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Harshitha | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT In a bizarre development, R. Harshitha, a 400m hurdler from Tamil Nadu, had to run alone during her heats on Saturday following an overnight technical goof-up in the National inter-State athletics meet at the Kalinga Stadium here. Despite her determined solo re-run on her debut at the meet, the…
India’s Sardar Singh in action. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Indian men’s hockey team produced a dominant display to thrash arch-rivals Pakistan 7-1 in the reverse fixture of the FIH Pro League’s London leg. After conceding an early goal, India stormed back through strikes from Sukhjeet Singh (20th), Harmanpreet Singh (26th), Hardik Singh (34th),…
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Iran’s Mehdi Taremi criticises the arrangements provided to the national team in the U.S. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran captain Mehdi Taremi questioned whether his side was welcome at the World Cup, strongly criticising the conditions they are playing under in the United States after they drew 1-1 with Egypt on Friday (June 27,…
Giant replicas of the FIFA 2026 World Cup trophy and ball. | Photo Credit: Henry Romero FIFA World Cup 2026 is being played across Canada, Mexico, and the USA, with stars like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Kylian Mbappe keeping the high-octane football matches nail-biting. The event began on June 11, 2026, at the Estadio…
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Activist Peter Tatchell with a Progress pride flag inside the stadium before the Group G match between Iran and Egypt. File | Photo Credit: Reuters In Seattle’s Ballard district, a drag queen was wielding a microphone and putting on a show ahead of the World Cup meeting of Iran and Egypt. Also read | FIFA…
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Tiny Cape Verde defied odds to become the smallest country to earn a spot in the World Cup knockout round behind the stellar play of Vozinha, the 40-year-old goalkeeper who embodied the grit of his nation. Also read | Spain stunned in 0-0 draw with World Cup debutants Cape Verde “We are small,” he said….
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah in action with Iran’s Mohammad Mohebbi in the Group G encounter on June 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Egypt advanced past the group stage at the World Cup for the first time while Iran, which had a potential late winning goal called back due to an offside, will have to wait…
Belgium’s Leandro Trossard (10) celebrates his goal against New Zealand with teammates Kevin De Bruyne (7) and Charles De Ketelaere (17) during the first half of a World Cup Group G soccer match, in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday (June 26, 2026). | Photo Credit: AP Leandro Trossard scored a pair of goals and Belgium…
Clare Taylor. | Photo Credit: P. K. Ajith Kumar Like many people these days, Clare Taylor keeps one eye on the football World Cup in North America and the other, closer home, on the Women’s T20 World Cup here in England. But unlike others – all bar one – she has played in both the…
The domains were used to illegally offer users copyright-protected content in the form of real-time streams of the World Cup matches as they were being played and first broadcast, U.S. Justice Department said. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States has seized nearly 400 internet domains that were being used to illegally stream the World…
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