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East Rutherford: Kylian Mbappe put France ahead with a brilliant crossover step in the 45th minute and then added a second-half goal to break a World Cup knockout round scoring record, and Les Bleus beat Sweden 3-0 Tuesday to set up a round of 16...

  Bhopal: Cricketer Shashank Singh Tuesday denied allegations of assaulting a man employed at his family's residence in Bhopal, claiming the complainant had falsely projected himself as a cook and suggesting that an attempt was being made to implicate his family. The statement came a...

Monterrey: Morocco booked their place in the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over the Netherlands at Monterrey Stadium Tuesday. After 120 minutes of intense tactical battle ended 1-1, the Atlas Lions held their nerve from...

Nottingham: New Zealand won a test series in England for the fourth time by wrapping up a 160-run victory in the third test at Trent Bridge Monday, bringing an end to the international career of home captain Ben Stokes. Resuming on 103-4 and chasing an...

New Delhi: The Indian women's cricket team has become one of the first sides to qualify for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, while the men's team will have to finish as Asia's highest-ranked side in the ICC Men's T20I rankings by the end of...

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...