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World Cup: Germany crash out, Sweden top Group F
Defending champions Germany crashed out of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the group stage after South Korea stunned the European powerhouse with a 2-0 victory in their final Group F contest here on Wednesday.
From Group F, Sweden secured the…
FIFA World Cup: Croatia beat Iceland to top Group D
Croatia defeated Iceland 2-1 here on Tuesday to go into the knockout rounds of the 2018 FIFA World Cup as the top team in Group D.
Milan Badelj (53rd) and Ivan Perisic (90th) scored for Croatia. Gylfi Sigurdsson had rekindled some…
Jauna Murmu bags Gold in National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships
ONI Bureau: Odisha’s athlete Jauna Murmu bagged gold medal in 400 meters women hurdles in the ongoing 58th National Inter-state Senior Athletics Championships in Guwahati on Tuesday.
Apart from Jauna, ace sprinter Dutee Chand and Srabani…
Shoaib Malik plans to quit ODIs post 2019 World Cup
Ahead of Pakistan's tour of Zimbabwe later this month, former skipper Shoaib Malik has reportedly revealed his plans of retiring from 50-over cricket after the 2019 ICC World Cup in England and Wales.
Malik, who made his Pakistan debut…
FIFA World Cup: Portugal enter pre-quarters despite being held by Iran
Iran held Portugal 1-1 in their final Group B match here on Monday but couldn't stop the reigning European champions from entering the FIFA World Cup pre-quarterfinals.
Ricardo Quaresma gave Portugal the lead in the 45th minute but Iran…
FIH delegation reviews preparations for Men’s Hockey World Cup
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Monday reviewed the preparations being made for the Hockey Men's World Cup 2018, scheduled to be held at Kalinga Stadium here in November.
Accompanied by officials from the host federation…
FIFA World Cup: Colombia thrash insipid Poland
Colombia thrashed Poland 3-0 in a Group H encounter of the FIFA World Cup here on Sunday. Yerry Mina (40th minute), Radamel Falcao (70th) and Juan Cuadrado (75th) scored for Columbia.
The win kept alive Columbia's chances of advancing…
India beat Argentina in Champions Trophy clash
India defeated Argentina 2-1 to register their second consecutive victory at the Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Sunday.
Harmanpreet Singh gave India the lead off a penalty corner in the 17th minute before Mandeep Singh (28th…
India beat Pakistan 4-0 in Champions Trophy opener
India thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0 in the inaugural match of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Saturday.
Ramandeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh and Lalit Upadhyay scored for the men in blue who complete…
India outclass Pakistan in Kabaddi Masters Opener
India stood up to their reputation, thrashing Pakistan 36-20 in the opening match of the Kabaddi Masters Dubai at the Al Wasl sports club here on Friday.
The Ajay Thakur-led side started off sensibly, gauging the weakness and strength of…