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Pune: England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat in their penultimate World Cup game against the Netherlands here Wednesday. England made two changes with Gus Atkinson coming in place of Mark Wood and Harry Brook replacing Liam Livingstone. In the Holland...

Milan: Milan completed an impressive comeback with goals from Rafa Leao and Olivier Giroud to beat Paris Saint Germain 2-1 in their first Group F win in the Champions League 2023-24. Milan fell behind when PSG defender Milan Skriniar converted a stooping header. The hosts...

Kolkata: Following Australia's sensational victory Tuesday night that sealed their last-four clash against South Africa, it will largely be a three-way battle among New Zealand, Pakistan, and Afghanistan to identify hot-favourite India's semifinal rival. New Zealand, Pakistan, and Afghanistan are on eight points each and...

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to give a major boost to the development of sports and fitness in the city, particularly Table Tennis, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated the Odisha Table Tennis Academy in Bhubaneswar. On Tuesday’s occasion, CM Patnaik also declared open the 29th...

Male (Maldives)/ Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC came from two goals down to defeat Maldives’ Maziya Sports & Recreation 3-2 in Group D of the AFC Cup here at Maldives National Football Stadium Tuesday. The win kept Odisha’s hopes of advancing to the Inter-Zone Semi-finals alive while...

New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has sacked its secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran due to "trust deficit", a top official said Wednesday. AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey served the termination letter Tuesday to Prabhakaran, who got the high-profile job September 3 in 2022. "The...

Manchester (England):  The Champions League is European club soccer's most testing stage. Try telling that to Erling Haaland. The Norway striker extended his record in the competition to 39 goals in 34 games as Manchester City advanced to the knockout round with a 3-0 win...

Mumbai: Describing Glenn Maxwell's unbeaten 201 off 128 balls as the greatest ODI innings he has ever seen, Australia captain Pat Cummins said survival was the only thing on their mind when he came in to bat after Afghanistan had reduced them to 91/7 in...

Pune: Casting aside their shattered title defence dream, England will now set sights on restoring their pride and secure a berth in the 2025 Champions Trophy when they face a plucky Netherlands in the World Cup here Wednesday. England have cut a sorry figure, managing...

Mumbai: Opener Ibrahim Zadran became the first Afghanistan batter to score a World Cup hundred and guided his team to 291 for five against Australia here Tuesday. Zadran carried his bat through the innings and finished on 129 not out off 143 balls. Opting to...