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Spain dethrone Argentina, Portugal slip

Spain dethrone Argentina, Portugal slip

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2 min readUpdated: Jul 21, 2026 12:16 PM IST The FIFA World team rankings have been rejigged at the end of the 2026 World Cup, with new champions Spain dethroning Argentina with their 1-0 win in the final at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. La Roja stormed to their second World Cup title after 16 years on the back of a 106th-minute strike from Ferran Torres, breaking Argentina’s hold on the trophy. Lionel Messi’s side thereby slid by a spot on the rankings, down to two, while France, who finished fourth at the World Cup, retained the No. 3 spot. England, who clinched the bronze medal match, beating France 6-4, held onto their fourth spot. ALSO READ |How Rodri won the Golden Ball with no goal, no assist, no defining stat Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal slipped out of the top five down to seventh while five-time World Cup champions moved up a rung to No. 5. Building on their historic semifinal run at Qatar 2022, Morocco surged to a program-best sixth in the global rankings. The …

Norway firm to set up India’s first river kinetic energy demo plant in Arunachal

Norway firm to set up India’s first river kinetic energy demo plant in Arunachal

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GUWAHATI The Arunachal Pradesh government on Tuesday (July 14, 2026) signed a memorandum of understanding with Norway’s Tidal Sails AS to establish India’s first kinetic energy demonstration plant. A clean energy company based in Haugesund, Tidal Sails AS will help the State implement a 500 kW project to demonstrate a technology to generate electricity directly from river currents without requiring major civil infrastructure, offering an environmentally sustainable and cost-effective renewable energy solution. The agreement was signed between the Arunachal Pradesh government’s Centre for Earth Sciences and Himalayan Studies and the Norwegian firm under the India-Norway Green Partnership. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Innovation Norway are supporting the project. The State’s Science and Technology Minister, Dasanglu Pul, said the agreement reflected a shared commitment to innovation, sustainability, and international cooperation for clean energy transition in Arunachal Pradesh, which has an estimated hydropower potential of 58,000 MW. “Our extensive river systems offer immense renewable energy potential. I am confident that the project would strengthen energy security while ensuring environmentally responsible utilisation of natural resources,” …

Norway striker sparks bizarre naming trend with World Cup performances

Norway striker sparks bizarre naming trend with World Cup performances

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2 min readUpdated: Jul 14, 2026 10:36 PM IST Erling Haaland may have had to say goodbye to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the quarterfinal but the impact he has made will continue to live for years to come, particularly in Peru. Despite there being little in common between the South America country and Norway, a total of 563 Peruvians now bear names directly inspired by the Norwegian and Manchester City forward. According to official figures released by the country’s National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (RENIEC), of the 563, 468 Peruvians already bear the surname Haaland, and a further 91 children have been registered with his full name, Erling Haaland. A vast majority of these registrations have been made since the start of the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup. “Different football stars serve as inspiration for Peruvians to register their children with these names,” Ivan Torres, a spokesperson for Reniec, said on Panamericana Televisio. He said that the frequency of name registrations spiked dramatically as Norway made their way to the quarterfinals. …

Imtiaz Ali’s daughter Ida gets engaged to boyfriend Krish Agrawal in Norway | Bollywood News

Imtiaz Ali’s daughter Ida gets engaged to boyfriend Krish Agrawal in Norway | Bollywood News

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4 min readMumbaiJul 13, 2026 11:20 AM IST Director Imtiaz Ali’s daughter Ida recently announced her engagement to longtime boyfriend Krish Agrawal on social media. Taking to Instagram, Ida shared glimpses from her proposal that happened in Norway on 1st July at 11 pm. On Sunday, Ida shared the proposal video where Krish went on his knees as she presented a diamond ring to her. An overjoyed Ida also shared photos from the proposal on her Instagram. While Imtiaz Ali has not openly reacted to the news, he reshared another publication’s story that misreported Ida’s age. Imtiaz Ali’s daughter Ida Ali get engaged Sharing dreamy pictures and videos to announce the happy news, Ida Ali wrote on Instagram, “01/07/26 11 pm Ytresand.” Soon after Ida announced her engagement to long-time boyfriend Krish Agrawal, actors Ahsaas Channa, Vedang Raina, Sharvari, Khushi Kapoor, Aaliyah Kashyap, Orry, Sanjana Sanghi, and many others congratulated the happy couple. Also Read: ‘Degenerate society’: Imtiaz Ali says ‘it’s not okay’ to live in a ‘victimised’ state Imtiaz Ali also shared another publication’s …

