World Cup: Veteran goalkeeper Neuer back to full training ahead of Germany's opener against Curacao

IANS | June 9, 2026 11:10 PM

Berlin, June 9 (IANS) A public training session appeared to provide the ideal setting for Manuel Neuer's return to the German national team. Around 3,000 fans cheered for the Bayern Munich goalkeeper at the team's base camp in North Carolina as the 40-year-old made his first full training appearance ahead of Germany's World Cup opener against Curacao on June 14 in Houston.

Mosaddek Hossain and Nahid Rana star as Bangladesh beat Australia after 21 years in ODI cricket

IANS | June 9, 2026 9:32 PM

Dhaka, June 9 (IANS) Mosaddek Hossain marked his return to international cricket in style with an unbeaten 86, while pacer Nahid Rana ripped through the Australian batting line-up with 4 for 41 as Bangladesh stunned Australia by 86 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in the opening ODI in Dhaka on Tuesday, securing their first 50-over victory over the six-time world champions since the famous Cardiff triumph in 2005.

T4 National Shooting Selection Trials: Sarabjot, Lakshita, Akhil and Sakshi wins finals on busy day

IANS | June 9, 2026 8:57 PM

Dehradun/New Delhi, Jun 9 (IANS) Paris Olympic bronze medallist Sarabjot Singh, Army shooter Lakshita, former world championship medallist Akhil Sheoran and Maharashtra’s Sakshi Sunil Padekar emerged victorious in their respective events as four finals were decided on the penultimate day of the T4 National Selection Trials for Rifle and Pistol shooters at the Trishul Shooting Range of the Maharana Pratap Sports College in Dehradun on Tuesday.