New York, July 17 (IANS) FIFA, football's world governing body, has launched an investigation over a controversial banner displayed by Argentina's players after their FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinal win against England in Atlanta on the disputed Falkland Islands, which had caused a war between the two countries a few decades back.
Gstaad (Switzerland), July 16 (IANS) Casper Ruud survived a major scare in his opening match at the Swiss Open Gstaad on Thursday, as he rallied past Portugal’s Jaime Faria 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the clay court event.
Cardiff, July 16 (IANS) In a major development that could signal the end of an era in Indian cricket, senior opener and former captain Rohit Sharma is unlikely to be picked for ODIs following Sunday’s match against England at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground.
Panaji (Goa), July 16 (IANS) Reigning champions U Mumba TT continued their resurgence in Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 7, defeating Maharashtra rivals PBG Pune Jaguars 9-6 at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Taleigaon near Panaji on Thursday to register a second successive victory and climb to the top of the standings.
Chennai, July 16 (IANS) French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja registered the sole win of the opening day against Indian GM M Pranesh in the fourth edition of the Chennai Grand Masters 2026, India’s most prestigious classical chess tournament, at the Westin Hotel in Chennai on Thursday.
New York, July 16 (IANS) England supporters and pundits have been almost unanimous in pointing the finger of blame for Wednesday's 2-1 FIFA World Cup semifinal defeat to Argentina at coach Thomas Tuchel and the decisions he made after Anthony Gordon had given his side the lead early in the second half.
Cardiff, July 16 (IANS) Former England all-rounder Ravi Bopara believes Indian batters have started to look ‘a little bit worried’ about tackling the short ball on English wickets, following them being bowled out for 233 in the second ODI at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Thursday.
Cardiff, July 16 (IANS) A dramatic middle-order collapse saw India being bundled out for a below-par 233 in 44 overs, despite half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer, in the second ODI against England at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Thursday.
Miami, July 16 (IANS) Beaten semifinalists France and England face off in the third-place match in the 103rd match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 at the Miami Stadium in Miami, eyeing a consolation prize that will elevate some of the hurt caused by missing the top prize.
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) India captain and goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu believes a possible expansion of the FIFA World Cup 2026 to 64 teams could improve India's chances of reaching football's biggest stage, but stressed that the national team's immediate focus should remain on climbing the Asian rankings rather than getting carried away by speculation.
