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Lionel Scaloni has spent nearly eight years building one of the most successful teams in Argentina’s history. Yet even now, he admits it continues to surprise him. After watching his side overturn another deficit to beat England 2-1 and reach a second successive FIFA World Cup final, the coach searched for words to explain a…
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The allegations of sexual harassment, criminal intimidation and institutional protection for the accused within Hockey India (HI) have gone beyond the federation’s internal purview. The sports ministry, recognising the seriousness of the matter, has now directed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to look into it. “The sports ministry has asked the IOA to form a…
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Kavya and Sovereign King should fight out the finish of the Dr. S.R. Captain Salver, the feature event of the opening day’s races of the Pune racing season 2026, here on Friday (July 17). Rails will be announced one hour before the first race. 1.SEASON OPENER PLATE (Div. I) (1,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to…
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Southern Force, Khazana, Eminent Gold and Bright Thunder impressed when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (July 16). Inner sand: 600m: Golden Mist (rb) 40. Strode out well. 1200m: Thessalian (Girish), Legacy Field (Shareef) 1-23, 1,000/1-7, 600/39.5. Former finished two lengths ahead. Outer sand: 1000m: Southern Force (Rayan) 1-11, 600/43.5. Impressed. Khazana (Aleemuddin)…
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The British government on Thursday (July 16, 2026), urged FIFA to investigate Argentina’s team after players posed with a banner claiming sovereignty over the contested Falkland Islands. Argentina beat England 2-1 in a World Cup semifinal on Wednesday (July 15, 2026), in Atlanta. During post-match celebrations, Argentine players held a banner handed over by fans…
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Dhoni and Ashwin in action during an IPL 2025 match. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Indian veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes CSK should begin planning beyond Stephen Fleming’s long tenure as head coach, saying the franchise has reached a stage where it needs a fresh direction. On Tuesday,…
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R. Ashwin said, teams like the Netherlands, Scotland, Nepal, USA and Ireland need more meaningful matches, not just qualification tournaments for the collective growth that will make this sport a spectacle at the Olympics. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Indian Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday (July 16, 2026) said the structural changes made…
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Bossing the turf: Spain’s relentless pressing, immaculate possession and defensive organisation suffocated France. | Photo Credit: REUTERS France had arrived in Dallas carrying the tournament’s most feared attack. Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Michael Olise had combined for 13 goals and 10 assists in six matches as opponents struggled to contain them. By the end of…
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Spain’s record-setting goalkeeper Unai Simon has stood firm and produced some brilliant saves at this World Cup. | Photo Credit: AP Ask Unai Simon about his World Cup and he’ll tell you it’s been easy and that the shots simply haven’t come, that his defence has done the work. Ask Kylian Mbappe, sprinting clear with…
Argentina’s Giovani Lo Celso holds a banner with the words “The Malvinas are Argentine”, referring to the Falkland Islands, while his teammate Nicolas Otamendi gestures to him, at the end of the World Cup semifinal soccer match between England and Argentina in Atlanta on July 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Argentina players held up…