Portugal (4-2-3-1): Diogo Costa; João Cancelo, Tomás Araújo, Renato Veiga, Nuno Mendes; Vitinha, João Neves; Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Pedro Neto; Cristiano Ronaldo. Subs: Nélson Semedo, Diogo Dalot, Rui Silva, Francisco Conceição, João Félix, Gonçalo Guedes, Gonçalo Inácio, Francisco Trincão, José Sá, Gonçalo Ramos, Matheus Nunes, Rafael Leão, Rúben Neves, Samú Costa, Rúben Dias. Congo…
South Africa and Pakistan enter this match knowing there is little room left for error. Both teams suffered heavy defeats in their opening games of the Women’s T20 World Cup and now find themselves under pressure. South Africa were beaten by Australia by 64 runs, while Pakistan lost to India by 65 runs. As a…
Smriti Mandhana (BCCI Photo) India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana added another milestone to her glittering career during the Women’s T20 World Cup clash against the Netherlands on Wednesday. The left-hander became the first player across men’s and women’s T20 internationals to hit 600 fours, reaching the landmark while leading India’s charge with the bat.Mandhana continued her…
India suffered an injury scare during their Women’s T20 World Cup match against the Netherlands on Wednesday as off-spinner Shreyanka Patil had to leave the field after injuring her ankle while bowling her first over.The incident took place in the sixth over of the Netherlands innings. Shreyanka had bowled just one delivery when she hurt…
Lionel Messi was left in tears after scoring his first goal en route to a historic hat-trick in Argentina’s FIFA World Cup 2026 opener against Algeria on Tuesday night in Kansas City. Given the emotional weight surrounding what is expected to be his final World Cup, many initially assumed the tears were linked to the…
India’s Shreyas Iyer (PTI Photo) Shreyas Iyer added another significant milestone to his ODI career during India’s second ODI against Afghanistan in Lucknow on Wednesday, becoming the joint second-fastest Indian batter to reach 3,000 runs in the format.The Mumbai batter reached the landmark in his 72nd ODI innings, drawing level with former opener Shikhar Dhawan…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) smiles during the World Cup Group J match between Argentina and Algeria (AP Photo/Ed Zurga) Lionel Messi once again stole the show for Argentina, scoring the first World Cup hat-trick of his career in a 3-0 victory over Algeria and equalling Miroslav Klose’s record of 16 goals to become the joint-highest…
Algerian defender Aissa Mandi hailed Lionel Messi after the Argentine’s sensational performance on Wednesday. The fans in Kansas City were blessed by one of the greatest of all time as Messi scored a stunning hat-trick in Argentina’s 2026 FIFA World Cup opener. Whatever the opposition tried, Messi just ended up outfoxing them with ease. Facing…
NEW DELHI There has been a lot of speculation in India about the return of Formula 1 especially after union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya had said in April that they are pushing for the sport’s return to the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in 2027. Stefano Domenicali. (AFP) However, Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali clarified on…
NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill added another record to his name on Wednesday, becoming the third-fastest Indian batter to reach 150 in a One-Day International (ODI) innings.Gill brought up the milestone in the 42nd over of India’s innings against Afghanistan in the second ODI in Lucknow. Facing Allah Ghazanfar, he worked a delivery towards…
