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Sydney: Lauren James scored after six minutes of her first start at the Women's World Cup Friday as European champion England beat Denmark 1-0. Substitute Amalie Vangsgaard went close to scoring a dramatic late equalizer when heading against the post in the final moments of...

Chennai: Poor conversion rate in the attacking third is something that Indian women's team needs to change ahead of their Asian Games and second-round Asian Qualifying Championship campaign, feels head coach Thomas Dennerby. Asked about areas that can be improved upon, Dennerby replied: "We have...

Auckland (New Zealand): France star Wendie Renard was injured in her first appearance of this FIFA Women's World Cup and her status is now in question for an important match against Brazil. Renard was injured during France's underwhelming 0-0 draw against Jamaica, and although she...

Dunedin: Argentina scored two game-saving goals in a flurry of five minutes during the second half to salvage a 2-2 draw with South Africa at the Women's World Cup. The draw gave both teams a single point in Group G Sweden and Italy, the co-leaders...

Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea): Papua New Guinea has become the latest team to qualify for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, set to be held in the West Indies and the USA. It is the 15th side to have qualified for the event...

Tokyo: India's Lakshya Sen continued his impressive run, notching up a straight-game win over local hope Koki Watanabe to progress to the semifinals of the Japan Open Super 750 badminton tournament here Thursday. A 2021 world championship bronze medallist, world number 13 Sen registered a...

London: Trailing 1-2 in the Ashes 2023 series and shot out for 283 in their first innings in the fifth and final Test, England is sweating on the availability of all-rounder Moeen Ali for the remaining part of the match. Moeen, England's main spinner in...

Chennai: Leaving no stone unturned, the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium is undergoing an extensive facelift ahead of the Asian Champions Trophy and the storied venue here now has been installed with the ultra-modern GT Turf, imported from Paris. The Asian Champions Trophy will be held in...

San Sebastian (Spain): Spain great David Silva announced the end of his career Thursday at age 37, one week after suffering a serious knee injury. "Today is a sad day for me," Silva said in a video posted on his social media accounts. "It is...

New Delhi: Three full board members have written to the International Cricket Council for a change in schedule of their matches in the ODI World Cup in India, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said Thursday. Speaking after a meeting with the associations hosting World Cup games,...