World Cup

How athletes world over are dealing with a new opponent: Heat

July 20, 2025 12:47 pm

Extreme heat could affect the next Olympics in 2028, and more imminently, the upcoming football World Cup next year

Archery World Cup: Jyothi-Rishabh reach compound mixed team final; women's team left to rue visa issue

April 11, 2025 9:04 pm

Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Rishabh Yadav reached the Compound Mixed Team final in the season's first World Cup stage. Compound mixed team was recently added to the LA 2028 roster.

Vinicius hints Brazil are in crisis mode after Argentina loss: 'We have to rethink everything... World Cup only a year away'

March 26, 2025 7:17 pm

This was the heaviest defeat Brazil had suffered in a World Cup qualifier, forcing captain Marquinhos to apologize to the fans.

Argentina vs Brazil, FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: How to watch ARG v BRA match? Telecast news, Predicted lineups

March 27, 2025 12:41 pm

Argentina will take on Brazil in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on Wednesday.

The Third Edit on India’s U-19 World Cup win: Playing like her

February 05, 2025 7:00 am

The triumph may tell a larger story — women’s cricket is seeing aspiration meet a nurturing system

Wankhede stadium turns 50: Dhoni's six, Tendulkar's dressing-room question, Vengsarkar's tears, and the origin story

January 19, 2025 8:09 am

Wankhede Stadium couldn’t have happened if the Bombay Cricket Association (BCA) didn’t have their differences with the Brabourne Stadium owned by Cricket Club of India (CCI) which had hosted all international matches till then.

India’s T20 World Cup win: Why Hardik Pandya is India’s real Houdini

July 07, 2024 8:01 pm

After several near-misses, Barbados 2024 could well go down in history as the place and time for Indian cricket’s sudden flowering.

‘Champions’: President Murmu, PM Modi, leaders across party lines celebrate India’s T20 World Cup win

June 30, 2024 9:00 am

President Droupadi Murmu appreciated team India for emerging victorious after overcoming difficult situations and hailed their "never-say-die spirit".

Cricketer-turned-cop DSP Joginder Sharma back in news, now for announcing police action against ‘violent protestors’

March 03, 2024 1:35 pm

In January this year, Joginder Sharma moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court after his name was not included in the list of 12 officers being considered for elevation to the rank of IPS officer

Smiles are back: Officials promise land to hockey star Jyoti Chhetri to build house

February 21, 2024 7:36 pm

The young forward and her family were staring at an uncertain future after they were served a “notice” by the local authorities to vacate the house to make way for the widening of the road.

As France and Argentina head to World Cup finals, jubilant fans throng streets in celebration

December 15, 2022 2:00 pm

The most memorable FIFA World Cup moments

November 17, 2022 6:09 pm

Many of football's most iconic moments have taken place at the World Cup, the latest edition of which starts in Qatar on Sunday.

India vs Pakistan T20 match: For cricket fans across India, it is prayers, posters and cheers

October 24, 2021 9:58 pm

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and elected to field against arch-rivals India in the Super 12 game of the ICC T20 World Cup on Sunday.

Australia's road to fifth World Cup win

March 29, 2015 5:01 pm

Australia have had clinical in the tournament and prevailed in the final against New Zealand.

Fans perform 'havans', offer prayers as India take on Australia in World Cup semi-final

March 25, 2015 7:05 pm

As India gear up for the big semi-final, fans went into frenzy to wish them all the success.

India's 30 probables for the 2015 World Cup

December 04, 2014 8:02 pm

The list of 30 probables for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, a final squad of 15 members will be picked out of these 30.

As Virat Kohli turns 30, a look at his journey from 0 to 10,000 runs

September 26, 2023 3:26 pm

With every year, Virat Kohli kept elevating his game, eventually culminating in him scaling the 10k peak in ODIs faster than anyone else.

Women's Hockey World Cup Indian Team

June 22, 2020 6:20 pm

FIFA World Cup 2018 Final: France vs Croatia Match Preview

June 22, 2020 6:22 pm

The final World Cup match will be played in Moscow on Sunday between France and Croatia before we have to wait another four years for the world's biggest football tournament to return. France, World Cup champions of 1998 will play Croatia, who are pl

FIFA World Cup 2018 Semi-Final | England vs Croatia Match Preview

June 22, 2020 6:23 pm

FIFA World Cup 2018 Semi-Final: England vs Croatia Match Preview In the second semifinal clash of the World Cup 2018, it will be England who will take on Croatia. The two teams have defeated tough oppositions in the knockouts and will be eager to rea

2018 FIFA World Cup: France vs Uruguay | Brazil vs Belgium Match Preview

June 22, 2020 6:23 pm

After group stages and round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup, things get tougher with eight teams remaining in the competition and quest for silverware getting all the more daunting.

Express World Cup

June 22, 2020 6:24 pm