Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari said his team were "three steps from heaven" after beating Chile on penalties to reach the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.
Belgium play in a second successive World Cup quarter-final, looking to reach the semi-finals for the second time after they advanced to the last four in Mexico 32 years ago.
France hoping Mbappe will be enough to match England's impressive depth
They can make a comeback to the Indian team for the T20 World Cup in June if they fare well in IPL 2024.
Hosts France reached the Olympic men's football semi-finals for the first time in 40 years with a 1-0 win over Argentina thanks to Jean-Philippe Mateta's first-half goal in a grudge match in Bordeaux on Friday.
Brazil coach Dunga made it clear that he would not be continuing in the job after his side lost 2-1 to Netherlands in their World Cup quarter-final on Friday.
Mohammed Shami is set to compete in the last two Tests of the ongoing series against Australia with his playing kit already headed Down Under
Morocco relied on the usual mixture of North African style, combining committed defence with counter-attacks
Images from the FIFA World Cup match between Senegal and England on Sunday.
Araujo to miss Uruguay friendlies due to thigh injury
An under-strength Indian women's team suffered a 0-5 defeat to the mighty China in its final group A fixture of the Uber Cup.
Rohit Sharma hopes Indian team bring back U-19 World Cup trophy
Novak Djokovic steered Serbia into the Davis Cup semi-finals with a straightforward 6-4 6-4 win over Britain's Cameron Norrie to give his team a winning 2-0 lead on Thursday.
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Joshua Kimmich named new Germany captain after Gundogan's retirement, the national team's coach Julian Nagelsmann announced on Monday.
Both players have been timed among the fastest in the game, with top speeds of around 36.5kpm (22.6 mph), but it is how quickly they get there that makes them different.
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez said he was the "proudest man on earth" and lavished praise on his "underdog" team for having the belief to upset five-times champions Brazil on Friday to reach the World Cup semi-finals for only the second time.
Under attack Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has quashed speculation that he will retire as Test captain if Australia loses Thursday's World Cup quarter-final against India.
In a repeat of the 2020 final, India bowled first and dismissed the Tigers for 111 at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua and Barbuda before their batters chased down the modest target for the loss of five wickets.
Portugal entered the quarter-finals after a bruising and bad-tempered 1-0 win over the Netherlands.
Who can forget the 1996 World Cup quarter-final in Bengaluru? Or Sachin Tendulkar's magical knock at Centurion in the 2003 World Cup? Or Kapil Dev-inspired India bowling out Pakistan 87 at Sharjah?
Relations between Ukraine and Russia remain highly charged following Moscow's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region and its backing for a separatist rebellion in eastern Ukraine. Some Ukrainian politicians have called on countries to boycott the soccer World Cup, which Russia is hosting.
Poland's Iga Swiatek will play in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga in November, where they face hosts Spain in the opening match, the world number two said on Tuesday
Defending champions India crashed out of the Under-19 World Cup after suffering a three-wicket defeat at the hands of a disciplined England side in the quarterfinals in Dubai on Saturday.
In the fourth set, the German took two points with a 29-27 win but Deepika was already ahead by two points heading into the final set.
Shubman Gill's position in the Indian cricket team has become a topic of discussion.
Blind, 32, has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in his chest to detect an irregular heart beat and deliver a life-saving shock in the event of sudden cardiac arrest.
As India prepare for their quarter-final match, it seems that Horn's boot-camp has had its desired effect.
Germany must beware of Argentina's attempts to provoke them during Saturday's World Cup quarter-final, German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger said on Wednesday.
New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori will lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in the fourth season of IPL 4. An elated Royal Challengers chairman Dr Vijay Mallya said, "Vettori is a highly experienced and respected leader and we hope to ride to the pinnacle of success this IPL under his leadership."
South Africa captain Graeme Smith refused to blame his players for the defeat to New Zealand in the World Cup, saying they trained hard and gave it their best shot.
India, says Anil Kumble, have done really well against Australia in the recent past and they need to reinforce that view in Thursday's quarter-final.
The West Indies staved off a spirited challenge from Ireland for a 44-run win in a Group B match to inch closer to the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Friday.
'The frequent coaching camps... too are contributing to the cause, and constant collaboration is only helping the team get that elusive medal at the Olympics.'
Like a medieval army picking an elevated spot to engage in battle, Albania were happy to concede territory up the field in favour of packing the final third, safe in the knowledge that Croatia would not hurt them.
Defending champions India sailed to the knockout stage of the Thomas Cup with a 5-0 rout of England.
The Indian women's badminton team crashed out of the Uber Cup after losing to Japan in the quarter-finals in Aarhus, Denmark on Thursday while the men completed their group engagements in the Thomas Cup with a defeat to China.
South Africa made quite a statement in their quarter-final rout of Sri Lanka on Wednesday but AB de Villiers warned their rivals that reaching the last four of the World Cup was by no means the extent of their ambitions.
Australia will continue to experiment with their batting line-up against Scotland on Saturday as they attempt to give players some time in the middle before the knockout phase, captain Michael Clarke said.
Ravichandran Ashwin will consider himself fortunate to get a rare chance to play his second World Cup at home.
