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Sports Desk Spain stormed into the final of the FIFA World Cup 2026 after producing a commanding 2-0 victory over France in the first semi-final clash at Dallas Stadium in Texas, U.S., last night. Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, before Pedro Porro made sure of the win with a brilliant second []

The Indian womens cricket team scripted history when they registered one of the biggest victories in their Test history against England at Lords yesterday. India handed a massive defeat to the hosts by 270 runs in the first ever womens test at Lords yesterday to clinch the one-off test series. Defending a daunting target of []

AMN/ WEB DESK Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta today unveiled the official mascot of the 22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship in New Delhi. Addressing the event, Ms Gupta said that sustained efforts are being made by the Delhi Government to strengthen sports infrastructure, enhance funding, improve coaching facilities and provide more opportunities to the athletes. []

AMN/ WEB DESK Indian boxers remained a strong force at the Asian U-19 and U-23 Championships, with 16 of them advancing to the finals across mens and womens categories and seven others securing bronze medals after semifinal finishes in Jakarta. In the Under-19 womens category, 8 boxers reached finals today. Gunjan advanced to the final []

AMN/ WEB DESK Top seed Italys Jannik Sinner retained the Wimbledon mens singles title, defeating second seed Germanys Alexander Zverev 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4 in the final at the All England Club last night. It is Sinners second consecutive Wimbledon mens singles title and his fifth Grand Slam singles title. He also became the 10th []

AMN/ WEB DESK In the FIFA World Cup, England booked their semifinal berth with a 2-1 extra-time win over Norway, while Argentina entered the semifinal, defeating Switzerland 3-1 this morning. In the first semi-final, France and Spain will face off on Wednesday. The match will kick off at 12:30 a.m. Indian Standard Time. France reached []

India and New Zealand are celebrating 100 years of sporting ties in 2026. Hockey, which started this journey in 1926, continues to bring the two countries closer. Akashvanis correspondent reports that the sporting relationship began in 1926 when the Indian Army Hockey Team became the first Indian sports team to tour New Zealand. The legendary []

AMN / NEW DELHI The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has directed all recognised National Sports Federations (NSFs) to publish the Olympic qualification and selection pathway, including the criteria and process to be adopted for the selection of athletes for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The Ministry said that the selection policy and []

In the FIFA World Cup, Spain has booked its place in the semi-finals, defeating Belgium 2-1 in the second quarter-final at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, United States, last night. Earlier, France advanced to the semi-finals with a comfortable 2-Nil victory over Morocco in the first quarter-final in Boston. In the remaining quarter-finals, Norway will []