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Norway’s Erling Haaland celebrates after his team defeated Brazil as Norway qualifies for the quarterfinals of the World Cup, on July 5, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Erling Haaland struck two late goals as Norway stunned record five-time champion Brazil 2-1 in the World Cup last 16 on Sunday (July 5, 2026) to send the…
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc celebrates after winning the British Grand Prix. | Photo Credit: Reuters Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari its 250th Grand Prix victory when he won a gripping British GP at Silverstone, which ended under a safety car on Sunday. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli missed out on a top-10 finish. Antonelli’s Mercedes teammate and championship…
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United States’ Folarin Balogun (20) attends a training session ahead of their World Cup round of 16 soccer match against Belgium in Seattle, Sunday, July 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP United States striker Folarin Balogun will be available for their World Cup last-16 clash with Belgium after FIFA suspended his ban for a red…
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Alexandra Eala didn’t have the option of playing on grass courts growing up in the Philippines. Instead, she used one that also doubled as a basketball court. “There would be the basketball hoops, so I couldn’t really step back a lot because then I would hit the basketball hoop,” Eala said. The 21-year-old Eala found…
Ancy Sojan, having eclipsed Anju Bobby George’s 22-year-old National mark of 6.83m set at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has a clear target: the Asian Games gold in Aichi-Nagoya in September this year. “I want to bring the gold medal with a high class jump. I am aiming for the Asian Games record also so that…
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Arjuna Ranatunga. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES Arjuna Ranatunga has never been one to soften his words, and ahead of the India-Sri Lanka Test series in August, the 1996 World Cup-winning captain gave a frank assessment of where the game is headed and who is to blame. “T20 cricket has, in many ways, killed…
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Novak Djokovic kept his quest for a record 25th Major with a consummate display against Roman Safiullin in the fourth round at Wimbledon on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Reuters Naomi Osaka is joy unbound after eliminating top seed Aryna Sabalenka to make her maiden quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Reuters Late in their…
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Brazil’s Vinicius Junior during training before the FIFA World Cup match against Norway in July 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: Imagn Images via REUTERS The Round of 16 match between Brazil and Norway is underway at the New York New Jersey stadium in East Rutherford, on July 6, 2026. The fixture comes with a historical…
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Australian opener Beth Mooney in action. | Photo Credit: AFP Ah, these Australian women! How on earth a team could be this so good. Even in transition, apparently. Sophie Molineux and her women lifted the Women’s T20 World Cup on a gloriously sunny Sunday (July 5, 2026) afternoon. Expectedly. In style. With yet another dominant…
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Eala makes an acrobatic return against Swiatek. | Photo Credit: REUTERS To be a left-hander is to be a player apart. Assumed to possess innate grace and style, they are instantly placed in a separate aesthetic category. It is also that they are extremely rare in the current tennis landscape. There is no active left-handed Major singles…
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