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FIFA World Cup: Sania Mirza, Ananya & others spotted in Qatar stadium

Mumbai: As every football fan waits for four long years to watch the players playing in the mega FIFA event, Bollywood celebrities too cut the time from their busy schedules to cheer…
British-Pakistani cricketer forced to leave UK over racist abuse

London: Azeem Rafiq, a 31-year-old British-Pakistani former Yorkshire cricketer, has been forced to leave the UK after his allegations about institutional racism at the Yorkshire County Cricket Club (CCC) last year created…

Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach World Cup final

Doha: Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez scored to give Argentina 2-0 lead over Croatia in the first-half of the first semi-final match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 being played here at…
Warner ‘too old’ for captaincy role; no point lifting leadership ban: Ian Chappell

New Delhi: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell said he is not in favour of lifting the lifetime leadership ban imposed on left-handed opener David Warner, saying that he is now too old…
Rawalpindi pitch used for first England-Pakistan Test rated as ‘below average’

New Delhi: The pitch in Rawalpindi that was used during the first Test between Pakistan and England from December 1-5 has received a ‘below average’ rating from the ICC. This is the…
FIFA WC: Village in North Goa supports Croatia, hopes they reach the final

Doha: On Tuesday when Croatia take the field against two-time champions Argentina in a FIFA World Cup semifinal at the Lusail Stadium, a small village in North Goa, having economic and religious…
FIFA World Cup: Messi will continue to appear for Argentina much after Qatar 2022, hopes coach Scaloni

Doha: Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni is pinning hopes that Lionel Messi will continue to play for Argentina much after the FIFA World Cup is over. The Argentinian superstar had announced at the…

FIFA World Cup: Moroccan unity the key to best World Cup defense since Italy in 2006

Doha: Morocco are the revelation of the Qatar World Cup, becoming the first African side ever to reach the semifinals of the World Cup thanks to performances brimming with passion and defensive…
FIFA World Cup: Semifinalists show that possession is not everything in Qatar 2022

Doha: They are numbers that would make a football ‘purist’ such as Pep Guardiola break out into a cold sweat, or have former Spain coach, Luis Enrique trembling in his bed, but…
Another Qatari journalist dies while covering FIFA World Cup

Doha: Qatari photojournalist Khaled Al-Musallam passed away ‘suddenly’ while covering the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Sunday. Al-Musallam’s death comes just one day after the announcement of the death of the American football journalist,…
Rahane, Ishant likely to lose central contracts, Surya, Shubman set for promotion

New Delhi: The BCCI is likely to remove out-of-favour Test specialists Ajinkya Rahane and Ishant Sharma from its annual central contracts while Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav may get promotion when the list…
Pakistan opening batter Sidra Ameen named ICC Women’s Player of the Month

Dubai: Pakistan opening batter Sidra Ameen on Monday was named as ICC Women’s Player of the Month for posting mammoth scores in the recent successful ODI series against Ireland on home soil…
J&K’s Ayeera Chishti creates history by winning medal at World Junior Wushu Medal

Srinagar: Ayeera Chishti, a world-class Wushu athlete from Jammu and Kashmir, has made the name of the country and the union territory famous by winning a bronze medal at the 8th World…
One year back, this kind of chase might not have happened: Mandhana

Navi Mumbai: Finishing off close games has been an achilles heel for the Indian women’s team over the years but the work put in during the last 12 months showed in side’s close…
Dreams do come true: Turkish chef CZN Burak meets David Beckham

Doha: Turkish chef and restaurant owner Burak Ozdemir, better known by his famous nickname CZN Burak, who has been seen alongside several famous personalities and has been flaunting fan moments on his…