Controversy over Jude Bellingham’s goal vs Norway after FIFA’s Sky Cam ‘assist’ | Football News

Controversy over Jude Bellingham’s goal vs Norway after FIFA’s Sky Cam ‘assist’ | Football News

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4 min readUpdated: Jul 12, 2026 06:18 AM IST England’s 2-1 victory over Norway at the FIFA World Cup was marred with controversy after the American broadcaster of the World Cup, Fox Sports, raised doubts over the ball hitting the wire of FIFA’s Sky Cam in the build-up to England’s equaliser. Norway were leading 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup quarter-final when Jude Bellingham scored an equaliser in the second minute of added time in the first half at Miami. Fox Sports posted a clip of the sequence leading up to the goal, where it claimed that when Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland took his goal-kick the ball seemed to hit the thin wire of the FIFA Sky Cam, which is suspended over the stadium for an aerial overview of the game. The ball then fell to an England player, and a couple of passes later Bellingham scored England equaliser. Erling Haaland, Norway’s top scorer at the FIFA World Cup 2026, was among the players who was seen pointing at the sky after the goal along …

Who are the referees for Norway vs England?

Who are the referees for Norway vs England?

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4 min readJul 11, 2026 06:45 PM IST Norway vs England, FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final: The highly anticipated blockbuster contest between Erling Haaland’s Norway and Harry Kane’s England is set to take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on July 11. FIFA has selected the experienced 44-year-old French referee, Clement Turpin to officiate tonight’s quarter-final between the two European sides. The Three Lions come into this game on the back of an impressive win 3-2 win over the hosts Mexico, inspired by a brace from their young star midfielder Jude Bellingham and a goal from the spot by skipper Harry Kane. Meanwhile, the Scandinavians probably pulled one of the biggest shocks of the tournament when they knocked out five-time champions Brazil in the Round of 16 with a 1-2 win, thanks to a commendable brace from Erling Haaland. The winner will set up an intriguing clash against either Argentina or Switzerland in the semifinals. The officiating crew selected by FIFA for this quarterfinal between Norway and England consists of three French referees and …

Wonderwall vs Thingwall: Viking city near Liverpool and what Norway row means to England | Football News

Wonderwall vs Thingwall: Viking city near Liverpool and what Norway row means to England | Football News

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While the Viking Row and Erling Haaland’s intimidating run have swept over the World Cup pop culture and fan celebrations, England vs Norway takes the former into ancient history – when they were colonised. Historian and journalist Joey Durso, who puts rivalries under the lens of History, recalled how the Viking Row is a part of England history that flips the roles. “Before England colonised anyone, England was colonised by Vikings,” Durso says in his Insta post, adding Norwegian football fans are re-enacting the rowing that did it. “Viking rowing is a brand new thing, players, fans do it. But the idea is ancient that Vikings pull in their sails and row ashore for battle. The most famous time it happened was in England,” he narrates. In 793 AD Viking longships came to Lindisfarne, an island off Northumbrian coast in northeast England. “It has a famous monastery that had been there for centuries. The island plays a role in ’28 years later’, the zombie film. The sacking was brutal, monks were cut down, some taken …

The coach who died once and now leads Norway in a World Cup quarterfinal

The coach who died once and now leads Norway in a World Cup quarterfinal

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5 min readJul 11, 2026 06:30 AM IST Ståle Solbakken has already died once. Saturday, he coaches Norway against England anyway. The first shock from the defibrillator did nothing. More than 150 joules had shocked the body that had already stopped breathing. It was the second shock, moments later, that gave his heart a new life on a training pitch in Copenhagen on March 13, 2001. He remembers none of it. “I remember nothing,” he told VG. The day has been erased entirely, a blank space where his own death should be. Club doctor Frank Odgaard began compressions immediately, continuing until the ambulance arrived, then used the defibrillator himself. Solbakken did not breathe for seven minutes. He was pronounced clinically dead. His parents flew in from Norway; his mother, he has said, began planning his funeral over the North Sea, before anyone knew whether his brain had survived what his heart had not. He surfaced thirty hours later in intensive care, thrashing, and was put back under. Doctors later tested the pacemaker they’d fitted by …