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Bhubaneswar: Sunil Chhetri inched closer to becoming the all-time leading goal-scorer in the ISL with his 58th strike but Bengaluru FC slumped to a 3-2 defeat to Odisha FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 at the Kalinga Stadium here Tuesday. After Chhetri opened...

Pune: One side endured the agony of a close defeat and other felt the ecstacy of victory in a rip-roaring game but when New Zealand and South Africa clash in a World Cup game here Wednesday both will start on an even keel. The current...

Kolkata: Pakistan knocked Bangladesh out of the ODI World Cup with a seven-wicket win here Tuesday. The former champions first dismissed Bangladesh for 204 and then returned to overhaul the target, reaching 205 for 3 in 32.3 Overs for their third win of the tournament....

Kolkata: Pakistan dished out a clinical bowling effort to dismiss Bangladesh for 204 in their ICC World Cup match here Tuesday. Opting to bat, Mahmudullah made a 70-ball 56 but Bangladesh couldn't get any momentum as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Litton Das (45),...

Paris: Lionel Messi won the men's Ballon d'Or for a record-extending eighth time Monday after fulfilling his life's ambition by leading Argentina to the World Cup title in Qatar last year. The list reads 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, and now 2023. Adding...

elbourne (Australia): Football Australia Tuesday said it won't bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, clearing the way for Saudi Arabia to host the men's marquee tournament. The chances of Australia hosting the 2034 event appeared unlikely after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) backed the...

Pune: The calm and collective batting effort of the Afghanistan team has found its own set of admirers in the ongoing World Cup and head coach Jonathan Trott has set the next target for his players -- someone needs to bat deep and score a...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Shriyanka Sadangi grabbed India's 13th Paris Olympics quota in shooting when she finished fourth in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) event at the ongoing Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, Korea Tuesday. Shriyanka shot 440.5, to bow out after the 43rd shot...

Kolkata: Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and opted to bat against Pakistan in their ICC World Cup match here Tuesday. Bangladesh brought back Towhid Hridoy in place of Mahedi Hasan to their playing eleven. Pakistan made three changes bringing in Fakhar Zaman,...

Kolkata: All but out of semifinal race, Pakistan would be desperate to snap their four-match losing streak and add some semblance of respect to their floundering campaign when they take on an equally struggling Bangladesh in their do-or-die World Cup match here Tuesday. Pakistan have...