Messi loses fitness battle at Copa America, puts goal of playing 6th World Cup on hold
Lionel Messi cried uncontrollably after he exited from a Copa America final before fulltime for the first time in his career. Beyond the severe pain in his right ankle on Sunday night in Miami Gardens, the tears on the face of Argentina's captain showed a deeper anguish. Despite winning the title in...
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Olympic tennis players return to red clay of Paris' Roland Garros after Wimbledon's grass
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Balaji has explosive game, we can’t be written off just like that: Bopanna
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Messi loses fitness battle at Copa America, puts goal of playing 6th World Cup on hold
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Hardik Pandya to lead India in T20Is against Sri Lanka
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Indian cricket has lot of depth but transition should be gradual: Vikram Rathour
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Mental conditioning camp ahead of Paris Olympics will help India handle pressure better: Abhishek
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Cummins to miss Australia’s limited-overs cricket tour to England and Scotland
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Rohit says he will continue to play Tests and ODIs at least for a while
India captain Rohit Sharma says he will continue to play Test and ODI cricket "at least for a while" after ending his T20 international career with a World Cup win last month. Rohit has been on a break since the title win in the West Indies and is set to miss...
It is good thing that everyone performing: Gill on competition for openers' slots
The competition for the openers' slots has intensified following India's T20I series win in Zimbabwe and for contender Shubman Gill, that can only be a "good thing". Gill, who is expected to open alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal in the three T20Is in Sri Lanka later this month, was the leading run getter...
Remember their faces: Kohli says good luck to India’s Olympic-bound athletes
Indian cricket's reigning superstar Virat Kohli has urged the nation to get behind its Olympic-bound contingent, asking the fans to join him in supporting the athletes as "they inch closer to the podium with dogged determination" in the quadrennial showpiece starting July 26 in Paris. In a little over a minute...
Athletics biggest gainer in Govt funding for Paris Olympics preparations
One Olympic medal is all it takes to raise the profile of a sport and if the colour happens to be gold, it is just icing on the cake. Ask the practitioners of track-and-field disciplines in India, who were the biggest beneficiaries of government funding in this Olympic cycle after javelin...
Kate, the Princess of Wales, hands Carlos Alcaraz his Wimbledon trophy in rare appearance for her
Kate, the Princess of Wales, handed Carlos Alcaraz the champion's trophy after the Wimbledon men's final at the All England Club in only her second public appearance since announcing she was diagnosed with cancer. Kate, wife of heir to the throne Prince William, was greeted by a standing ovation when she...
England's Harry Kane and Spain's Dani Olmo end Euro 2024 in 6-way tie for Golden Boot top scorer
England striker Harry Kane finished Euro 2024 in a six-way tie for the Golden Boot top scorer as his team lost the final 2-1 to Spain. It was another individual accolade for a player yet to win a major trophy for club or country. Kane ended the tournament tied on three...
Spain wins record fourth European Championship title by inflicting another painful loss on England
pain is the king of European soccer for a record fourth time. For England, it's another agonizing near-miss in the team's decades-long tale of underachievement. Completing a tournament the team dominated from start to finish, Spain beat England 2-1 in the European Championship final on Sunday with Mikel Oyarzabal the unlikely...
