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Gwangju: India's men's compound archery team of Aman Saini, Rishabh Yadav and Prathamesh Bhalchandra Fuge clinched India’s first-ever Compound Men’s Team Gold at the World Archery Championships here Sunday. The Indian trio showcased the nerve of steel to beat the French team of Nicolas Girard,...

New Delhi: Cristiano Ronaldo took centre stage in Portugal’s opening victory of UEFA qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2026, striking twice in the emphatic 5-0 victory over Armenia. The 39-year-old forward extended his record international tally to 140 and moved within one goal of...

Rajgir (Bihar): A ruthless India thrashed China 7-0 in their final Super 4s match to storm into the final of the men's Asia Cup hockey tournament in Bihar Saturday. The Indians controlled the game from start to finish and scored through Shilanand Lakra (4th minute),...

  New Delhi: Top Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan's reigning Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem are set for a high-profile rematch of their Paris Games javelin final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo later this month. Chopra, the reigning world champion, is leading a...

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will hold the Annual General Meeting (AGM) at its headquarters in Mumbai September 28, with elections being one of the agendas for it, said its secretary Devajit Saikia on Saturday. The BCCI is due...

Mumbai: Right-handed batter Shreyas Iyer will lead a strong India A squad in the upcoming multi-day games against Australia A. The series kicks off from September 16 at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, while the second multi-day game will commence September 23. Iyer...

Sydney: Australia's frontline pace bowler Mitchell Starc believes he still has a lot left in him to play Test and ODI cricket, saying he is ready to "milk" his body to achieve more success in the longest format of the game. Starc, 35, recently announced...

New Delhi: With the September 10 deadline approaching in applying for two vacancies in the Ajit Agarkar-led senior men’s selection committee, former India fast bowler Praveen Kumar has applied for a place on the five-member panel. In the current selection committee, former India pacer Subroto...

New Delhi: Uruguay, Colombia and Paraguay secured their places at the FIFA World Cup 26 on a decisive night in the South American Qualifiers, while Lionel Messi lit up Argentina’s farewell in Buenos Aires and Brazil’s prodigy Estevao dazzled at the Maracana. In Barranquilla, Colombia...

Buenos Aires: Lionel Messi made sure he had good memories of playing a home qualifier with Argentina's national team for the last time in his illustrious career. Messi scored twice Thursday in Argentina's 3-0 victory over Venezuela in front of a raucous sellout crowd that...