World Cup 2026 – USA show with a perfect start and Balogan
The USA show, starting the 2026 World Cup – which they are co-hosting with Mexico and Canada – perfectly, starring 24-year-old striker Folarin Balogun, who scored two goals in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the SoFi stadium in Los Angeles, in a 4-1 victory over Paraguay in the opening match of Group 4. Bobadilla […]
2026 World Cup: Larin “saved” the point for Canada
Bosnia took the lead against Canada at BMO Field in Toronto, but were content with a 1-1 draw in the opening match of the two teams’ Group 2 match at the 2026 World Cup. Sergey Barbarez’s team took the lead in the 21st minute through a header by Lukic, but the Canadians then stepped on […]
World Cup 2026: The party continues in Toronto and Los Angeles with two more opening ceremonies
The 23rd World Cup drew its curtain yesterday (11/6) at the iconic “Azteca” in Mexico City, with the opening match (Mexico-South Africa 2-0) followed by a spectacular opening ceremony, where four-time Grammy winner Shakira and Nigerian artist Burna Boy took to the world stage to sing the official song of the 2026 World Cup, “Dai […]
Hwang scores for South Korea, 2-1 win over Czech Republic
South Korea got off to a good start in their 2026 World Cup campaign, beating the Czech Republic 2-1 in Group 1. The match was held at the Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico, in front of 44,985 spectators, and after a “barren” first 45 minutes, the two teams “searched” for victory, with the Asians taking […]
The Mexican “killers” signed the premiere
In front of approximately 80,000 enthusiastic fans, Mexico started the 2026 World Cup with a victory. The co-hosts easily defeated South Africa 2-0 at the “hot” “Azteca” stadium in the premiere of the 1st group of the competition and laid the foundations early for qualification to the “32”. The score opened very early, just in […]
Mourinho… is back: The “chosen one” is officially on the Real Madrid bench
Real Madrid confirmed the big return of José Mourinho to the team’s bench, with the Portuguese coach once again taking over the reins of the “merengues” after 13 years. His return is directly linked to the re-election of Florentino Perez as president of the club and marks the beginning of a new era at the […]
Wold Cup 2026:FIFA to select six women’s referees
FIFA has announced that six women will be among the 170 referees at the upcoming World Cup. The move follows the historic moment in 2022 when Stephanie Frappart became the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup final. All the women selected are from the Confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) […]
Filothei Women Gala: Stefanidi steps up, Gusin returns
Step by step, race by race, Katerina Stefanidi is starting to find a competitive rhythm. At her “home”, at the meeting that was first introduced to us, the very high level this year, Filothei Women Gala, the 2016 Olympic champion passed 4.40, her best jump after the birth of her son and won once again […]
Tentoglou second in Rome
Miltos Tentoglou took second place in the long jump at the Rome meeting, which is part of the Diamond League series of competitions, with a best effort of 8.24 meters. The Greek champion temporarily found himself at the top of the rankings with this jump, however, Bulgarian Bozidar Saraboyukov managed to reach 8.26m in his […]
Paavo Nurmi Games meeting: Karalis continued his high flights
Emmanuel Karalis continued his high-level performances this season, winning first place in the pole vault at the Paavo Nurmi Games meeting, held in Turku, Finland, with a top effort of 6.00 meters. The Greek champion once again confirmed his consistency in world-class performances, as he surpassed the six-meter barrier for the 21st time in his […]