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World Cup champs Spain lap up adulation of a million on bus parade

5 hour(s) ago FIFA World Cup 2026

New World Cup champions Spain began their celebration parade on an open-top bus through the streets of Madrid on Monday early evening, with a jubilant crowd of over a million people out to celebrate, local authorities told AFP.

When football beat fury

7 hour(s) ago FIFA World Cup 2026

Two of the most contrasting scenes of the FIFA World Cup unfolded within the space of just 24 hours.

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'The pain is immense', says Messi of World Cup defeat

4 hour(s) ago FIFA World Cup 2026

Lionel Messi said on Monday that after Argentina's World Cup final loss "the pain is immense and it's going to take a long time for this wound to heal."

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'Spain were flawless; Messi lacked support': Alfaz, Sohel Rana Jr

6 hour(s) ago FIFA World Cup 2026

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Faith forges Spain's golden return

6 hour(s) ago FIFA World Cup 2026

Spain solved Messi, Argentina never found themselves

6 hour(s) ago FIFA World Cup 2026

Full results of the FIFA World Cup 2026

9 July 2026, 10:57 AM FIFA World Cup 2026

The Cubarsi wall behind Spain's second star

6 hour(s) ago FIFA World Cup 2026

Spain return to top of FIFA rankings, Morocco reach record high

9 hour(s) ago FIFA World Cup 2026

Former England captain and manager Kevin Keegan dies at 75

10 hour(s) ago Football

World Cup winning Spain team land in Madrid

11 hour(s) ago FIFA World Cup 2026

Five extraordinary weeks, one final whistle

20 July 2026, 10:00 AM FIFA World Cup 2026

FIFA emerges as biggest winner

20 July 2026, 13:13 PM FIFA World Cup 2026

Cricket

Duckett's sublime century inspires England's series-clinching win over India

20 July 2026, 01:37 AM Cricket

The opener's innings was the highest individual score in any men's ODI at Lord's beating West Indies great Vivian Richards's 138 in the 1979 World Cup final against England.

Tanzid hits fifty as Tigers clinch series with dramatic win in third Zimbabwe T20I

19 July 2026, 20:39 PM Cricket

Bangladesh completed a series comeback as opener Tanzid Tamim struck an unbeaten half-century to guide the Tigers to a four-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the third and final T20I in Bulawayo on Sunday, sealing the three-match series 2-1.

Interview / Sobers 'stood out' among the greats: Michael Holding

18 July 2026, 09:07 AM Cricket

'Great innings comes to an end'

17 July 2026, 22:49 PM Cricket

Sir Garry Sobers dies at 89

17 July 2026, 21:38 PM Cricket

Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh 2nd T20I / Saifuddin fireworks, Rishad four-fer keep Tigers alive

17 July 2026, 20:43 PM Cricket

Flower rules out England coaching role

17 July 2026, 19:20 PM Cricket

Pakistan cricketer handed three-month ban over positive drugs test

17 July 2026, 16:00 PM Cricket

Sri Lanka arrests T20 team owner over match-fixing

17 July 2026, 14:16 PM Cricket

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Root's 99 not out sees England to ODI series-levelling win over India

17 July 2026, 09:07 AM Cricket

Ngarava, Muzarabani sink Bangladesh in T20I opener

15 July 2026, 21:47 PM Cricket

Football

Tearful Scaloni, uncertain of Argentina future, leaves World Cup with gratitude

20 July 2026, 13:07 PM FIFA World Cup 2026

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‘It was the toughest tournament in World Cup history’: Rodri

20 July 2026, 13:08 PM FIFA World Cup 2026

It's tattoo time for Cucurella, says De la Fuente

20 July 2026, 12:19 PM FIFA World Cup 2026

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'The last of Messi': Argentines mourn loss and end of an era

20 July 2026, 09:00 AM FIFA World Cup 2026

Argentina run out of late Messi miracles against Spanish machine

20 July 2026, 07:07 AM FIFA World Cup 2026

Lamine Yamal World Cup victory celebration

In Pictures / A family affair: Yamal shares World Cup glory with those who matter most

20 July 2026, 06:47 AM FIFA World Cup 2026

Should Nico's goal have stood?: VAR, Argentina and the questions that won't go away

Nabid Yeasin

20 July 2026, 06:43 AM FIFA World Cup 2026

The dust has settled. Spain lifted their second World Cup title with a 1-0 victory over an Argentina side that never truly showed up in the all-important final at New York-New Jersey Stadium today.