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India secure 20 medals, including 4 gold at U-20 Asian Wrestling C’ships

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India secure 20 medals, including 4 gold at U-20 Asian Wrestling C’ships

Indian wrestlers finished with an impressive haul of 20 medals, including four gold, seven silver and nine bronze at the Under-20 Asian Wrestling Championships here. India ensured consistent podium finishes across multiple weight divisions throughout the championship, securing top-three overall team rankings in both women’s wrestling and men’s freestyle. In women’s wrestling, India finished second…

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Grand Chess tour: Praggnaandhaa ends tied third, Gukesh sixth; Alireza wins

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Grand Chess tour: Praggnaandhaa ends tied third, Gukesh sixth; Alireza wins

Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa. File | Photo Credit: Norway Chess Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa bounced back with a decent effort on the final day to finish tied third in the Croatian leg of the Grand chess tour here on Monday (July 6, 2026). France’s Firouzja Alireza bagged the top honours with 23.5 points. Praggnanandhaa shared the third…

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Cycling: Pogacar wins Tour stage three to take yellow jersey from Vingegaard

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Cycling: Pogacar wins Tour stage three to take yellow jersey from Vingegaard

Defending champion ‌Tadej Pogacar’s final attack paid off as the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider ​won his first stage of this year’s Tour de France on ⁠Monday, taking the overall lead from Jonas Vingegaard, who finished second. Pogacar and Vingegaard are tied at eight hours, 46 minutes and 55 seconds after stage three, but Pogacar’s bonus…

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Greaves and Hope centuries have West Indies trailing by 143 against Sri Lanka on Day 4

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Greaves and Hope centuries have West Indies trailing by 143 against Sri Lanka on Day 4

Justin Greaves and Shai Hope compiled centuries and guided West Indies to 406-5 in reply to Sri Lanka’s 549-9 declared on the fourth morning of the second test on Monday (July 6, 2026). Greaves was 131 not out at lunch beside captain Roston Chase on 8. The West Indies trailed by 143 runs. The Sri…

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Paolini ends Eala’s fairytale run, sets up last-eight clash with Kostyuk

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Paolini ends Eala’s fairytale run, sets up last-eight clash with Kostyuk

Jasmine Paolini was made to work hard for her victory. | Photo Credit: AFP Few bonds in the world are formed as quickly as the one between an eager audience and an exciting sportsperson. It is like love at first sight, with the infatuation deep from the very first encounter. Jasmine Paolini experienced this first…

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Spain vs Portugal, FIFA World Cup Round of 16 LIVE: Spain eyes revenge as Ronaldo’s Portugal loom in last-16

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Spain vs Portugal, FIFA World Cup Round of 16 LIVE: Spain eyes revenge as Ronaldo’s Portugal loom in last-16

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo arrives at the Dallas Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S before the Round of 16 Portugal v Spain match. | Photo Credit: Reuters Spain and Portugal will drag a year’s worth of ‌Iberian needle into the Texas heat on Monday (July 6, 2026), when the World Cup round of 16 serves up a rematch…

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FIFA World Cup 2026 | Can Salah’s Egypt surprise Messi’s Argentina?

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FIFA World Cup 2026 | Can Salah’s Egypt surprise Messi’s Argentina?

Linchpins: Egypt will try to get Salah on the break while Messi will be Argentina’s bow and arrow. | Photo Credit: AFP Both Argentina and Egypt needed 120 draining minutes to survive their opening knockout ties and had barely four days to recover before meeting for a place in the World Cup quarterfinals. For Argentina,…

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Skipper Molineux proves doubters wrong with a stirring campaign

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Skipper Molineux proves doubters wrong with a stirring campaign

Molineux was the top wicket-taker for Australia. | Photo Credit: AFP London Sophie Molineux wasn’t exactly the obvious choice to take over Australia’s captaincy from Alyssa Healy. There had been doubters, who felt she wasn’t even a certainty in the XI. She proved them all wrong. She won the Australian women’s cricket a World Cup…

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