Padukone has created history by becoming the first Indian actor to be named one of the honourees for the Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2026 in the Motion Pictures category. The Hollywood Chamber […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Donald Trump created a task force on Friday to prepare for the 2026 World Cup, which will bring the globe’s premier soccer tournament to North America at a time when his […]
12 days after Spanish football federation head Luis Rubiales kissed footballer Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the post-match victory celebrations of Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s football team, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has ended his […]
World champions Argentina dethroned Brazil and returned to the top of the FIFA rankings on Thursday, April 6, after a six-year gap. Argentina, who won last year’s World Cup in Qatar by beating France in […]
Bollywood star Deepika Padukone has added another feather to her cap, as she will be unveiling the FIFA World Cup trophy at the final match. She would be the first Indian actor to achieve this […]
TORONTO (TIP)- The hosts and debutants India and Canada have made their exit from the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Columbia, Spain (defending champions), Japan and African debutants Tanzania have qualified for the last eight […]
FIFA President Gianni Infantino warned Canada, Mexico, and the United States to prepare for a football “invasion” on Thursday, June 16, as the host cities for the 2026 World Cup were revealed. The first-ever World […]
On the brink of a new year, the world faces a daunting array of challenges: the resurgent Covid-19 pandemic, the climate emergency, the struggle between democracy and authoritarianism, humanitarian crises, mass migration, and trans-national terrorism. […]
FIFA will let teams use concussion substitutes at next month’s Club World Cup in an effort to better protect players with head injuries. The seven-team tournament in Qatar will be “the first international competition to […]
Have you ever heard or imagined opening ceremony of Olympic Games being held outside a stadium! Buenos Aires is all set to create history by holding the opening ceremony of the 3rd Youth Olympic Games […]
Moscow splurged over $11 bn to make the FIFA World Cup an event to make the ‘planet’ change its outlook about Russia. It worked, leading the FIFA chief to say, “ the whole world fell […]
MADRID (TIP): Argentina’s pain is Barcelona’s gain as Lionel Messi returns for the Spanish champions when Deportivo la Coruna visit the Camp Nou on Oct 10 after being sidelined for three weeks with a groin […]
A bipartisan group of more than 40 US lawmakers have appealed to the International Basketball Federation to end an “outdated and discriminatory” policy against Sikh players over turbans. “Sikhs participate in a wide variety of […]
LONDON (TIP): London has leap-frogged Bangkok and Singapore to be named the second most visited city in the world. Nearly 17.4 million foreigners visited the UK capital in 2014, an increase of 3.6 per cent […]
ZURICH (TIP): The leadership of world football’s governing body plunged into chaos on Thursday, as three of the game’s most powerful figures, including FIFA president, Sepp Blatter were suspended amid an investigation by the Swiss […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): His 100 mile-plus free-kicks earned him the title of the ‘Bullet Man’. The scorer of some of the most spectacular goals in the history of the game, Brazilian star Roberto Carlos was […]
VINA DEL MAR (CHILE) (TIP): Mexico coach Miguel Herrera watched in frustration and anger as his side failed to break down minnows Bolivia in a Copa America encounter on June 12 that ended in a […]
Sepp Blatter resigned as FIFA president on Tuesday, four days after being re-elected to a fifth term. Blatter, 79, announced the decision at a news conference in Zurich, six days after the FBI raided a […]
LONDON (TIP): English FA chairman Greg Dyke said England would support a possible boycott of the 2018 World Cup if Sepp Blatter was re-elected president of FIFA. However, his Dutch counterpart Michael van Praag said […]
India advanced to the qualifiers of the 2018 Fifa World Cup and the 2019 Asian Cup with a goalless draw against Nepal in the second leg of the pre-qualifiers in Kathmandu on Tuesday. India had […]
ZURICH (TIP): European champion Spain have fallen out of the top 10 in FIFA’s rankings for the first time since 2007. World Cup winner Germany are still No. 1 ahead of Argentina, Colombia, Belgium and […]
HOCKENHEIM (GERMANY) (TIP): Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg has had to abandon plans to wear a special helmet decorated with the World Cup trophy at his home German Grand Prix due to copyright issues […]
RIO DE JANEIRO: Four Germans, three Argentines, and one player each from Brazil, Colombia and the Netherlands were shortlisted for the “Golden Ball” award to the World Cup’s best player. The top ten list included […]
BRASiLIA (TIP): Netherlands winger Arjen Robben has been the standout performer of this year’s World Cup in the eyes of Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. Brazil and the Netherlands meet in Saturday’s third-place play-off in […]
SAO PAULO (TIP): It might be hard to stand up in court but evidence is mounting that sex is good for footballers – at least in this World Cup. All eight of the teams through […]
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