The Indian men's hockey team failed to live up to its expectations after a bright start to draw 2-2 against France in its second game of the Four-Nation Tournament in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Images from the Euro 2024 Group D match between France and Austria at Dusseldorf Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany, on Monday.
Images from the Olympics swimming action at the La Defense Arena, Paris, on Thursday.
Several players across the continent are poised to make a name for themselves on the international stage.
Images from the Euro 2024 Group B match between Italy and Croatia at Leipzig Stadium, Leipzig, Germany, on Monday
Pooran, Powell make fifties as WI hammer nine-man Australia by 35 runs
'The UK is more of a structural problem, and that's why we're doing the restructuring.'
Left-arm spinner Hosein took five for 11 from his four overs after opening the bowling.
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The Harmanpreet Singh-led side will continue their FIH Pro League campaign in the European leg in May-June.
India's tryst with fourth-place Olympic heartbreaks
India's merchandise exports rose by 9.1 per cent to $38.13 billion in May even as the trade deficit widened to a seven-month high of $23.78 billion during the month, according to government data. Healthy growth in sectors, such as engineering, electronics, pharmaceuticals, textiles and plastics helped register growth in exports despite global economic uncertainties.
Australia will aim to secure a Super Eight berth when they face lower-ranked Namibia
Cambodia's Ly Muyleang was crowned the new Miss Teen International in Jaipur, July 7.
Final positions in the six groups are still up for grabs which determine potential opponents in the knockout stage.
Rohit Sharma, while facing left-arm throwdown specialist Nuwan Seneviratne, got hit on his left thumb by a delivery that lifted from the back of a good length area.
If the past is any guide, we should be in for something memorable on Wednesday in Sao Paulo when the Netherlands meet Argentina in the World Cup semi-final at the Corinthians arena.
A look at South Africa's tormented past when they failed to get over the line at key junctures in World Cups.
To avoid the ignominy of missing the cut for the prestigious Champions Trophy, England must win their remaining two fixtures against the Netherlands and Pakistan.
Images from the Euro 2024 Group F matches between Georgia and Portugal; Czechia and Turkey in Germany on Wednesday.
'There have been and will continue to be, so many captivating stories in colonial India.' 'Obviously, most of the white people were British, so if I am going to take on a role in a film set in one of the most turbulent periods of Indian history, then it only stands to reason that my character would be of British descent.' 'But that doesn't mean all my roles are negative.'
The Netherlands caused a stunning upset by beating South Africa by 38 runs in a rain-shortened match.
Indian junior women's hockey team goes down against Germany
''What an incredible story the Dutch have written.'
Anrich Nortje demolished Sri Lanka with career-best figures of 4/7 as South Africa exploited the bounce on offer to secure a six-wicket win in their T20 World Cup opener in New York on Monday.
Harmanpreet Singh will lead a 24-member Indian squad in the Europe leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League starting on May 22.
The Netherlands will have a spring in their stride when they take on a struggling Sri Lanka on Saturday.
New Zealand eye consolatory win over PNG
Here is a quick guide to the eight games which get underway on Saturday.
Namibia's Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton smashed the fastest century in T20I history, achieving the feat off just 33 deliveries against Nepal in the opening match of the Tri-Nation series in Kirtipur, Nepal on Tuesday.
While the tournament saw the emergence of young stars, the usual suspects, the big names flattered to deceive.
Australia were grossly under-prepared for the India challenge, while pacer Mitchell Starc virtually ran out of ideas when Rohit Sharma smashed him for 29 runs in an over in their Super Eights match in Gros Islet (Saint Lucia), says former-cricketer Brad Hogg.
New Zealand find themselves in the a difficult group with two-time champions West Indies and Afghanistan also vying for the the top two spots.
On Sunday, after Liverpool's final game of the season, a 2-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, Klopp led the Anfield crowd in a song for the incoming manager.
IMAGES from the Super Eight Match of the T20 World Cup, played between England and USA, in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Sunday.
With the athletes bidding goodbye to Paris after another bone-tingling edition of the Olympics, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com, shares some interesting nuggets that made the Paris Olympics an event to remember!
The marauding Indians haven't put a foot wrong in their authoritative run in the World Cup, and it won't be a surprise if they go about plundering the Netherlands in their final league game, where Virat Kohl will have a perfect opportunity to scale 'Mount 50' at his spiritual home.
'Right now hockey is totally changed and anyone can beat anyone depending on the day. It depends on how many chances you create.'
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