Lisbon, July 21 (IANS) Former Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran has joined Benfica from Al-Nassr on loan from the Saudi club through the end of the 2026/27 season. This will be the seventh club of Duran's career at the age of just 22, following recent stints with Fenerbahce and Zenit St Petersburg.
Berlin, July 21 (IANS) Bayern Munich extended Austria international Konrad Laimer's contract through June 2029, the Bundeslisga club said.
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Lionel Messi has described his "immense" pain after Argentina's 1-0 loss to Spain in the World Cup final, saying only time would help the team overcome the result.
Madrid, July 21 (IANS) Spain's national football team was welcomed by nearly 2 million fans as it celebrated winning a second World Cup with an open-top bus parade through central Madrid before a jubilant gathering at the city's landmark Plaza de Cibeles.
Muscat (Oman), July 21 (IANS) The Indian sub-junior men's and women's teams made winning starts in their respective campaigns at the FIH Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship 2026 in Muscat, Oman, on Monday.
London, July 20 (IANS) Liverpool, Newcastle United and England great Kevin Keegan died at the age of 75, seven weeks after revealing he had been diagnosed with stage four cancer, his family confirmed on Monday.
Panaji (Goa), July 20 (IANS) Indian great Sathiyan Gnanasekaran steadied the Dabang Delhi TTC ship with a captain’s performance, pitching in with crucial wins in the Men’s Singles and Mixed Doubles matches as the former champions beat Ahmedabad APL Pipers 9-6 in the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 7 on Monday.
Estoril (Portugal), July 20 (IANS) Portuguese wild card Tiago Torres, who is ranked 427 in the ATP Rankings list, started the 2026 Millennium Estoril Open in style on Monday afternoon, delighting the home crowd by earning his first ATP Tour victory.
Madrid, July 20 (IANS) Celebrations continued in Spain on Monday following the country's second World Cup triumph, with Ferran Torres' injury-time winner against Argentina on Sunday earning him a place alongside Andres Iniesta, who scored the decisive goal in the 2010 final.
Lucknow, July 20 (IANS) The fourth season of the UP T20 League was officially launched on Monday at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, with the tickets for the league’s grand opening ceremony unveiled on the occasion.
