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Doha: Ghana coach Otto Addo criticized the American referee who awarded the penalty that resulted in Cristiano Ronaldo's record goal at the World Cup, calling it “a special gift.” Ronaldo won and converted the second-half penalty, making him the first male player to score in...

Lusail: Brazil manager Tite said star forward Neymar would fight through the pain barrier to continue playing in the FIFA World Cup despite an ankle injury. The 30-year-old suffered the injury in the second-half of Brazil's 2-0 victory over Serbia in Group G Friday and...

Auckland: Copping a lot of flak for its archaic approach in T20Is, the Indian cricket team is expected to turn a new leaf in a different format as it takes on New Zealand in a three-match ODI series, which will mark the start of preparations...

Al Wakrah: Breel Embolo's goal lifted Switzerland to a 1-0 win over Cameroon at the World Cup  Thursday and he kept his promise not to celebrate scoring against the country where he was born. The Swiss forward from Yaounde struck with a right-foot shot in...

Abu Dhabi:  South Africa's go-to man in pressure situations, David Miller believes that as captain Hardik Pandya can infuse much-needed fearlessness into India's T20 set-up with his exemplary clarity of mind and work ethic. Hardik is seen as the leader of the Indian team at...

Auckland: Shikhar Dhawan has a lot of faith in God's plans and purely for that reason it "didn't hurt him" when he was asked to hand back the India captaincy to KL Rahul during the tour of Zimbabwe. Dhawan, who usually leads the India ODI...

Bhubaneswar: Chennaiyin FC will face the task of denting Odisha FC's stellar home form in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Kalinga Stadium here Thursday. The Marina Machans have looked sharp on the road so far, having won both their away games but...

Doha: Substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano scored late goals Wednesday to give Japan a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Germany at the World Cup. Ilkay Gündogan had given four-time champion Germany the lead with a first-half penalty. But Doan, who plays for German team Freiburg,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday bought the first ticket of the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 scheduled to be held in Odisha from January 13, 2023. He has paid Rs 500 for the ticket, officials said. Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey handed...

Doha: Senegal midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate is likely to miss the game against host Qatar at the World Cup because of a right hamstring injury, his team said Wednesday. Kouyate was “probably” out of Senegal's second Group A game Friday, the team said, forcing the African...