Eden Hazard and the Belgian football team are enjoying the hero’s welcome they have received in their country after their best-ever World Cup showing in Russia. Belgium defeated England 2-0 in the third place playoff to win the bronze medal and achieved heights that no team from Belgium before them had. Belgium looked a very […]
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World Cup 2018: Belgium, England face-off in third-place playoff
Pride will be at stake when beaten semi-finalists Belgium and England face-off in the third-place playoff of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in St Petersburg on Saturday. This will the second meeting between the two sides at this year’s World Cup with Belgium beating England 1-0 in the group stage. In that match both teams […]
Wimbledon vs FIFA World Cup: England torn between two sports
There are two big events happening in the sporting world at the time — the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and the Wimbledon Championships in London. As England marched on to their first World Cup semi-final since 1990, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal spread their magic at the All England […]
World Cup 2018: Croatian president parties with Modric’s team in dressing room
Croatia’s first-ever female President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic attended her country’s nerve-wracking quarter-final against hosts Russia in the FIFA World Cup 2018 on Saturday. Dressed in Croatian colours, Grabad-Kitarovic sat next to FIFA president Gianni Infantino in the VIP box. The Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev sat to Infantino’s left. Throughout the course of the match, Grabar-Kitarovic […]
World Cup 2018: Sweden stand in the way as England aim to reach semis
England take on Sweden on Saturday for a place in the World Cup semi-finals. While the 1966 champions are aiming to reach the last four for the third time in their history, Sweden would reach their fifth semi-finals if they beat England. Sweden reached the semis in 1938, 1950, 1958 (when they were hosts and […]
World Cup fans explore underground Josef Stalin’s bunker of Nazi era
For World Cup fans who are in Samara for the quarter-final clash between England and Sweden, there is still a day to go. As they gear up for the big clash on Saturday, some fans decided to explore the darker city of city that is hidden underground. Hundreds of visiting supporters went underground to explore […]
World Cup 2018: Moscow comes to a standstill after Russia’s ‘unreal’ win
Russia continued their dream run at the FIFA World Cup 2018 as they beat Spain 4-3 on penalties to qualify for the quarter-finals on Sunday night in Moscow. The lowest-ranked team in the competition managed to stun the 2010 world champions, who are ranked 10 currently after holding them to a 1-1 draw in regulation […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, July 2, 2018, termed the terror strike in Afghanistan as an attack on the nation’s multicultural fabric.
The goalkeepers from Croatia and Denmark had to take centre stage on Sunday even as 120 minutes of intense football failed to produce a result in the fourth round of 16 clash between Croatia and Denmark at the FIFA World Cup 2018 on Sunday night. Croatia and Denmark’s fates rested on Danijel Subasic and Kasper […]
World Cup 2018: Colombia goal celebrations win hearts on internet
Colombia had one of the best goal celebrations in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and they once again turned the heads with their unique style of celebration against Senegal at the World Cup in Russia. After Yerry Mina scored the winning goal in their 1-0 victory to eliminate Senegal, the South American team’s […]
Watch: German fans cry after World Cup humiliation
It was tears of grief rolling down the eyes of German fans after their national team was eliminated from the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia on Wednesday. Germany, the champions four years ago in Brazil, came into the tournament as top contenders to lift the World Cup but endured a disastrous campaign. This was […]