Games open in Verona with calls for unity amid wars and athlete absences
A look at some of the deadliest nightclub fires that have occurred around the world in the past decade, highlighting the causes and consequences of these tragic events.
Ananya Muralidharan and Divyanshi Bhowmick produced a spirited performance to clinch the U-15 girls' doubles gold at the WTT Youth Star Contender here, edging past China's Zhao Wangqi and Liu Ziling 3-2 in a pulsating final.
Four-time World champions Italy now have to battle through the playoffs in March if they are to avoid missing the tournament for a third straight occasion.
Norway registered a thumping 4-1 win as Italy, who have missed out on the last two editions of the World Cup, were condemned to the playoffs.
IMAGES from the European Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
A summary of Saturday's action in the FIFA World Cup 2026 UEFA Qualifiers.
Images from Euro 2020 matches played on Monday.
Late goals from substitutes Michael Gregoritsch and Marko Arnautovic gave Austria a convincing 3-1 victory over European Championship debutants North Macedonia in their opening Group C clash on Sunday as they earned their first tournament victory in 31 years.
Austria are the favourites in their Euro Group C opener against the Balkan nation
France's perfect record in their World Cup qualifying campaign ended as they were held to a 2-2 draw away to Iceland who got a late equaliser in an entertaining Group D clash on Monday.
Hungary reach Euro finals with last-gasp 2-1 win over Iceland
Sacked Italy manager Luciano Spalletti bowed out with a victory after his side laboured to an uninspired 2-0 home win over Moldova in their World Cup qualification match on Monday.
A man sits with his eyes closed on a bench beside her grave. Another kneels at the foot of the grave in prayer. A bunch of paper slips and pens are kept on the window to write down prayer petitions
Italy face the shocking possibility of failing to reach the World Cup for a third consecutive time.
Here is the complete list of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
The Hunter's Moon, a supermoon occurring in October, is one of several supermoons that will take place in 2024 and 2025.
The annual Perseid meteor shower occurs when the earth passes through the cosmic debris from the trail of Comet Swift-Tuttle in 1992. It gets more magical when it aligns with the enchanting Aurora Borealis also known as the Northern Lights.
Italy qualified for Euro 2024 after drawing 0-0 against Ukraine in their final Group C qualifier on Monday.
Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh sealed a remarkable Chess Olympiad campaign with a decisive victory over GM Vladimir Fedoseev on Sunday in Hungary.
Images from the Euro 2024 qualifying matches on Friday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Euro 2024 qualifying matches.
Midfielder Marco Verratti said North Macedonia's goal in added time was a "real nightmare".
Arnautovic, who has Serbian background, apologised on Monday for his reaction towards North Macedonia fans
Argentina have called up Mallorca's Spanish defender Pablo Maffeo for the first time ahead of this month's World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil in the squad announced by its FA on Friday.
The Sturgeon Moon is named after the sturgeon fish by the Algonquin tribe of north east USA.
North Macedonia ask UEFA to probe Austria's Arnautovic's goal celebration during their Euro 2020 match on Sunday. The 32-year-old Marko Arnautovic, who has Serbian background, apologised on Monday for his reaction towards North Macedonia fans but denied he had using racist language towards them.
Lukaku was subjected to abuse during the first leg at Juventus "before, during, and after the penalty" he scored to earn Inter a 1-1 draw, the player's representatives said.
Kevin de Bruyne came off the bench to inspire Belgium in a 2-1 comeback win over Denmark
Mihaila late show for Romania stuns Swiss in thrilling draw
All houses on the street have been wrapped in orange plastic sheets and red-white-blue Dutch flags, with slogans painted all over.
A summary of Saturday's action in the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship qualifiers.
Germany suffered their first home defeat in a World Cup qualifier in 20 years
The tournament, staged in 11 cities across Europe, will feature 24 of the best teams from June 12.
Jubilant fans thronged central Belgrade, bringing traffic at the main Republic Square to a halt as they waved Serbian flags and hooted their car horns.
As England tightened their grip on Euro 2024 qualifying and France maintained their perfect run, hosts Germany's troubles deepened.
Quaison fires Sweden to extra-time World Cup playoff win over Czechs
Cristiano Ronaldo continued his record-breaking form for Portugal as he grabbed two more goals in his country's 6-0 thrashing of Luxembourg in a Euro 2024 qualifier on Sunday.
Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com picks the five best matches of the final round.
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