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Majestic Spain stun France to reach World Cup final

July 15, 2026 2026-07-15

Olympic champion and world record holder Armand Duplantis won the men's pole vault at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial in Budapest on Tuesday, clearing 6.07 meters before narrowly missing a world record attempt at 6.32 meters.
July 15, 2026 2026-07-15
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni says his side will lean on its experience in major tournaments as it prepares to face England on Wednesday for a place in the World Cup final.
July 15, 2026 2026-07-15
The 12th Traditional Sports Games of Beijing will be held in the city's Daxing District from August 8-13, with more than 3,000 athletes and coaches expected to participate.
July 15, 2026 2026-07-15
On her most comfortable surface, and at a historic site for Chinese tennis, the stars aligned for Zheng Qinwen to try to shake off the slump in form that's been plaguing her of late.
July 15, 2026 2026-07-15
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said his team had reached its peak at the perfect moment after a 2-0 win over France in Tuesday's World Cup semifinal sent La Roja into its first final since lifting the trophy in 2010.
July 15, 2026 2026-07-15
France coach Didier Deschamps admitted his team was well below its best after a 2-0 loss to Spain in the World Cup semifinals on Tuesday.
July 15, 2026 2026-07-15
Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister brushed aside the historical weight of Wednesday's World Cup semifinal against England, saying his team is treating it as nothing more than a football match.
July 15, 2026 2026-07-15
France coach Didier Deschamps labeled Spain the favorite to win the FIFA World Cup on Monday, a day before the two European powers meet in the semifinals.
July 14, 2026 2026-07-14
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has taken his side to the verge of its second-ever World Cup final and, on the eve of Tuesday's semifinal showdown with France, he admitted that the disappointing start to the tournament seemed like a lifetime ago.
July 14, 2026 2026-07-14
England defender Reece James says he is fully fit and ready to face Argentina in Wednesday's World Cup semifinal.
July 14, 2026 2026-07-14
Jose Mourinho returned to Real Madrid's Valdebebas training center on Monday to begin preseason training after taking charge of the club's first team for a second spell.
July 14, 2026 2026-07-14
Tens of thousands of fans gathered outside Norway's Royal Palace on Monday to welcome the national team players who returned home from their historic run to the World Cup quarterfinals.
July 14, 2026 2026-07-14
For many Chinese football fans, this summer has been a season of double delight: cheering for their favorite stars battling under the World Cup lights, then walking into local stadiums to roar for their hometown teams in grassroots leagues.
July 14, 2026 2026-07-14
Former Uruguay striker Diego Forlan is in talks with the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) about taking charge of the national team on an interim basis, local media reported.
July 13, 2026 2026-07-13
China's Guo Hanyu and her French partner Kristina Mladenovic defeated Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani 6-3, 7-5 to claim the women's doubles title at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships on Sunday.
July 13, 2026 2026-07-13
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner retained his Wimbledon men's singles title on Sunday, defeating Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 to claim his fifth Grand Slam title.
July 13, 2026 2026-07-13
League leader Chengdu Rongcheng was held to a 1-1 draw by second-placed Chongqing Tonglianglong, while Shenzhen Peng City ended a nine-game winless run with a 3-0 victory over Qingdao West Coast in the 18th round of the Chinese Super League.
July 13, 2026 2026-07-13
Argentina will carry South America's remaining hopes when the defending champion faces Switzerland in the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday.
July 12, 2026 2026-07-12
​Last edition's semifinalists China and Japan have been drawn in Group B at the 2027 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.
July 12, 2026 2026-07-12
​World No. 13 Dominican Republic upset world No. 7 China 3-1 on Saturday to record its third win in the women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) preliminaries.
July 12, 2026 2026-07-12
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