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Belfast: Jai Moondra, a software engineer from Rajasthan's Tonk, rocked a star-studded batting line-up filled with IPL stars as Ireland did the unthinkable, shocking reigning T20 World Champions India by one-run to complete a historic 2-0 series win in Belfast Sunday. It is easily the...

London: Ellyse Perry oozed class and Ashleigh Gardner was all muscle as Australia notched up a smooth six-wicket win to knock an underwhelming India out of the ICC T20 Women's World Cup in London Sunday. The defeat could well mean the end of Harmanpreet Kaur's...

London: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat against six-time champions Australia in a must-win Group A match of the Women's T20 World Cup in London Sunday. India made one change, bringing back Kranti Gaud in place of Nandani Sharma. Australia...

Arlington: Lionel Messi became the first player to score in seven consecutive World Cup games while extending his all-time scoring record with his 19th goal in Argentina's group stage finale against Jordan. Messi scored on a free kick after being taken down just outside the...

Kansas City: Austria and Algeria played to a thrilling 3-3 draw in what amounted to a win-win result in their World Cup group-stage finale, allowing both to advance to the knockout round while eliminating Iran from the tournament. The game was tied 2-all in the...

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...