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Dallas: England opened their FIFA World Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, defeating Croatia 4-2 in a thrilling Group E clash that lived up to its billing as one of the tournament’s toughest groups. Captain Harry Kane led the way with a brace as the Three Lions gained sweet revenge for their 2018 World Cup semi-final […]

HOUSTON: Congo announced their return to the FIFA World Cup in stunning fashion, holding fancied Portugal to a 1-1 draw in a gripping Group I encounter in Houston. Making only their second World Cup appearance and their first since 1974, the African side produced a fearless display against one of the tournament favourites. Nicknamed the […]

NEW YORK: Kylian Mbappe struck twice as France kicked off their FIFA World Cup campaign with a 3-1 victory over Senegal in their Group I match, securing all three points with a dominant second-half display. Senegal looked the more adventurous side in the opening half and created several attacking opportunities, but failed to find the […]

  KANSAS CITY: Lionel Messi produced a masterclass, scoring the first World Cup hat-trick of his illustrious career as Argentina opened their campaign with a commanding 3-0 victory over Algeria. The Argentine captain found the net in the 17th, 60th and 76th minutes, leaving Algeria with no answer despite a few attacking attempts that failed […]

New Jersey, June 13: Five-time world champions Brazil will launch their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign against an ambitious Morocco side at the MetLife Stadium on Saturday in what is widely being viewed as the defining match of Group C. With both teams expected to comfortably navigate past Haiti and Scotland in the group stage, […]

Chennai, June 9 Indian basketball player Ulhas Satyanarayan, one of the country’s pioneering professionals in European basketball, was recently honoured by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in recognition of his achievements on the international stage. The Tamil Nadu-born point guard has carved a unique place for himself in Indian basketball through a successful career […]

Chennai, April4, 2025 Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey has hinted at MS Dhoni leading the side in their IPL 2025 clash against Delhi Capitals at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday if regular skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad doesn’t recover in time from his elbow injury. Gaikwad had taken a blow on his right forearm […]

Guwahati, March 26 Moeen Ali, coming in place of an unwell Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy combined to pick four wickets each while Quinton de Kock was at his attacking best to hit an unbeaten 97 off 61 balls as defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders sealed their first win of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 […]

Chennai, November 22(BPNS) Roger Federer ,the legend in Tennis in a fitting farewell to his friend and on court rival ,Rafael Nadal on the latter quitting the game . This can be seen as one of the greatest tribute ever to his greatest rival & best friend which.is highly emotional and at the highest level […]