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Copenhagen: AC Milan forward Rafael Leão stepped onto the pitch wearing Portugal’s famous number seven shirt for their UEFA Nations League encounter against Denmark, stepping directly into the vacancy left by Cristiano Ronaldo’s sudden departure from the national camp. Speaking after Portugal’s 4-2 victory at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Leão acknowledged the immense significance of … Read more

Kumkum Mohod and Dhiraj Bommadevara won an Asian Games silver for India in the mixed team recurve archery, losing 5-2 to China in the final. The Chinese pair was the better of the two in the final and won the gold. China took an early 2-0 lead after winning the opening set 38-37. Kumkum Anil … Read more

Yuvaan Bajaj of Jamnabai Narsee School (Juhu) beat Aaravamudan A of GD Somani (Cuffe Parade) 3-0 to reach the boys U-12 final of the Dreams Sports  inter-school tennis tournament at Bombay Gymkhana on Tuesday. Yuvaan remained unbeaten across four matches, which were played in a best-of-five games format. He began with a 3-1 win over … Read more

As Team India prepares for the 2027 ICC Men’s ODI World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia, the Men in Blue face an intense and meticulously designed ODI calendar. To build squad depth, fine-tune team combinations, and adapt to diverse playing conditions, India will play a series of bilateral standard 50-over contests and continental … Read more

announced on Wednesday that he had left the team’s training camp in Denmark after coach Jorge Jesus told reporters that the striker would be dropped for their next match against Denmark. Ronaldo had been due to train with his teammates at the Parken stadium here on Wednesday but left abruptly after Jesus’s press conference. The … Read more

India’s Kumkum Mohod and Dhiraj Bommadevara secured the silver medal in the mixed recurve archery team event at the Asian Games 2026 after China’s Zhu Jingyi and Li Mengqi prevailed 5-3 in a closely fought gold-medal match on Friday. The Indian pair, who had earlier defeated Japan 5-3 in the semifinal, made a slow start … Read more

Former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel has taken a light-hearted dig at the Pakistan cricket team following the International Cricket Council’s announcement of the schedule and groups for the 2027 Men’s Cricket World Cup. The comments came during a television discussion analysing the newly revealed structure of the tournament, which will be co-hosted by South Africa, … Read more

Nagoya: Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain celebrated her 29th birthday in style on Friday, outclassing China’s Bao Ziyi 5-0 in the women’s 75kg final to claim gold at the Asian Games 2026. Lovlina delivered a masterclass in composure throughout the title bout, deploying sharp counter-punching tactics to neutralise her opponent’s aggressive approach and seal a unanimous … Read more

Nagoya: Indian archers kept the medal rush going as the women’s recurve team produced a sensational performance under pressure to stun 10-time Olympic champions South Korea and clinch a maiden Asian Games gold, while the mixed team signed off with a historic silver here on Friday. Seasoned campaigner Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma and 17-year-old Kumkum … Read more

The ODI World Cup 2027 schedule is out, with the opening match of the group stage set to be a rematch of the 2023 ODI World Cup final between India and Australia on October 7. India are in Group A along with Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe, as well as Qualifier A, which will be … Read more