Sports
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Detained, denied, stranded: Ugly face of FIFA World Cup as US plays spoilsport
The United States is turning away the very people it promised to welcome. Less than a week before the FIFA World Cup kicks off on American soil, referees have been barred at…
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Inspired by Kohli, Argentina’s Nabila eyes bigger future
Ahmedabad: Thousands of kilometres from Buenos Aires and the football-crazy land of Lionel Messi, Argentina’s lone representative at the inaugural World Yogasana Championships found inspiration from an Indian sporting icon as she…
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FIFA World Cup 2026 goes bigger: 48 teams, 104 matches
New Jersey: This year’s edition of the World Cup will be the biggest ever, with an expanded field of 48 teams, three host countries and 16 stadiums staging the record 104 matches…
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Shreyas Iyer to lead young India after bold BCCI selections
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has at last taken some bold steps and selected India’s T20 teams, keeping the long-term future in mind. Led by Shreyas Iyer, the…
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Iran team leaves for FIFA World Cup as officials await US visas
Antalya: Iran’s World Cup football team set off from Turkey for their training base in Mexico on Saturday, June 6, with some members of their entourage reportedly still without US visas, before…
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Iran’s World Cup team approved for visas to play games in the US
Washington: Members of Iran’s World Cup football team have been granted visas to the United States, two US officials said, clearing them to enter the United States from their training base in…
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Shreyas finally gets India T20 captaincy, Sooryavanshi youngest
Mumbai: Winds of change swept across India’s T20I set-up as Shreyas Iyer, on Saturday, June 6, took over the captaincy from Suryakumar Yadav, and wonder kid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi found a place in…
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Praggnanandhaa becomes first Indian to win Norway Chess title
Oslo: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa scripted history as he became the first Indian to win the prestigious Norway Chess title with a final-round victory over Germany’s Vincent Keymer here on Friday, completing a…
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FIFA cancels World Cup tickets to fans who got them for free
Coral Gables: FIFA has canceled World Cup tickets issued to about 60 fans who mistakenly got them for free because of a website error. The tickets were “allocated at no charge (0…
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Sunrisers Hyderabad had a good IPL season but can push for more
Overall, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) had a satisfactory campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season of 2026. But it could have been even better if the playoff match had ended on a…
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Inside Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma’s Rs 80 cr mansion in Gurgaon
Mumbai: The celebrations seem far from over for Virat Kohli following Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s historic IPL 2026 triumph. After RCB successfully defended their title by defeating Gujarat Titans by five wickets in…
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Iran players open up on World Cup preparations amid ongoing war
Tehran: Iran is heading to the World Cup while the country is at war with the primary host nation, a situation that is unique in the tournament’s history. In exclusive interviews with…
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Meet Tahsin Mohammed, 1st Indian to play Fifa World Cup
Hyderabad: India may not be playing in the FIFA World Cup 2026, but football fans have found a special reason to follow the tournament closely. A young footballer with roots in Kerala,…
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Kohli out of Afghanistan ODIs with hamstring injury
New Delhi: Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli was on Thursday ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan due to a hamstring injury that he sustained during the recently-concluded IPL. The…
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The lions of IPL 2026 who made the tournament unforgettable
The 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) will be remembered as one of the most dramatic and record-breaking seasons in the tournament’s history. It featured some grand displays by the established stars and…
