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Madrid: Real Madrid began their season with a 2-0 win away to Athletic Bilbao but lost defender Eder Militao to what looks like a serious knee injury, just two days after Thibaut Courtois was ruled out for the season with a torn cruciate knee ligament....

Sydney: Co-hosts Australia beat France 7-6 in a dramatic penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw to reach the FIFA Women's World Cup semifinals for the first time, while England edged Colombia 2-1 to also progress. The Matildas will play England in a blockbuster in Sydney...

Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur hailed their efforts while Hockey India announced a cash prize of Rs 3 lakh to each member of the Indian men’s hockey team and Rs 1.50 lakh to the support staff after India defeated Malaysia...

New Delhi: India's first-ever international futsal match ended with a 0-3 loss against hosts Bahrain at the Khalifa Sports Hall, in Isa Town, Bahrain. India, playing international Futsal for the first time, played with grit and determination that spoke a lot about their preparations prior...

Bengaluru: Hockey India Saturday named a 34-member core probable group for the senior women's national coaching camp, scheduled to begin Monday (August 13) at the SAI Centre here. The camp will conclude September 18 ahead of the prestigious Hangzhou Asian Games, scheduled to start September...

Taunton: Cheteshwar Pujara's love affair with the English summer continued as he scored his second List A ton in three games to guide Sussex to a comfortable four-wicket victory over Somerset in an One Day Cup game. Pujara anchored a 319-run chase with an unbeaten...

Mohali: Punjab FC Saturday announced the signing of French midfielder Madih Talal for the upcoming Indian Super League season. The 25-year-old midfielder joins the Indian side after helping his former club AE Kifisia FC earn promotion to the Greece Super League for the first time...

Toronto (Canada): Tommy Paul ended Carlos Alcaraz's 14-match winning streak when he upset the World No. 1 in the quarter-finals at the Canadian Open, here. The American struck the ball cleanly to down the top seed 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 and reach his maiden ATP Masters...

Dhaka: Opener Tanzid Hasan received his first call-up to the national team as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 17-member squad for the Asia Cup Saturday. He will be considered along with Mohammad Naim as one of the two opening spots vacated by Tamim Iqbal...

New Delhi: Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli Saturday rubbished reports suggesting that he rakes in a staggering sum of INR 11.45 crore from every post of his on the photo-sharing app -- Instagram. “While I am grateful and indebted to all that I’ve received in...