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Indian women boxers continued their impressive run at the Asian U-19 and U-23 boxing championships with six pugilists advancing to the semifinals to assure themselves of medals on day 5 of the tournament here on Thursday. India is now assured of eight medals in the U-19 women’s competition. Chandrika Bhoresh Pujari (51kg) delivered a dominant…
The Russian flag, the Olympic flag and the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Russian athletics federation announced on Thursday (July 9, 2026) they will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) challenging World Athletics (WA) extending the blanket ban on their track and field athletes. “Russian…
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Indian recurve archers had a disappointing day as the country’s men and women teams lost their respective quarterfinal matches to the U.S. at the Archery World Cup Stage-4 in Madrid on Thursday. The men’s team suffered a 0-6 defeat, while the women’s side lost 2-6. Asian champion and Stage-3 gold medallist B. Dhiraj scored his…
France’s Kylian Mbappe, center, celebrates with teammates after France defeated Morocco during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between France and Morocco in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Thursday, July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele were on target as France surged past Morocco 2-0 to book their place in the…
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Prabhsimran Singh. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Prabhsimran Singh was in the middle of a gym session when he got to know about his selection in the India squad for the three T20Is in Zimbabwe later this month. When PTI reached out to him, the 25-year-old from Patiala could not express in words…
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It’s theatrical. It can be maddening. It makes the world’s top soccer players look very cool — or very silly. The stutter-step penalty has been a feature of this World Cup, with the leading adopters of the technique being superstars Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane and Neymar. Let’s say it’s had varying…
Second Half ends, France 2, Morocco 0. A rather baffling performance from Morocco. The team looked tame and uninterested in attacking, unlike previous games in this tournament. No sense of urgency in the second half to try and match the French, but France discovered their ruthless side once again with brilliant goals from main men…
Spain’s Lamine Yamal during training ahead of the FIFA quarterfinal match against Spain, July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Belgium will meet Spain in the World Cup quarterfinals on Friday (July 10, 2026) with the daunting task of breaching the European champion’s watertight defence for the first time at the tournament. By beating Cristiano…
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India’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur. File | Photo Credit: PTI Harmanpreet Kaur has made it a habit, of being part of historic moments. She led the Indian women to a first ever World Cup in Navi Mumbai last year. On Friday, she will lead her team on to the field for the first ever…
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Odegaard delivered an assist in each of his first three World Cup matches. | Photo Credit: Getty Images While Erling Haaland has rightfully dominated the headlines with seven goals, the man pulling the strings in Norway’s fairytale World Cup run has operated largely in his teammate’s shadow. Captain Martin Odegaard has been just as instrumental…
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