Ousmane Dembele scored a stunning first-half hat-trick as France defeated Norway 4-1 to finish top of Group I at the FIFA World Cup. Norway rested Erling Haaland but still advanced to the Round of 32.
India produced a dominant performance to defeat Pakistan 7-1 in the FIH Pro League in London, extending their winning streak over their arch-rivals to 17 matches and moving up to seventh in the standings.
Shreyas Iyer admitted India "lost execution in the middle overs" after Ireland's historic 34-run win in the 1st T20I, his first match as T20I captain.
Dhruv Jurel's unbeaten 141 guided India A to 452/6 before the visitors reduced Sri Lanka A to 113/2, taking firm control of the 1st Unofficial Test.
Harmanpreet Kaur says Australia remains a formidable side despite Alyssa Healy's retirement as India gear up for a must-win Women's T20 World Cup clash.
The senior women's national team head coach, Santosh Kashyap, on Monday announced a 23-member squad for the SAFF Women's Championship 2024, to be played at the Dasarath Stadium in Nepal from October 17 to 30.
Dressed in red from jersey to shoes, 37-year-old Novak Djokovic paid tribute to all the fans at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena and wrote different Chinese characters on the camera lens after winning a match, continuing his routine of showing love for China at the ATP Shanghai Masters.
Electing to bat first, Sophie Devine’s side were shackled by the Pakistan spin attack and grafted their way to a below-par total of 110 for six from 20 overs.
The women’s field includes the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion in the 10,000m, Eilish McColgan. The event will take place in the national capital on October 20.
Former skipper Virat Kohli’s lukewarm form in the recently concluded 2-0 Test series win over Bangladesh isn’t worrying head coach Gautam Gambhir, who insisted that the star batter remains as hungry as he was when he made his debut and should not be judged after every match.
