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Auckland: Katie Robinson knows England left many unimpressed with its underwhelming 1-0 victory against overmatched Haiti in its opening match at the FIFA Women's World Cup. England is still tied with Denmark atop the Group D standings, regardless of how they played against Haiti, and...

Hamilton: Telma Encarnacao scored one goal and assisted on another as Portugal defeated Vietnam 2-0 Thursday in the Women's World Cup, a win that ensured Vietnam will not advance to the knockout stage. Portugal jumped ahead in the seventh minute following a quick series of...

New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association-appointed ad-hoc panel for wrestling will likely announce the dates for holding the World Championships trials and criteria between August 1 and 3 after getting clarity on the number of nominations being filed for the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)...

New Delhi: Navneet Kaur struck twice to help the Indian women's team register a come-from-behind 2-2 draw against hosts Spain in its second match of the 100th Anniversary Spanish Hockey Federation - International Tournament here Thursday. Navneet was on target in the 14th and 29th...

Hangzhou: The Indian men's football team has been clubbed with China, Bangladesh and Myanmar for the Hangzhou Asian Games in a relatively easy Group A, while the women have Thailand and Chinese Taipei in Group B. The draw was conducted here Thursday. The Indian men's...

Kuala Lumpur: The Indian men's football team has been drawn in Group A of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 alongside Qatar, Kuwait, and winners of the Round 1 match between Afghanistan and Mongolia, after the draw was conducted at the...

Tokyo: India's H S Prannoy prevailed in the match of compatriots after Lakshya Sen and the in-form men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty sailed into the quarterfinals of the Japan Open badminton here Thursday. The 21-year-old Birmingham Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sen...

Wellington (New Zealand): A rematch between the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup finalists ended 1-1 here Thursday, as Lindsey Horan's header cancelled out the Netherlands' opener in a highly anticipated Group E game. This is the second time the US and the Netherlands have faced...

New Delhi: The Sports Ministry Wednesday gave an exemption to Indian men's and women's football teams, allowing them to participate in the upcoming Asian Games, which will be held in Hangzhou, China from September 23. The development comes weeks after it was reported that the...

Tokyo: India's former World Championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen stormed into the men's singles quarterfinals of the Japan Open Thursday, beating Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan in straight games in a second-round clash here. The 21-year-old Sen, currently ranked 13th in World Rankings, defeated Tsuneyama 21-14,...