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Arlington: Cristiano Ronaldo heard the cheers while walking off the pitch after his final World Cup match for Portugal. The stoic look on his face and his brief wave acknowledging the fans showed this wasn't the desired outcome. The sixth and final World Cup for...

Kendujhar: An archery academy project in Kendujhar district has run into a green controversy with villagers alleging that hundreds of trees were uprooted in violation of forest norms during site development. The academy is being constructed on about 5.5 acres of land at Ramchandrapur mouza...

New Delhi: World Cup-winning wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson was Monday omitted from India's squad for the three T20s in Zimbabwe later this month, while the selectors handed maiden call-up to pacers Yash Thakur and Ashok Sharma. India will tour Zimbabwe for three T20s on July...

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...