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Spain and Argentina are battling for World Cup glory ... but the stars in the stands are putting on a show of their own. A ridiculous number of famous faces packed MetLife Stadium for Sunday's
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Defending champions Argentina and Spain were locked at 0-0 at half-time in the World Cup final on Sunday.The European champions shaded possession at the MetLife Stadium in a game of few clear-cut chances.Teenager Lamine Yamal
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England's Ben Duckett plays a shot during the third one-day international against India at Lord's cricket ground in London on July 19, 2026. (AFP) England beat India by 27 runs in a high-scoring contest at Lord's on Sunday to secure their first bilateral one-day international series victory against the world’s number one-ranked side since 2018.Opener Ben Duckett laid the foundations for a colossal total of 387-3 in 50 overs with a record-breaking 141 from 135 balls as England took the series 2-1.It was the highest innings in an ODI at Lord’s, eclipsing Viv Richards’s 138 not out in the 1979 World Cup final."That's pretty cool to me. Very precious,” said Duckett. "But all that I'm really bothered about today is that we've beaten the best side in the world."We've probably had a fair few critics over the last 12 to 18 months and a lot of that has been rightly so at times but now we can build on this."We've shown what we're capable of, we are just trying to be as consistent with it as possible moving forward."The bowlers have been pretty good this series. With the bat, we've let ourselves down a little bit so it was really nice to put that performance together today.” ROHIT SHARMA'S THRILLING 138Rohit Sharma gave India hope with a thrilling 138 from 110 balls which served to underline his continuing value to India after the talk over whether he still has a future in the side but, with Sam Curran taking 4-75, the huge target proved beyond the tourists.Duckett, who hit 18 fours and one six, shared in an opening stand of 192 - England’s highest in an ODI against India - with Jacob Bethell, who made 91. With player of the series Joe Root hitting 74 not out - his sixth successive ODI half-century - and Jos Buttler a blazing unbeaten 41 off just 13 balls, England posted their highest total at Lord’s in an ODI.India’s attack, missing Jasprit Bumrah with a knee injury, suffered badly. Gurnoor Brar’s figures of 0-97 in his 10 overs were the most expensive for his country against England in an ODI while Prince Yadav, who bowled seven wides, took 1-79.Rohit, who made his 34th ODI hundred, shared in a 147-run first-wicket stand with Shubman Gill, who made 77, but once the 39-year-old had gone, bowled by the slow left arm spin of Bethell, India fell further and further behind the required run rate. The loss of three wickets in the space of seven deliveries from Curran effectively ended the pursuit.Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer both fell to catches in the deep by substitute Rehan Ahmed before Virat Kohli miscued to England captain Harry Brook to depart for 74.It was Kohli’s first half-century at Lord’s but, even with India reaching 360-7, it was ultimately in a losing cause."We gave a bit too many runs in the last three overs - around 60 runs. That's where the game went too far ahead from us,” said Gill, India's captain.It has been a disappointing white-ball trip all round for India who also lost both their T20 series to Ireland and England. BRIEF SCORES England 387 for 3 (Duckett 141, Bethell 91, Root 74*, Buttler 41*) beat India 360 for 7 (Rohit 138, Gill 77, Kohli 74) by 27 runs Related Story
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National Ice Cream Day Celebs Scream for Ice Cream! Published July 19, 2026 12:00 PM PDT It's National Ice Cream Day ... and you're not the only one screaming for ice cream ... Hollywood is
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Nolan Wells' Mom Send Me Hate Mail?! Please, Go Touch Some Grass!!! Published July 19, 2026 11:37 AM PDT Nolan Wells' grieving mother says someone sent a cruel piece of hate mail straight to her
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Tour de France riders criticised night-time doping tests after race leader Tadej Pogacar and Dane Jonas Vingegaard were woken in the early hours of Sunday for unannounced controls ahead of the 15th stage of the race.Vingegaard later had to abandon Sunday's stage after breaking his collarbone in a crash, with Slovenian rival Pogacar saying "bad sleep" could have contributed to the accident.Stage winner Remco Evenepoel said being woken in the night for testing was "inhuman" while the International Testing Agency defended the timing of the testers' visits.Unannounced testing has been permitted on the Tour since 2016, with riders subject to on-the-spot checks between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. local time.Vingegaard, who had been second in the general classification, said before Sunday's start in Champagnole that he had been tested at 2 