Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside and what a day of football it has been. The French contingent marches on like Napolean through Europe though leaving destruction in its wake. The mighty Vikings from Norway have also beaten the challengers from Ivory Coast as have the party hosts Mexico who have seen off … Read more
Millions of black plastic balls floating on a drinking water reservoir might sound like an environmental disaster, but for Los Angeles, they became an ingenious solution to several major challenges. The unusual sight attracted worldwide attention and left many wondering why a city would deliberately cover its water supply with 96 million plastic spheres. Far … Read more
On the outskirts west of Jerusalem, a burial chamber was disturbed long before scientists reached it, its contents partly scattered and partly preserved by chance. What remained did not look remarkable at first glance: broken pottery, mixed human remains, and soil already altered by construction and looting. Yet within that disorder lay material that would … Read more
Mexico players celebrate after the World Cup Round of 32 match. (AP Photo) MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s dream FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign continues to gather momentum as the co-hosts etched their name into the record books by becoming the first team since Italy in 1990 to open a World Cup with four consecutive victories without … Read more
France’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates with his coach Didier Deschamps after scoring a goal. (AP Photo) France captain Kylian Mbappé paid an emotional tribute to head coach Didier Deschamps after the veteran manager returned to the touchline following the death of his mother, as Les Bleus defeated Sweden to book their place in the FIFA World … Read more
Strait Of Hormuz (ANI image) Iran and Oman are moving forward with plans to introduce payments for merchant vessels transiting the strategic Strait of Hormuz, despite strong objections from the United States.Oman has submitted a proposal outlining a framework under which shipping companies would pay service fees for using the Strait of Hormuz, according to … Read more
Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi (AP Photo) Kylian Mbappe underlined why he remains one of football’s biggest match-winners, scoring twice as France eased past Sweden 3-0 in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 to draw level with Lionel Messi at the top of the tournament’s Golden Boot standings.The France captain now has six … Read more
Netherlands head coach Ronald Koeman (AP Photo) Ronald Koeman has stepped down as Netherlands head coach following the Oranje’s shock FIFA World Cup 2026 exit at the hands of Morocco, bringing an end to his second spell in charge after the Dutch suffered their earliest-ever elimination from the tournament.The 63-year-old announced his decision on Tuesday, … Read more
[ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: England have already named their playing XI for the opening T20I against India, with star fast bowler Jofra Archer left out of the match at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street, Durham.Now, the focus shifts to India captain Shreyas Iyer, who will announce India’s playing XI at the toss. … Read more
Former Iran supreme leader Ali Khamenei (AP image) Iran on Wednesday has rejected viral social media claims that the body of the country’s martyred Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been buried at the shrine of Hazrat Masumeh in Qom, calling the reports “entirely false and without foundation.”The clarification was issued by Iman Attarzade, spokesperson … Read more