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Mbappe ‘immensely sad’ after failed penalty against Switzerland
Shattered French striker Kylian Mbappe said on Tuesday after his failed penalty against Switzerland cost the world champions a place in the Euro 2020 quarterfinals that it would be "very difficult to turn the page" and that his "sadness is…
Swiss win appreciated, but ex-footballers say don’t revile Kylian Mbappe
The footballing world was left dazed following world champions France's defeat to Switzerland 4-5 in the penalty shootout during the Euro 2020 round-of-16 match here on Monday night.Switzerland knocked France out of the tournament to secure…
India a formidable and truly great side: Kane Williamson
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson termed India a "formidable" and a "truly great side", and that the Black Caps were "proud to achieve a win" against the Virat Kohli-led side in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at Southampton…
Andy Murray returns to Wimbledon with dramatic win against Basilashvili
Two-time former champion Andy Murray made a memorable return to singles action at Wimbledon, overcoming 24th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 to reach the second round here.Murray led 5-0 in the third set on
Rahi Sarnobat wins gold in 25m pistol event at World Cup
India's Rahi Sarnobat won gold medal in women's 25 metres pistol event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup here on Monday."This gives me the assurance that I am on the right track and I have to keep working on…
Tim Merlier wins crash-ridden third stage of Tour de France
Tim Merlier won the third stage of Tour de France cycling race, beating fellow Belgian Jasper Philipsen in the 182.9km long flat stretch between Lorient to Pontivy.The third stage witnessed many crashes as Welshman Geraint Thomas and…
Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic enters Round 2 with 4-set win over British teen
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who is eyeing a world record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title, started his Wimbledon campaign on a winning note getting past local boy Jack Draper 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to enter the second round.Djokovic, who has won…
Only 1-2 new players can come out of SL tour for T20 WC: Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid, who is coach of the Indian limited-overs team that will travel to Sri Lanka, has said that the upcoming white-ball tour will throw up only an odd player or two for the T20 World Cup squad which would have been roughly…
England humble Sri Lanka again, clinch T20I series 3-0
Sri Lanka suffered an 89-run defeat in the last T20I game as England made a clean sweep of the three-match series, with 31-year-old left-arm pace bowler David Willey (3/27) wrecking the top order after Dawid Malan (76) and Jonny Bairstow…
Evin Lewis guides West Indies to big T20I win over South Africa
Evin Lewis went on a six-hitting spree as West Indies scored a morale-boosting eight-wicket win against South Africa in the opening T20 International here.After the disappointment of losing both the Test matches to the Proteas by big…