Morning lads! Ready to dive into the world of sports? The weekend is here, and big games are ready to thrill the sports world. It is going to be joyful for some fans, but some would want to erase it from their memories.
SPORTS FLASH
Indian Batting Continues To Collapse, England Leveled The Series
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India is touring England for 5 T20Is and 3 ODIs. Losing T20Is 4-0 was a disaster for the Indian side, raising many questions. But soon the questions faded after the men in blue managed to dominate England in the first ODI, though the second game raised eyebrows.
Batting first, the Indian side couldn’t manage to tackle the English pace and was bowled out for just 233. Virat Kohli(65) and Shreyas Iyer(66) tried to hold an end, but no other batters seemed comfortable.
In reply, Bumrah and Krishna gave a solid start by picking two back-to-back wickets in the powerplay, but then Root decided to carry forward English hope. Root’s 99 helped England to chase down the target in 44.1 overs with 4 wickets in hand. Read more
QUICK LOOK
Sindhu reached The Semis Without Entering The Court
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Cheers! Sindhu reached the semi-finals of the Japan Open without competing in the quarter-final against the local girl Okuhara. Read More
Controversy! Asunta Lakra spoke up, and now the Sports Ministry wants an independent probe, putting Hockey India firmly under official scrutiny. Read More
Time to celebrate! Zimbabwe is having a great time in the international circuit. After securing both the Test and ODI series, Zimbabwe started the T20 series with a thumping win over Bangladesh. Get the scorecard
FIFA WORLD CUP 2026
US President Will Appear in Sunday’s Final: White House Confirmed
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The World Cup final already had everything: Argentina, Spain and a trophy waiting in New Jersey. Now Donald Trump is joining the occasion. The White House confirmed that the US president will attend Sunday’s final and a FIFA reception at Trump Tower beforehand.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says the pair will present the trophy together to the winning captain, breaking from recent tradition.
Who Trump will support remains unclear, and the White House offered no clue. After his headline-grabbing appearance at last year’s Club World Cup final, football fans may be watching the podium almost as closely as the pitch. Game Review
FRANCHISE CRICKET
A Test Legend Pulled Off the Highest T20 Run Chase
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Major Cricket league: Steve Smith and Andries Gous pulled off the highest run chase in T20 cricket. Watch highlight
Major Cricket league: Washington Freedom and Los Angeles Knight Riders will face each other in the final battle on Sunday. Get the scorecard
Pondicherry Premier League: Yanam Royals got their way back and won back-to-back games. Get the scorecard
EDITOR’S PICK
Is a legend Being Forced To Retire?
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Rohit Sharma’s closest friend and a sports journalist, Devendra Panday, broke the internet with the news that the Lord’s game could be Rohit’s last ODI. Rohit has already left the other two formats of the game, so if Devendra is right, Sunday will be the last day of Rohit’s international career.
This journey has 19 wonderful years for Rohit in all three formats, but ODI has always been his most comfortable setup. Rohit has given a lot to this format, most double centuries, most hundreds in one World Cup, most sixes in this format, etc. He has done everything that he could to make India proud in world cricket.
We have seen his emotions during the 2023 WC final defeat against Australia, and every one of us must have speculated that this defeat affected Rohit a lot and he would come back stronger in the campaign, but here we are at the end of the road for the Hitman.
GAMES TO WATCH
Matchups set to define the sporting week ahead
Game | Date | Venue | Stream |
|---|---|---|---|
Cricket Bilateral: India vs England 3rd ODI | 19th July 2026, 3:30 PM IST | Lord’s | |
Cricket Bilateral: West Indies vs New Zealand 4th ODI | 19th July 2026, 7:30 PM IST | Barbados | |
Cricket Bilateral: Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh 3rd T20I | 19th July 2026, 4:00 PM IST | Bulawayo | |
FIFA 2026: Finals: Argentina vs Spain | 20th July 2026, 12:30 AM IST | New Jersey Stadium | |
FIFA 2026: 3rd Place: France vs England | 19th July 2026, 2:30 AM IST | Miami Stadium | |
Japan Open 2026: Semi-final: PV Sindhu vs YF Chen | 18th July 2026, 6:30 AM IST | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium |
