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Arlington: Giovani Lo Celso became the first Argentine player other than Lionel Messi to score in this World Cup as the defending champions finished the group stage with a three-game sweep after a 3-1 victory over Jordan. Lo Celso, in his first World Cup start,...

Bhubaneswar: Keralam’s Asian Games medallist Ancy Sojan obliterated the women’s long jump record that has stood for more than two decades, with a brilliant performance at the 65th National Inter-State Athletics Championships at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar Saturday evening. The 25-year-old international long jumper entered...

New Delhi: The funeral of former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's elder brother, Shahid Akhtar, in Islamabad has come under scrutiny after senior members of Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), including its deputy chief Saifullah Kasuri, were seen attending last rites. Shahid Akhtar passed away...

Dallas: Lionel Messi will start Argentina's final World Cup group stage match against Jordan on the bench, head coach Lionel Scaloni said Friday. The reigning champion is already guaranteed top spot in Group J regardless of Saturday's result at Dallas Stadium, and Scaloni hinted he...

Seattle: Egypt advanced past the group stage at the World Cup for the first time, while Iran, which had a potential late winning goal called back due to an offside, will have to wait one day to find out its fate after the two teams...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha cricketer Sambit Baral has earned a place in Team A for the prestigious BCCI Emerging Men’s Tournament 2026, scheduled to be held at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru from July 6 to 24. Baral’s selection was made by the All...

Guadalajara: Spain defeated Uruguay 1-0 after another goalkeeping mistake by Fernando Muslera to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup and eliminate the South American powerhouse Friday. Uruguay, a two-time champion, will go home without any victories in its three Group H games....

Houston: Cape Verde completed an improbable run through the group stage with a third straight World Cup draw to become the smallest country to earn a spot in the knockout round following a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia on Friday night. The small island nation...

Foxborough (US): Not so fast, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe. Ousmane Dembele has just entered the Golden Boot race. Dembele scored a first-half hat trick, including one off a feed from Mbappe, to help France beat Norway 4-1 at the World Cup Friday. Dembele's goals...

Belfast: Immaculate Ireland bowlers gnawed on Indian batters' impatience on a rather pacy pitch with exemplary lengths, etching a historic 34-run victory in the first T20I match in Belfast Friday. It was Ireland's first-ever victory over reigning T20 world champions India in any format, and...