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Osaka celebrates her win over Sabalenka. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Sunday was a day of firsts for Naomi Osaka. Prior to the 6-2, 7-6(2) victory over Aryna Sabalenka, she had never won on Centre Court; the feat earned the 28-year-old her maiden entry into the singles quarterfinal at Wimbledon; and the success snapped a run…
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Haaland celebrates with Schjelderup after netting Norway’s second goal. | Photo Credit: AP Norway coach Stale Solbakken hailed his team’s World Cup round-of-16 win over Brazil as the greatest night in the country’s football history. “This is way above 1998 (Norway beat Brazil 2-1 in the World Cup group stage) because this was a knockout game,” he said…
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Sicyon, Avener, The Archer and Ranquelino shone when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (July 6). Inner sand: 1200m: Forever Royal (Rajesh K) 1-22, 1,000/1-9, 600/41.5. Moved well. Grass track: 1200m: Ranquelino (R. Pradeep) 1-17.5, 1,000/1-3, 600/39. Impressed. Echoes Of Time (Sandesh) 1-18.5, 1,000/1-9, 600/39. Pleased. Royal Tribute (Bhawani) 1-20.5, 1,000/1-7, 600/39. Worked…
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Vinicius is consoled by Ancelotti after the loss. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Carlo Ancelotti insisted Brazil’s defeat to Norway should be treated not as an ending but as the beginning of a rebuild after his side’s World Cup campaign was cut short in the round of 16. Brazil’s 2-1 loss in New Jersey brought…
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This year”s FIFA World Cup started off with 48 teams, the most in the competition’s history. In the group stage, 12 groups made of four teams each played 72 matches, bringing down the number of qualifying teams to 32. Follow teams and their journey through the subsequent stages until the final match for the trophy….
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The fallout in Asian football continues as the continent comes to terms with an underwhelming World Cup performance. On Monday (July 6,2026) , Chung Mong-gyu stepped down as president of the Korea Football Association. FIFA World Cup 2026 knockout schedule: Matches in Indian Time His departure follows harsh criticism from the country’s president and the…
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The match had been billed as England’s biggest test at the tournament so far. File | Photo Credit: Reuters England manager Thomas Tuchel credited “pure mentality and heart” after his 10-man side survived a pulsating encounter at the Azteca Stadium, weathering a second-half onslaught to beat Mexico 3-2 and reach the World Cup quarter-finals on…
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Lionel Messi has never walked down College Street. Cristiano Ronaldo has never stood beneath the floodlights of the Maidan. Neymar has never argued over tea at a North Kolkata adda. Yet all three have lived in Kolkata for years. They have travelled on the backs of buses, appeared on school notebooks, stared down from posters…
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On a weekday evening at Hyderabad Paddle Park, courts are rarely empty. By 5pm, a steady rhythm of play sets in. A plastic ball snaps across the net, paddles rise and fall, and players rotate in tight cycles of waiting and action. Pickleball, which began as a casual social sport, has found several takers in…
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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, on July 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP European soccer body UEFA has lashed out at FIFA’s decision to suspend U.S. striker Folarin Balogun’s red-card ban in the World Cup, after U.S….
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