Australia has taken an early command of the medal tally at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, setting a blistering pace across opening events. Powered by strong performances in the swimming pool and artistic gymnastics arena, the Australian contingent secured 13 medals on the opening day—including six golds, two silvers, and five bronzes—to move clear…
The thrilling journey of the world’s biggest sporting festival, the FIFA World Cup, finally came to an end. Spain defeated Argentina in the final to lift the World Cup trophy for the second time. The European side secured a nail-biting 1-0 win in extra time against Lionel Messi’s Argentina. No team could score during the…
Denish Das emerged as the most expensive buy during the marquee player round of the Assam Premier League (APL) Player Auction, with Barpeta Braves securing his services for Rs 12.60 lakh following an exciting round of bidding in Guwahati on Sunday.Sumit Ghadigaonkar was the second-highest buy among the marquee players, joining Charaideo Sunrisers for Rs…
In a fiercely contested 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match, Spain defeated Belgium 2-1 to secure their place in the semi-finals. On Tuesday, Spain will face one of the tournament favourites, France, in the first semi-final to be held in Dallas. In the 30th minute of the game, Fabian Ruiz scored to put Spain 1-0…
Assam’s endurance athlete Ankita Konwar has scripted history by becoming the first Assamese woman and the first woman from Northeast India to successfully complete an English Channel relay swim. Konwar was part of an international relay team that crossed the English Channel from Dover to Calais in 13 hours and 5 minutes. The relay began…
In a thrilling football match early Tuesday morning IST, Morocco defeated the Netherlands in a penalty shootout to advance to the Round of 16 of the World Cup. After the match ended 1-1 in regulation and extra time, Morocco won 3-2 on penalties. Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saved the Netherlands’ fifth penalty taken by Crysencio…
Croatia kept their hopes of reaching the World Cup knockout stage alive with a 1-0 win over Panama, thanks to a goal from substitute Ante Budimir early in the second half. This was Panama’s second consecutive defeat, knocking them out of the race for the knockouts. In the 54th minute, Ante headed in a curled…
Argentina defeated Algeria 3-0 in their first match of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The magic of Lionel Messi’s feet was on full display in the game as he took the field for his 200th international match. Messi has now become the joint-highest goalscorer in World Cup history. Messi put on a brilliant performance against…
Spain, considered one of the strongest contenders for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, were put on the back foot in their very first match. Cape Verde, the African nation playing its first World Cup, forced a powerhouse like Spain to settle for a draw. The nation of 10 islands, or volcanic islands, had declared before…
The opening round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 has delivered a thrilling barrage of record-breaking statistics across North America’s host venues, headlined by a truly historic performance from the United States Men’s National Team. In a dominant 4–1 routing of Paraguay, American forward Folarin Balogun etched his name into soccer folklore by netting a…
