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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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ICC Chairman Jay Shah hands over the the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 trophy to Australian captain Sophie Molineux as her team won their 7th title after defeating England, at the Lord’s, in London on July 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI ICC Chairman Jay Shah hailed women’s cricket as being in a “golden…
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Yet to win a game in the ongoing tour of the U.K., a desperate India will most certainly include an additional pacer at the expense of out-of-sync leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi in the third T20 International against England here on Tuesday (July 7, 2026). Under new skipper Shreyas Iyer, India have lost three out of their…
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United States’ Folarin Balogun (20) reacts to a red card during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between the United States and Bosnia in Santa Clara, Calif., near San Francisco, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Ahead of the round of 16 clash between Belgium and the U.S. in the FIFA…
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Lamine Yamal of Spain looks on during the Training at Cotton Bowl on July 05, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP 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…
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England’s Harry Kane and Marc Guehi celebrate after the match | Photo Credit: Reuters Jude Bellingham recorded a brace, and Harry Kane scored his sixth goal of the World Cup and added an assist as England outlasted Mexico 3-2 in a round of 16 instant classic on Sunday (July 5, 2026) night at Mexico City….
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Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo speaks to reporters during a press conference ahead of his team’s World Cup round of 16 soccer match against Spain on Sunday (July 5, 2026) in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas. | Photo Credit: AP Cristiano Ronaldo’s sometimes playful banter in a rare World Cup news conference ended in an exchange between Portugal’s…
Brazil’s Neymar (10) scores a goal from a penalty kick during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and Norway in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, on Sunday (July 5, 2026). | Photo Credit: AP Neymar said on Sunday (July 5, 2026) he is done playing for Brazil’s national team, announcing…
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