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Norway’s Erling Braut Haaland celebrates scoring his side’s second goal. (AP Photo) Erling Haaland continued his sensational form for Norway, scoring a hat-trick to surpass 50 international goals in record time as his team thrashed Israel 5-0 in Oslo on Saturday. The win edges Norway closer to their first World Cup finals since 1998.Go Beyond…

NEW DELHI: Harjas Singh was Australia U-19’s top scorer with a feisty 55 against India U-19 in the U-19 World Cup final last year. His timely knock helped Australia win the U-19 title for the first time in 14 years.Harjas’ teammate Sam Konstas went on to play Test cricket for Australia, debuting against India in…

UAE will face Qatar on October 14, 2025, needing only a draw to secure direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup/ Image: X With a dramatic win over Oman, the UAE take a vital step toward a long-awaited return to the FIFA World Cup. The result not only cements their position at the top of…

India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Yashasvi Jaiswal’s dream run in Test cricket continues. The young opener struck a superb 175 against the West Indies in the second and final Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, further establishing himself as India’s next big batting star. Jaiswal’s innings was a mix of patience, control,…

Aiden Markram with Shan Masood and Donovan Ferreira with Gerhard Erasmus It’s set to be a big week for South African cricket as the Proteas begin a busy international schedule in two very different formats. Saturday sees them face Namibia in a one-off T20 International in Windhoek, a historic first as Namibia host South Africa…

BWF World Junior Badminton Championships (PTI Photo) China secured their 15th Suhandinata Cup victory at the BWF World Junior Championships 2025, defeating defending champions Indonesia on Saturday. India and Japan earned bronze medals as semi-final runners-up.The Chinese team, featuring three Asian Junior Championships gold medalists and two silver medalists, dominated Indonesia with a score of…

England’s Sophie Ecclestone celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Hasini Perera (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt scored her fifth Women’s World Cup century while Sophie Ecclestone delivered an outstanding bowling performance, leading England to an 89-run win over Sri Lanka on Saturday.Sciver-Brunt’s impressive 117 runs from 117 balls, including nine fours and two…

South Africa vs Namibia (Screengrab) During their first-ever international encounter, Namibia secured a remarkable victory over South Africa in a historic Twenty20 international match on Saturday, thanks to wicketkeeper Zane Green‘s explosive late-game performance. Green remained unbeaten at 30 runs, contributing 23 runs in the final two overs of this first-ever international clash between the…

Aryna Sabalenka reacts during play against Jessica Pegula (Wu Zhizun/Xinhua via AP) Jessica Pegula secured a remarkable victory against world number one Aryna Sabalenka, winning 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) in the Wuhan semi-finals. She will now face fellow American Coco Gauff in the final.Pegula, playing her eighth consecutive three-set match, recovered from a 2-5 deficit…

India’s Ravindra Jadeja (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) NEW DELHI: Ravindra Jadeja, who serves as India’s vice-captain in the ongoing Test series against West Indies, discussed his exclusion from the ODI squad for the upcoming Australia tour.He mentioned that the team management had communicated with him about the decision. Despite his omission, Jadeja remains committed to performing…