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In Pictures: India celebrate Champions Trophy glory
India won the Champions Trophy overcoming a plucky New Zealand by four wickets in a nervy final to cap their unbeaten campaign in the elite 50-overs tournament on Sunday. Skipper Rohit Sharma top-scored with a rapid 76 but it was KL Rahul's…
Messi watches from bench as 10-man Miami edge Charlotte
Lionel Messi watched from the bench as 10-man Inter Miami held on for a 1-0 win over Charlotte FC in Major League Soccer on Sunday.
The Argentine was not used by coach Javier Mascherano in a game where Miami spent much of the time on…
‘PSG were the much better team’: Slot hails ‘lucky’ Liverpool
Liverpool boss Arne Slot admitted his team had been extremely fortunate in their 1-0 win away to Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League last 16 first leg on Wednesday as he heaped praise on goal-scoring hero Harvey Elliott.…
New Zealand thrash Proteas to set up final against India
New Zealand set up a final clash against India after a dominating 50-run win against South Africa at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday.
Despite an entertaining unbeaten 67-ball 100 from David Miller and half-centuries from…
India vs Australia: Key stats
In a rematch of the 2023 Cricket World Cup decider, India will take on Australia in the first Champions Trophy semifinal today in Dubai.
Once again, the business end of an ICC tournament sets up to contain theatrics, fireworks and…
Real Madrid need flawless game against Atletico: Vinicius
Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior said his team face early elimination from the Champions League if they make any mistakes against Atletico Madrid in their last-16 tie.
Los Blancos host their city rivals on Tuesday in the first leg…
India reach 249 against New Zealand in Group A showdown
A gritty 79 by Shreyas Iyer and Hardik Pandya's late blitz helped India reach 249-9 against New Zealand in the final group match of the Champions Trophy on Sunday.
To do so, they had to defy some outstanding pace bowling from Matt Henry…
Spassky: legendary loser of ‘match of the century’ dies at 88
Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated in the so-called match of the century at the height of the Cold War, has died aged 88, the Chess Federation of Russia said Thursday.
The federation called his death a…
Buoyant Afghans plot Australia downfall after dumping out England
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi on Thursday targeted another big scalp in the form of Australia after knocking England out of the Champions Trophy, with a semi-final spot the prize.
The Champions Trophy debutants sent…
‘Excited’ Pietersen joins Delhi Capitals as team mentor
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen on Thursday joined Indian Premier League team Delhi Capitals as mentor for the upcoming edition of the lucrative T20 tournament.
The 44-year-old batting great joins a team he captained in 2014…