Champions Germany were sent crashing out of the World Cup after suffering a stunning 2-0 defeat by a tenacious South Korea on Wednesday that saw them eliminated in the first round for the first time in 80 years.
» Read moreIndia will begin their campaign against New Zealand in the ICC Women’s World T20, to be held in the West Indies from November 9 to 24. India, who are yet to win the tournament in five attempts, face Pakistan in their second game on November 11. The tournament opener against New Zealand is scheduled for November 9. India’s remaining leagues […]
» Read moreChennai lad R Praggnanandhaa created history on Saturday as he became the second youngest Grandmaster in the world at 12 years, 10 months and 13 days. Praggnanandhaa had already achieved his first GM norm in the World Juniors 2017, and he achieved his second GM norm at a closed round-robin tournament in Greece. He had also crossed 2500 Elo rating […]
» Read moreAseel Al-Hamad will make another breakthrough for Saudi Arabian women on Sunday by driving a Formula One car ahead of the French Grand Prix. The lap of the Le Castellet circuit comes on the day a ban ended on females getting behind the wheel on the Gulf kingdom’s roads. Renault said Ms. Al-Hamad would drive a 2012 car as part […]
» Read moreIndia beat Afghanistan by an innings and 262 runs in the one-off Test here on Friday. Brief Scores: India 1st innings: 474 allout in 104.5 overs (Dhawan 107, Vijay 105, Pandya 71; Ahmadzai 3/51, Wafadar 2/79). Afghanistan 1st innings: 109 all out in 27.5 overs (Nabi 24; Ashwin 4/27) and 103 all out in 38.4 overs (Shahidi 36 not out; […]
» Read moreWith only two days to go before Spain’s opening match at the World Cup, Julen Lopetegui was fired as national team coach because he accepted a job to lead Real Madrid next season. Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales, who made the announcement on Wednesday in Krasnodar, later said Fernando Hierro would replace Lopetegui as coach for Spain’s match against […]
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