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Mikel Merino celebrates with teammates after scoring the match-winning goal against Belgium. | Photo Credit: AFP Two knockout games. Two goals. Nine minutes of actual playing time between them. If you’re looking for the quickest route to World Cup folklore, Mikel Merino has just written the blueprint — and Arsenal, whether they meant to or…
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Mark Butcher. | Photo Credit: P.K. Ajith Kumar Mark Butcher keeps his word. “I will find you in half an hour,” he says. He sure does. He says a lot more over the next half an hour. And you are fascinated. He is a sharp analyst of the game, and very articulate. Earlier this year,…
Petra Sorling. | Photo Credit: File photo: Getty Images Petra Sorling, president of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), is a quiet, firm, no-nonsense administrator on a mission to take the sport to new markets and wider audiences while ensuring its long-term financial sustainability. The 55-year-old said her second term (2025-29) will focus on ensuring…
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Novak Djokovic | Photo Credit: Reuters To see small victories in defeats and not wallow in self pity are qualities that separate the greats from the ordinary. Most players who would have received the kind of shellacking that Jannik Sinner gave Novak Djokovic in Friday’s Wimbledon semifinal – 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and…
Margaretta, who is in rousing form, should be hard to toss in the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Bangalore Summer Derby (2,000m), the stellar attraction of the races to be held here on Sunday (July 12). Carried over amount of Rs. 2,97,117 will be added to the combined jackpot pool. There will be no false rails. 1….
Prasanna Kumar trained Iron Mirage (Akshay K up), won the Coromandel Gromor Bangalore Million (1,400m), the chief event of the races held here on Saturday (July 11). The winner is owned by Mr. Meka Yugandhar, Capt Jamshed J. Appoo, Mr. K. Manoj Kumar, Mr. Ashok Ranpise & M/s. DT Racing & Breeding LLP. The results…
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Wizardry: Haaland finds the space that opponents didn’t know they had left. | Photo Credit: AP Forget the scoreline for a second. If you actually looked at how Erling Haaland has scored his seven goals this World Cup, “one behind” starts to sound like the wrong way to describe him. The Norwegian might be a…
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Teak, Solana, Pledge, Maana and Savanna Storm showed out when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (July11) Inner sand: 1000m: Eclipse Plus (Shinde) 1-7, 600/39. Strode out well. 1200m: Hold Your Breath (Rajesh K), Femme Fatale (Kiran Rai) 1-23, 1,000/1-9, 600/40. Former finished four lengths ahead. Outer sand: 600m: Irish Coffee (Arul) 44….
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Social Butterfly, Golden Dancer and Nebula impressed when the horses were exercised here on Saturday (July 11) evening. Inner sand: 600m: Market King (Hamir) 38. Moved well. 800m: Age Of Reason (Hamir), Bright Button (Shelar) 54, 600/41. Pair moved level freely. Foxy (T.S. Jodha), Fay (P. Vinod) 54, 600/40. Both finished level freely. Dream Alliance…
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Deepti’s 57 took India to 285 in the first innings. | Photo Credit: AFP Formats change. Deepti Sharma doesn’t. She remains the player India could bank on, with ball or bat. On the opening day of the first ever Women’s Test at Lord’s, the team needed someone to hold the lower-order together. Her 57 ensured the Women in…
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