Posts by Sarkiya Ranen
India start Women’s T20 World Cup in style as Sharma makes short work of Pakistan
This was a familiar World Cup story: India met Pakistan and for all the talk of history, handshakes and millions of eyeballs, the contest was settled with little drama by the team in blue. Smriti Mandhana started with 68 off 44 balls before Deepti Sharma cleaned up in the second half, taking five for 10…
Read MoreReal Madrid agree to sign Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella in £52m deal
Real Madrid have reached a verbal agreement to sign Marc Cucurella from Chelsea in a package worth up to €60m (£52m). The Spain left-back, who is preparing to face Cape Verde in the World Cup, threw his future into doubt when he criticised the Chelsea hierarchy during the March international break. Cucurella said the team…
Read MoreBrilliant teenager Bouaddi glides on to big stage with effortless grace for Morocco
The name Ayyoub Bouaddi was on everyone’s lips after Brazil’s draw against Morocco on Saturday night. Even the army of concerned South American journalists firing questions at Vinícius Júnior at the MetLife Stadium had to acknowledge that the Real Madrid forward had been fortunate to be named as man of the match despite scoring a…
Read MoreTrump calls for restraint after Israel launches fresh airstrikes on Beirut
Donald Trump was forced to call for restraint on Sunday after Israel launched fresh airstrikes on Beirut as mediators sought to conclude negotiations on a preliminary peace deal between Iran and the US that would bring the three-month war in the Middle East to a definitive end. Trump played down new Israeli strikes but said…
Read MoreA day in the life of a dancer who went viral for pretending to be a parakeet
Have you seen the video of Smac McCreanor pretending to be a parakeet? Dressed in green, she gracefully slides and sidesteps, occasionally lifting her arms – or wings? – mimicking the movements of a bird who went viral for his dance moves. McCreanor, 33, translates the internet’s obsessions through her body, whether a green bird,…
Read MoreGermany v Curaçao: World Cup 2026 – live
Key events Germany’s Florian Wirtz (left) and Nadiem Amiri are in the house. Photograph: Julian Finney/Fifa/Getty Images Curaçao are the smallest nation ever to make it to a World Cup. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images Share The teams Germany (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Kimmich, Tah, Schlotterbeck, Brown; Pavlovic, Nmecha; Sane, Musiala, Wirtz; Havertz. Subs: Baumann, Nubel, Rudiger, Anton,…
Read MoreLewis Hamilton earns maiden F1 Ferrari win in Barcelona but Antonelli fails to finish
Lewis Hamilton triumphed for Ferrari at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix with a magnificent drive to seal an emotional maiden win for the Scuderia. The veteran British driver and seven-times world champion ended a run of 40 grands prix without victory and denied his compatriot, second-placed George Russell of Mercedes, who was outmaneuvered by Ferrari’s three-stop…
Read MoreJoy, relief and a very late night: how Scotland celebrated World Cup win
It was around 2.28am in the UK that John McGinn ended 28, arguably 36, years of hurt – and anyone daft enough to be asleep will surely have stirred as chants of “no Scotland, no party” echoed from Boston to Glasgow. The scenes after McGinn’s deflected goal and Scotland’s 1-0 defeat of Haiti were joyous.…
Read MoreUFC to pay White House fighters in crypto issued by Trump company
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced on Friday that it will pay bonuses to fighters in a form of cryptocurrency issued by Trump family business World Liberty Financial at the heavily publicized White House mixed martial arts event on Sunday. The development connects the Trump family’s financial interests to the high-profile UFC competition being promoted…
Read MoreA flamenco ballet and black swan cygnets: photos of the weekend
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