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Monday June 01, 2026

Helenius hero as Lions clinch Ice Hockey WC title

An extra-time goal by Konsta Helenius brought victory for Finland against host Switzerland to win the Ice Hockey World Championship 2026. The final match in the tournament held at Swiss Life Arena in Zurich late Sunday night ended goalless draw in the regular time leading the game to extra

Published: 03:42 am,Monday 1 June 2026

Uruguay names World Cup squad without Suarez

Luis Suarez has been left out of Uruguay's squad for the FIFA World Cup starting next week in the United States, Mexico and Canada, reported Xinhua. Head coach Marcelo Bielsa included Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde, Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo, Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur, Atletico Madrid defender Jose

Published: 10:23 am,Monday 1 June 2026

Germany past Finland in World Cup warm-up

Deniz Undav scored twice and set up another goal as Germany completed its final home preparation for the World Cup with a controlled 4-0 win over Finland in Mainz on Sunday, reported Xinhua. Julian Nagelsmann used the friendly against the 73rd-ranked side in the FIFA ranking to test

Published: 12:38 pm,Monday 1 June 2026

Kostyuk stuns Swiatek as Cirstea ends 17-year wait for French Open quarterfinal

Four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek was knocked out in the fourth round on Sunday, while Romania's Sorana Cirstea returned to the Roland Garros quarterfinals for the first time in 17 years, reported Xinhua. The biggest upset of the day came on the women's side, where 15th-seeded Ukrainian

Published: 11:27 am,Sunday 31 May 2026

780 arrested in France as Champions League celebrations turn violent

French police have arrested 780 people after a football victory celebration turned into violence on Saturday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced on Sunday, reported Xinhua. The French capital was swept by celebrations after Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) defeated Arsenal 4-3 on penalties to retain its title in the UEFA

Published: 02:54 am,Sunday 31 May 2026

PSG edge Arsenal on tiebreaker to retain Champions League title

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) became only the second club to successfully defend the UEFA Champions League (UCL) title after defeating Arsenal 4-3 in a thrilling penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw after extra time in the final at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, reported ANI. The French champions held their

Published: 02:23 am,Sunday 31 May 2026

Lions reach to final in Ice Hockey WC beating Canada

Finland reached to the final at the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championship beating Canada in semi-final by 4 goals to 2 at Swiss Life Arena in Zurich, Switzerland late Saturday night. Patrik Puistola, skipper Aleksander Barkov, Konsta Helenius and Aatu Raty scored one goal each to take Finland to

Published: 11:18 am,Sunday 31 May 2026

Gauff exits as Sabalenka, Osaka advance to last 16 in French Open

Reigning champion Coco Gauff's French Open title defense ended in the third round on Saturday, while top seed Aryna Sabalenka and four-time major winner Naomi Osaka both secured victories to set up a highly anticipated round-of-16 clash, reported Xinhua. The 22-year-old fourth seed Gauff was eliminated by 28th-seeded

Published: 11:31 am,Saturday 30 May 2026

Djokovic joins Sinner in French Open exits

Novak Djokovic became the latest high-profile casualty at the French Open on Friday after surrendering a two-set lead to Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca, reported Xinhua. Fonseca, 19, rallied from two sets down to defeat the 24-time Grand Slam champion 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 in a thrilling third-round

Published: 15:33 pm,Friday 29 May 2026

AI can predict World Cup, but cannot read football

On November 30, 2022, one day after the United States survived the group stage at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, a powerful conversational AI model named ChatGPT was officially released. Few people realized then that football's old world and a new era of algorithms had quietly crossed

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