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Brisbane: Having the FIFA Women's World Cup on home soil has given Australia's team the confidence it can contend for the title even without star striker Sam Kerr on the field. The Chelsea forward and Australian captain missed the Matildas' opening game last week because...

Lahore: Left-arm spinner Anoosha Nasir and right-handed batter Shawaal Zulfiqar Tuesday got maiden call-ups in Pakistan's senior women's squad for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games in China. According to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) media release, Anoosha and Shawaal have been rewarded for their strong performances...

Tokyo: Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy will face each other at the pre-quarterfinals of the men's singles event at the Japan Open 2023 badminton tournament after winning their respective Round of 32 matches, here Tuesday. Former World No. 1 Srikanth, currently ranked 20th,...

Sydney: Teenager Linda Caicedo scored on her FIFA Women's World Cup debut Tuesday as Colombia earned a pivotal 2-0 win over South Korea, here. In sunny conditions, 18-year-old phenom Caicedo lived up to the hype when she bagged Colombia's second goal late in the first...

Port of Spain: India wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan favours playing Test cricket according to the situation of the match, adding that "Bazball" should not become the template for playing every single five-day game. Kishan, who made his Test debut on the West Indies tour, scored a...

New Delhi: Fresh from winning the Korea Open, India's top men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Tuesday rose to a career-best second spot in the latest BWF rankings. Satwik and Chirag gained a place, displacing the Chinese pair of Liang Wei Keng and Wang...

St. Johns (Antigua): West Indies have recalled star batter Shimron Hetmyer and fast bowler Oshane Thomas for their upcoming three-match ODI series against India, which starts July 27 at Kensington Oval. Hetmyer hasn't featured for the Caribbean side in almost a year, but earns a...

Port of Spain: An Indian team in transition will feel robbed of an opportunity as torrential rain came in its way of potentially winning the second Test against West Indies and completing a 2-0 series whitewash here Monday. Eyeing a clean sweep after their victory...

New Delhi: The All India Football Federation Monday announced 34 players for the national camp to pick the team for the second round of the AFC Olympics Qualifers slated later this year. The Blue Tigresses had advanced into round two of the Olympic Qualifiers by...

Sydney: A New Zealand family of five purchased the tickets that took the sales total to 1.5 million for the ongoing FIFA Women's World Cup Monday. Soccer's world governing body says the tournament being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand is on track to be...