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Dallas: Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed Monday that the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the last of his career but insisted that he is not retiring from international football. "This will be my last World Cup, but let's hope tomorrow isn't my last...

New Jersey: Neymar announced his international retirement following Brazil's heartbreaking Round of 16 defeat to Norway at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Monday (IST). Carlo Ancelotti's side suffered a stunning 2-1 defeat to Norway in the last 16 of the tournament, with Neymar scoring a...

New Delhi: Delhi High Court Monday asked the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to decide within two weeks the show-cause notice issued to grappler Vinesh Phogat over accusations of indiscipline and anti-doping rule violations. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma closed the proceedings on Phogat's petition, which...

Bhubaneswar: Two athletes from Odisha, Astik Pradhan and Sabita Toppo, are set to represent India at the Asian Under-23 Athletics Championships 2026, scheduled to be held in Ordos, China, from July 9 to 12. Astik Pradhan will compete in the men's 400m event and the...

Philadelphia: Kylian Mbappe of France scored his 19th career World Cup goal, finding the net on a penalty kick in the Round of 16 against Paraguay Saturday and moving within one of record holder Lionel Messi of Argentina. Mbappe stutter-stepped on his way to his...

Manchester: England defeated India by four wickets, riding on an unbeaten 76 from Jacob Bethell to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series, Saturday. The opening match was washed out. Bethell smashed five sixes and five fours in his 46-ball knock as England...

Manchester: India skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bat against England in the second T20I here Saturday, handing 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi his international debut. The left-handed opener replaced Sanju Samson at the top of the order in India's only change to the...

Miami Gardens: Lionel Messi's goal-scoring streak lived on, and he made it look easy. His hopes of a second consecutive World Cup title also lived on - and that accomplishment was anything but easy. Messi's goal in the 29th minute was the 20th of his...

Zagreb: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won three matches in a row on the final day to tie for first place with Firouzja Alireza of France on 12 points as the rapid section of the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour ended here. Having fallen...

Kansas City: Colombia extended their unbeaten run at the FIFA World Cup 2026 to four matches as they dispatched Ghana 1-0 at the Kansas city Stadium to seal the final spot of the Round of 16. Having finished top of Group K ahead of Portugal,...