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M’laya lose against Saurashtra by 7 wkts
Shillong, Dec 8: Meghalaya were beaten by Saurashtra by seven wickets in their U-19 Women's One Day Trophy match in New Delhi on Thursday.
In a result strongly reminiscent of the defeat to Chhattisgarh yesterday, Meghalaya won the toss and…
FIFA World Cup: Netherlands keeper Noppert plays down Messi threat in quarterfinals
Doha (Qatar), Dec 8: The Netherlands goalkeeper Andries Noppert said he is not overly concerned about the threat posed by Argentina captain Lionel Messi ahead of the team's World Cup quarterfinal duel on Friday.
Messi has been…
The next World Cup will jump to 48 teams. Is bigger better?
DOHA, Dec 7:The next World Cup will be the biggest ever after world football body FIFA took the leap from a 32-team field to 48 teams in 2026.
It means more of football’s so-called “little teams” that didn’t make it to Qatar will be given…
Ronaldo dropped, Ramos scores hat-trick against Switzerland
LUSAIL, Dec 7: A chant of “RONALDO! RONALDO!” swept around the biggest stadium at the World Cup, followed by loud jeers when the fans realized their idol wasn’t coming onto the field.
Cristiano Ronaldo was, in fact, sitting in the Portugal…
Spanish ‘tiki-taka’ stumbles
DOHA, Dec 7: Spain lost to Morocco 3-0 in a penalty shootout in the round of 16 at the World Cup on Tuesday, failing to make it to the quarterfinals for the third straight time since winning its last world title in South Africa in 2010.
La…
Mumbai Kenkre hold Rajasthan United to draw
New Delhi, Dec 7: Hosts Rajasthan United were held to a 1-1 draw by Mumbai Kenkre in a sixth-round match of the I-League here on Wednesday.
In a game which livened up only in the second half, it was Mumbai Kenkre’s Aman Gaikwad who put his…
Mirabai bags silver at World C’ship despite wrist pain
Bogota (Colombia), Dec 7: Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu endured wrist pain to grab a silver medal at the World Championships and in the process beat Tokyo Olympics champion Hou Zhihua, here.
The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist,…
Rohit heroics in vain as B’desh win 2nd ODI by 5 runs, seal series 2-0
Mirpur, Dec 7: India’s shoddy batting display and the inability to land the killer blow contributed to their second successive series loss in Bangladesh after the diminutive Mehidy Hasan Miraz led the hosts to a five-run win in the second…
IOC to decide on IOA’s ban warning after Dec 10 elections
Lausanne, Dec 7: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has noted the “significant progress” made by the IOA in resolving its governance issues but until it completes the elections process on December 10 the global body won’t decide on…
Prannoy loses in opening group game
Bangkok, Dec 7: India’s HS Prannoy fought hard before going down in three games to rising Japanese Kodai Naraoka in the opening men’s singles group A match at the BWF World Tour Finals here on Wednesday.
The World No. 12 Indian showed…