Sun, Jul 08 2018. 09 00 PM IST
While Luka Modric has deservedly won praise for his creativity in carving up defences, it is Ivan Rakitic whose work in midfield has enabled the Real Madrid man to do his thing
Mon, Jul 16 2018. 09 39 PM IST
After watching their football team lose 4-2 to France in the World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday, some Croatians wept with sadness while others felt pride that their tiny nation had gone so far in the tournament
Mon, Jul 16 2018. 09 31 PM IST
Like the Australian cricket team of the 1990s, or the New Zealand All Blacks in rugby, France won the battle even before the game started
Sun, Jul 15 2018. 11 32 PM IST
France’s World Cup victory may add 0.1 points to its GDP and improve consumption by 0.2 points to 1.3%, but is unlikely to have any impact of Emmanuel Macron ‘fragile’ situation
Sun, Jul 15 2018. 10 31 PM IST
Croatia fought hard but gradually ran out of steam even as goals from Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe gave France a three-goal cushion
Sat, Jul 14 2018. 10 14 AM IST
As the 2018 World Cup in Russia draws to a close, Lounge looks at the players, moments, themes and numbers that defined the tournament
Fri, Jul 13 2018. 08 46 AM IST
England remains a winner on one metric: club-wise representation in the World Cup
Thu, Jul 12 2018. 08 42 PM IST
Last week, the Spanish league had said that it loses €400 million a year to piracy and vowed to take action against beoutQ
Thu, Jul 12 2018. 08 36 PM IST
In the second half, only Croatia looked like a worthy World Cup finalist. England, however, could only prove they are the king of set pieces
Wed, Jul 11 2018. 09 11 PM IST
Belgium thrives on counter-attack, too, but France made it dance to its tune, and ultimately made a super-talented side look ragged
