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New Delhi, July 13: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have applauded Hima Das, who recently became the first Indian woman to win gold at IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships. Taking to social media, President Kovind congratulated sprinter Das for her performance and said it is a "very proud" moment for Assam and India. "Congratulations to our sensational sprint star

Nottingham, Jul 13: Kuldeep Yadav took six wickets as India overpowered England in the first one-day international at Trent Bridge on Thursday. The left-arm wrist-spinner returned career-best ODI figures of six for 25 as England were dismissed for a mere 268 after India captain Virat Kohli sent them in to bat. Rohit Sharma, to the delight of the many India fans in a sun-drenched capacity crowd of

London, Jul 12: Tennis ace Serena Williams on Thursday entered the Wimbledon final after defeating Germany's Julia Gorges 6-2, 6-4 in the semi-final. Williams is now just one win away from getting the record-breaking 24th grand slam title. "It's crazy. I don't even know how to feel, you know, because literally, I didn't expect to do this well in my fourth tournament back. I just feel like when I

Nottingham, Jul 13: India beat England by 8 wickets in the first One Day International (ODI) at Trent Bridge here. Rohit Sharma's searing century (an unbeaten 137) helped India walk to the victory with nearly 10 overs to spare. He completed his century off just 82 balls. Skipper Virat Kohli scored 75 runs. The Kohli-Rohit duo added 177 runs in 25.1 overs. India chased the target of 269 in only 40

Nottingham, July 12: England scored 82 runs for the loss of three wickets at the end of 15 overs in their first match of the ongoing ODI series against India at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow scored 38 each, while Joe Root departed early at 3. Kuldeep Yadav took all of the 3 wickets. The match started with India winning the toss and electing to field first as they play

Moscow, Jul 12: Croatia defeated England in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium by 2-1 in extra-time to reach their first-ever FIFA World Cup final. All credit goes to prolific goalscorer Mario Mandzukic for scoring the goal in the second period of extra-time. In the first five minutes of the game, Kieran Trippier gave England the lead with a fabulous free-kick.which somehow opened an account for the match

Sydney, Jul 11: Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins has made a 'brave and bold' prediction: Virat Kohli will not score a hundred when Indian team plays a four-Test series Down Under later this year. "My brave, bold prediction; I’d say I think Virat Kohli is not going to get a hundred and we’re going to knock them off over here," Cummins said at a Channel 7 event here on Tuesday. Kohli averages 62 in

Doha, Jul 11: In four years' time, Qatar's Khalifa International Stadium will host a World Cup quarter-final, but on Tuesday it had to make do with a big screen. Some 4,500 people packed out the stadium's fan zone as it showed France beating Belgium in the semi-final in Russia, knowing that the clock is ticking for Qatar's World Cup in 2022. Atef, a 30-year-old local who is supporting Belgium

Saint Petersburg, Jul 11: Paul Pogba dedicated France's World Cup semi-final win against Belgium to the 12 boys who survived a harrowing ordeal trapped underground in Thailand. The final five members of a young football team were rescued from a flooded Thai cave on Tuesday after spending 18 harrowing days trapped deep inside, completing an astonishing against-the-odds rescue mission that

St. Petersburg/Russia, Jul 11: Samuel Umtiti’s 51st-minute header sent an impressive France into the World Cup final with a 1-0 win over Belgium in an absorbing first semi-final on Tuesday. Didier Deschamps’ side will face England or Croatia in Moscow on Sunday as the French look to lift the trophy for the second time following their triumph on home soil in 1998. In an enthralling tactical match