The Hindu

Lovlina will take on Tuvalu's TKBP Taafaki in the semifinal

New Zealand took the series 3-2, clinching it in Game 4 after winning Game 2 by five wickets and Game 3 by six wickets in a comeback following West Indies' seven-wicket victory in the opening game.

Women's top seed Anahat brushed aside Hong Kong's Pui Yin Chole Lo in straight games in the round-of-32, and will next meet Malaysian Doyce Ye San Lee

In their final global outing before the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya from September 19 to October 4, the Indian shooters endured a disappointing start as neither of the country's two 10m air pistol mixed teams progressed beyond the qualification stage

Trailing for most of the contest after Chen Ge (4') put China ahead, India fought back through Nousheen Naz (16', 17'), who scored twice to give her side the lead

Having lost six out of his first seven T20I games as skipper in series defeats to minnows Ireland and a seasoned England side, the rubber against Zimbabwe gives Iyer and company a chance to get the house in order

The non-playing captain of India's Davis Cup team, Rajpal in an interview to PTI said the off-field agenda assumes unprecedented significance so that they leave no stone unturned for 2030

After Gurindervir's historic sub-10.10 run rewrote the men's 100m national record in Odisha earlier this year, Kujur has inevitably been asked about reclaiming the crown. But the Odisha sprinter has chosen to park that conversation for now

The 22-year-old created history earlier this year by becoming the first Indian man to break the 45-second barrier in the 400m, clocking 44.98 seconds to set the current Indian National Record in the event.

We had similar feelings as before the Tokyo Olympics. Our preparation is equally strong because our only goal is to end the 50-year World Cup podium drought, Harmanpreet said

I'm not saying that nobody can become a captain. It's not a permanent position for anyone. And if change of captaincy is the solution, then I think in every series, we should keep changing captains if that is the way that we are going to get results, the stylish southpaw of yesteryears said

Sooryavanshi played the next three matches but managed only modest scores and was left out of the fifth and final T20I as Sanju Samson returned to the XI

The top-order batter endured tough times after suffering an ACL injury but managed to bounce back with a bang; the entry into the Lords honours board was the fruit of her grind

Leading the countrys charge will be javelin ace Neeraj, who will face stiff competition from Pakistans Nadeem; the number of disciplines has been cut from 19 to 10 as the event tries to stay relevant

The CWG will be like a practice event before the Asian Games, her main target is medalling at the Asian Games

Sandeep Menon discusses how Spain built a champion side and the debate over Argentinas dirty football.

David Warner to be sentenced on August 18 for middle range drunk driving

The Indian trio of Aryaveer Dewan, Yusha Nafees and Gurveer Singh advanced to the men's singles third round on the opening day of the competition on July 20

Devika, the Thailand Open Super 300 champion, rallied after dropping the opening game but could not sustain the momentum, losing 19-21, 21-19, 13-21 to World No. 20 Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the women's singles opening round

Chauhan and Ojha added 155 runs for a solid fourth wicket stand that spread across the two match days after which India found themselves ahead by 289 runs

Evenepoel completed the 26.1-kilometer individual time trial in 32 minutes, 19 seconds, more than a minute faster than Mattias Skjelmose, the previous quickest, before the Belgian rider waited to see Pogacar cross the line with the second-best effort of the day

I'll also hold on to all the good memories, Messi wrote in Spanish on Instagram, alongside a photo of himself wearing his loser's medal following the world champions' extra-time loss to Spain

Video replays showed several players involved in a scuffle, including Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes. He appeared to shove Spain's Eric Garcia by the throat. When Spain substitute Gavi jumped in to intervene, Paredes pushed him to the ground

After clinching the FIFA World Cup in 2010 and the European Championship in 2008 and 2012 with the philosophy of tiki-taka, La Roja suffered a decline in successive global events from 2014 to 2022. Under coach Luis de la Fuente, the Spaniards have added more fluidity to their possession-based approach and reaped the ultimate reward of a second World Cup triumph

Arjun loses to compatriot Nihal; Firouzja regains sole lead after a stalemate with Abdusattorov; Niemann and Andreikin split the point

England has won only three of its last nine bilateral ODI series, and two of those have come this year

The Spanish captain, who led La Roja to their second world crown, couldve easily been overlooked for the Golden Ball honours for the glamorous numbers of Messi (eight goals & four assists) or Mbappe (10 & four)

Spains World Cup-winning team received a heros welcome in Madrid, with an estimated 1.8 million fans celebrating the historic triumph. The victory over Argentina secured Spains first mens World Cup title since 2010, making it the first nation to simultaneously hold both the mens and womens FIFA World Cup titles.

By the time Rodri lifted the trophy after the 1-0 victory over Argentina, Spain had beaten Portugal, Belgium, France and the defending champion in successive knockout rounds