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Lionel Messi writes MLS history during Inter Miami vs New England Revolution, scores 2 goals to become first player to…

Lionel Messi has made history by becoming the first player in Major League Soccer (MLS) to score two or more goals in four matches in a row. He scored both goals in Inter Miami’s 2-1 win against the New England Revolution. Messi scored the first in the 27th minute after a defender’s mistake, and the […]

Wimbledon: Swiatek sets up Bencic semifinal; Sinner to play Djokovic for spot in final

Iga Swiatek celebrates the win against Liudmila Samsonova in the women’s singles quarter-final on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Over the last few months, Iga Swiatek has flown largely under the radar. A five-time Major winner, the 24-year-old is no longer the defending champion at any Slam, hasn’t won a Tour-level title since Roland-Garros 2024 and is seeded eighth […]

Virat Kohli jokes about Test cricket retirement, speaks about his age: ‘You know it’s time when…’

On July 8, nearly two months after announcing his Test retirement, Virat Kohli spoke about it for the first time. In London, he was at a charity event hosted by Yuvraj Singh for the YouWeCan Foundation. Gaurav Kapur asked Kohli to join Ravi Shastri, Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle, Kevin Pietersen and Darren Gough on the […]

IND vs ENG: ‘Who would want to be a bowler?’ – Pat Cummins slams Edgbaston pitch with nearly 1700 runs scored | Cricket News

Australia’s captain Pat Cummins (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) Australia skipper Pat Cummins couldn’t resist a cheeky dig at the Edgbaston pitch after watching India notch up a thumping 336-run win over England in the second Test. Under new Test captain Shubman Gill, India rewrote history at Edgbaston, securing their first-ever win at the venue. The visitors […]

Washington — the unsung hero in India’s breach of Fortress Edgbaston

Ben Stokes shook his head in frustration. Maybe even a little disbelief. For an hour and a half, having embraced a stonewalling avatar, England’s captain had kept India’s wicket-hungry bowlers at bay when, in the last over before lunch, he was dismissed leg before, by Washington Sundar. Washington was the last of the five bowlers […]

IND vs ENG: ‘India too good, but …’ – Michael Vaughan stands by 3-1 England prediction | Cricket News

Michael Vaughan (Photo Credits: Getty Images) India’s stunning 336-run win over England in the second Test at Edgbaston may have levelled the five-match series 1-1, but former England captain Michael Vaughan isn’t backing down from his pre-series prediction of a 3-1 victory in favour of the hosts.“India have been too good this week .. Outstanding […]

For Akash, the sky is the limit

When Akash Deep received his Test cap from Rahul Dravid on 23 February 2024, it marked the end of one dream. And the beginning of another, more vibrant, more far-reaching, more ambitious – that of bowling India to Test victories. At Edgbaston on a historic Sunday, that’s exactly what the 28-year-old did. He had set things up beautifully on […]

Agustín Ramírezs 2-run single in 8th lifts Marlins to 4-2 win over Brewers

MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Agustín Ramírez hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Saturday. Kyle Stowers homered and Ronny Henríquez (5-1) pitched two perfect innings of relief for the Marlins. Milwaukee reliever Jared Koenig entered with the bases loaded and no outs in […]

STEP partners with Angkor Tiger FC for youth development programme

Pundi Sriram, Sudhir Menon, Rohit Ramesh and L.V. Navneeth, CEO, The Hindu Group, at the signing. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM STEP, a division of The Hindu Group, will partner with the Youth Development and Academy teams of the Cambodian Premier League team Angkor Tiger Football Club based in the city of Siem Reap. Angkor Tiger currently competes in the […]

IND vs ENG: Gautam Gambhir refuses to laud Rishabh Pant’s twin tons after Leeds loss – ‘There’re three more centuries’ | Cricket News

Gautam Gambhir (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) India head coach Gautam Gambhir has made it clear he’s not interested in celebrating individual milestones after India’s defeat in the opening Test against England at Headingley. Despite five Indian centuries, including two from vice-captain Rishabh Pant, the team fell short, and Gambhir wasn’t ready to sugar-coat the […]