a.m. (0000 GMT)."The ITA didn't allow me to sleep much. I was sleeping very well but somebody knocked on my door at 2 a.m., big surprise to me," the two-time Tour winner said. "Of course, it's good that they test but when it's affecting performance and your sleep, I don't think it's so good.""It took me about 40 minutes before I was back in my room, so not the best night.""FOUR HOURS OF SLEEP"Yellow jersey holder Pogacar had been tested at 5 a.m., a UAE Team Emirates-XRG spokesperson said."I got four hours of sleep today," Pogacar said before the start. "I couldn't fall back to sleep. It was definitely not nice to wake up in the middle of sweet dreams."They come randomly in the mornings through the tour, and today they chose night-time."Vingegaard, who had been second in the general classification, crashed some 20 km from the finish of the 183.9- km mountainous stage on the Plateau de Solaison, and would undergo surgery on a severe collarbone fracture, his Visma-Lease a Bike team said.After the stage, in which he finished second, Pogacar spoke again about the test visits, saying of his injured rival: "I wish him all the best... maybe this was also the consequence of bad sleep."This year it's been very strange with the testing in general," he told a press conference. "They're trying to do different things. 'WAKING UP AT SIX EVERY DAY'"I was counting how many controls I had at home since the first of January until the end of the classics. When I was home, I was waking up every day at six to go check the doorbell to see if somebody was ringing because I had so many visits," the Slovenian said, adding that he had undergone a blood test following his Strade Bianche triumph in March.Belgian Evenepoel said he considered the night-time tests "disrespectful" and told a press conference: "It's something that actually we should not accept as riders. It's quite inhuman to wake us up in the middle of the night."The ITA said it was "conscious that night-time testing may be disruptive to riders' rest and recovery.""Due consideration has therefore been given to minimise as much as possible the impact testing activities have on riders," the body said in a statement."Effective testing must, in limited and justified circumstances, be capable to occur outside standard daytime hours." Related Story
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The winner of the World Cup will hoist a trophy, receive championship rings for the first time and gain a lifetime of glory in what will be a defining moment in the country's sports history.
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The wife of an Indian hunger strike activist, Sonam Wangchuk, taken to hospital against his will accused the government of "illegal detention" disguised as medical care, as police warned against protesting ahead of Monday's parliamentary
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Ben Duckett blasted a sublime 141 and Jacob Bethell powered to 91 as England pulverised India to reach a mammoth 387-3 in the third one-day international at Lord's on Sunday.England scored 82 runs in the
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New Zealand's Ryan Fox celebrates with the Claret Jug after winning The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, Britain, on July 19, 2026. (Reuters) Ryan Fox emerged from the pack on the back nine at Royal Birkdale Golf Club and sank an 11 1/2-foot birdie putt at No. 18 to win the 154th Open Championship on Sunday in Southport, England.The 39-year-old from New Zealand captured his first major title by birdieing four of the final six holes thanks to a series of terrific approach shots and clutch putts. His 2-under-par 68 put him at 10-under 270 for the championship.Cameron Young looked on for about 2 1/2 hours after setting the clubhouse lead at 9-under 271 with a 64, the low round of the day. The No. 4 player in the world rankings will rue his only bogey of the day at the par-4 18th, where he had to punch out of a fairway bunker only to land in another bunker to the right of the green.Sam Burns, the 54-hole leader, bogeyed three straight holes at Nos. 4-6 and followed that with 12 consecutive pars as he posted a 2-over 72 to place third at 8 under.Fox entered the day at 8 under, two off Burns' lead, and played with him in the final pairing after a remarkable Saturday round of 62. He was 1 over for his round after 12 holes but sank a 12-footer for birdie at No. 13 and tapped in another at the par-4 15th.He had an unlucky break off the tee at the par-3 15th, a difficult lie in a bunker that forced him to lay up and play for bogey. But he got the stroke right back at No. 16 with a 10-foot birdie roll, bringing him back level with Young before the big finish.World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (67) and hometown favorite Tommy Fleetwood (68) were tied for fourth at 7 under. Fleetwood grew up in Southport, just down the road from Royal Birkdale; he was undone by three straight bogeys at Nos. 9-11, but an improbable 73-foot birdie at the first hole and closing birdies at Nos. 17-18 electrified the pro-Fleetwood crowd. Related Story
