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Hamilton (New Zealand): Rebecka Blomqvist's second-half goal lifted Sweden to a 2-0 win over Argentina on Wednesday to advance the Blagult to a round-of-16 showdown with the United States in the Women's World Cup. Argentina was eliminated from the tournament. Neither side looked close to...

Sydney: Unheralded Indian Mithun Manjunath stunned fourth seed and world number seven Kean Yew Loh of Singapore in the opening round while PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth secured straight-game wins at the Australia Open badminton tournament here Wednesday. Manjunath, ranked 50th in the world, beat...

Kolkata: The All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey Tuesday said playing more international matches is the way forward for the sport to grow in the country. A former India goalkeeper, who played most of his professional club football with East Bengal, was here for...

Sydney: With two goals and three assists, Lauren James made a big impact as England advanced to the knockout stage of the FIFA Women's World Cup Tuesday with a 6-1 rout of China. The Chelsea forward scored her second and third goals of the tournament...

Perth: Denmark advanced to the round of 16 of the Women's World Cup for the first time since 1995 after beating Haiti 2-0 Tuesday in its last group-stage match. The win sets up a round-of-16 matchup against tournament co-host Australia in Sydney next Monday. Denmark's...

New Delhi: The Bilawal Bhutto-led committee, appointed by Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, will meet Thursday to decide on the country's participation in the ODI World Cup in India, starting from October 5. The committee, led by Pakistan's  Foreign Affairs Minister and the chairman of...

Tarouba (Trinidad): With his performance in West Indies, Shardul Thakur has made a strong case for his selection in India's World Cup squad, even as the seam-bowling all-rounder looks to keep "contributing" instead of focusing on sealing his place. Shardul turned out to be the...

Tarouba (Trinidad): Indian captain Hardik Pandya rued the lack of basic facilities during their stay here, saying "it's time" for Cricket West Indies (CWI) to take note of and address the issues. Led by Hardik in the absence of Rohit Sharma, India thrashed the West...

Tarouba (Trinidad): A clinical India outclassed West Indies by a whopping 200 runs in the third ODI to win the series 2-1 but the lingering questions on the team combination ahead of the World Cup remained on the horizon despite four half-centuries and a top...

New Delhi: A minor wrestler, who accused outgoing WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment, told a city sessions court Tuesday she is satisfied with Delhi police's investigation in the case and is not opposed to the 'closure report' it...