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File Pics: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi (Agency Image) Former England striker Gary Lineker has expressed sadness over the way Cristiano Ronaldo’s international career appears to be ending, saying the Portugal great deserved a farewell similar to the emotional scenes that marked Lionel Messi’s final appearance for Argentina.Ronaldo, 41, left the Portugal camp last week…

South Korean football team after winning the Asian Games gold medal. (Pic credit: X) South Korea is reconsidering a decades-old military service benefit for elite athletes after controversial comments by Asian Games gold medallists triggered a fresh public debate over whether sporting success should continue to qualify some young men for an alternative to the…

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha NEW DELHI: India has unveiled “Rising Together” as the vision for its bid to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha confirming that the country’s first project presentation to the…

File Pic: Manchester City players and staff after winning the Premier League title . (Reuters Photo) Former England captain Gary Lineker believes Manchester City should accept responsibility for their Premier League financial breaches and take whatever punishment comes their way, saying such a move could help draw a line under one of the biggest scandals…

Several Indian wrestlers, including 2024 U17 World Champion Neha Sangwan, have been refused US visas, putting their participation in the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas from October 12 to 18 in doubt.The wrestlers were verbally told that their visa applications had been refused because they were below 20 years of age and unemployed….

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha NEW DELHI: India has unveiled “Rising Together” as the vision for its bid to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha confirming that the country’s first project presentation to the…

Former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly reacts during a press conference at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai, India, October 23, 2019. Sourav Ganguly has said there is no conflict of interest in his taking charge as head coach of IPL franchise Delhi Capitals while continuing as president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), saying he…

NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer‘s maiden T20I century came at a crucial juncture in his captaincy, and the sublime knock has silenced questions over his batting form, according to India great Sunil Gavaskar.Iyer had crossed the 50-run mark only twice since taking over as India’s T20I captain in June, but he produced a stunning response in…

Football – International Friendly – Argentina v Benin – Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina – October 6, 2026. Argentina’s Lionel Messi reacts For football fans in Benin, Tuesday’s match against Argentina was less about the result and more about witnessing Lionel Messi’s final international appearance.Benin lost 3-0 in Buenos Aires in front of more than…

Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur (ICC Photo) Smriti Mandhana paid tribute to Harmanpreet Kaur after being appointed the new captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, describing her former skipper’s decade-long leadership as “fantastic”. Smriti Mandhana’s story for Harmanpreet Kaur Sharing a picture of Harmanpreet on her Instagram story, Mandhana wrote: “It’s been a pleasure…