FIFA World Cup Group I preview: Mbappe, Haaland lead scintillating attack

IANS | June 7, 2026 11:17 PM

Paris, June 7 (IANS) At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group I featuring France, Norway, Senegal and Iraq is not a classic "group of death", but it offers one of the biggest stories of the tournament: Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, two of the most talked-about strikers in the current era, are set to finally meet on the World Cup stage.

Eugenio Chacarra leads KLM Open

IANS | June 7, 2026 10:54 PM

Amsterdam, June 7 (IANS) Eugenio Chacarra, who has been trending well since March end, continued his fine run as he carded 6-under 65 and joined Sebastian Soderberg in the lead at the 2026 KLM Open. The Spaniard, who quit LIV to get back to the DP World Tour and is aiming to get into the Top-10 of the Tour to get into the PGA Tour for 2027, is now 10-under for 54 holes.

Himanshu, Deeksha and Suraj posts wins in Rifle/Pistol trials

IANS | June 7, 2026 10:41 PM

Dehradun/New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Himanshu Dhillon of Haryana clinched a last shot win over Parth Rakesh Mane of Maharashtra in the men’s 10m air rifle final, even as Uttar Pradesh’s Deeksha Vaishya and Madhya Pradesh’s Suraj Sharma won their respective matches, as the first finals of the T4 national selection trials for Rifle and Pistol shooters, unfolded at the Trishul Shooting range of the Maharana Pratap Sports College in Dehradun on Sunday.