The Lions, The Elephants and The Canaries: Football’s colourful identities
From animals and birds to flowers, colours and symbols of national pride, the nicknames of World Cup teams reveal much about their history, culture and identity.
From animals and birds to flowers, colours and symbols of national pride, the nicknames of World Cup teams reveal much about their history, culture and identity.
Florentino Perez secured another four-year term as Real Madrid president after winning the club's first contested presidential election in nearly 20 years, defeating Enrique Riquelme.
Debutant spinner Manav Suthar claimed 6/33 as India bowled Afghanistan out for 152 and enforced the follow-on on Day 3 of the one-off Test at the PCA Stadium.
Kimi Antonelli converted pole position into victory at the Monaco Grand Prix, finishing ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Isack Hadjar as seven drivers retired from a drama-filled Formula One race.
Alexander Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli in a thrilling five-set French Open 2026 final to claim his maiden Grand Slam title and become Germany's first men's major champion since 1996.
The victory marks India's third ODI triumph over Zimbabwe by a margin of at least ten wickets and their 13th straight win over the hosts in 50-over cricket.
Kohli has been subject to constant scrutiny, especially in the recent past wherein he has gone through a lean patch in international cricket.
Halep was set to face Veronika Kudermetova in the second round. Kudermetova received a walkover into the Round of 16 and will face either Paula Badosa or Ajla Tomljanovic.
After Ronaldo appeared to knock the young boy's phone out of his hand as he limped off down the tunnel after United's 1-0 loss to Everton, Merseyside Police opened an investigation.
The winning team of the qualifier tournament will earn a spot in Group A alongside India and Pakistan in the main Asia Cup event, set to start in Dubai and Sharjah from August 27.
