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Folarin Balogun of the U.S. during the warm up before the match FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between United States and Belgium at the Seattle Stadium, Seattle, Washington, U.S. on July 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Imagn Images via Reuters U.S. striker Folarin Balogun will start Monday’s (July 6, 2026) World Cup…
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Spain’s Mikel Merino (6) celebrates scoring his side’s opening goal with Fabian Ruiz (8) during the World Cup round of 16 match between Portugal and Spain in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, on July 6, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Substitute Mikel Merino scored in the first minute of second-half stoppage time to lift Spain into…
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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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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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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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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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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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When FIFA, football’s world governing body, decreed some nine-and-a-half years back that the sport’s flagship event, the World Cup, would be expanded to 48 teams from the existing 32 from the 2026 edition, it was received with mixed feelings. Nations that had narrowly missed out on qualification were energised by the prospect of 16 additional…
Australia’s Beth Mooney in action at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Final England vs Australia at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, Britain – July 5, 2026 | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters In a team of so many superstars, Beth Mooney may not have got her due often enough. But, she keeps…
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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…