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Spain, Italy take unbeaten runs into Euro 2020 semifinals

Luis Enrique thought for a couple of seconds, looked straight back at the questioner, and gave the curtest of replies.

Abhimanyu Mishra, the youngest new Grand Master, learnt the moves at 2

Mishra is also the youngest person to achieve the International Master title at 10 years, 9 months, 3 days

Novak Djokovic joined by parade of newcomers in Wimbledon quarters

Novak Djokovic reached his 12th Wimbledon quarterfinal Monday to pull even with Arthur Gore, who had a 117-year head start, while a parade of newcomers also made the final eight

Novak Djokovic wins at Wimbledon for 50th major quarterfinal berth

Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic held every service game Monday and reached his 50th Grand Slam quarterfinal by beating No. 17-seeded Cristian Garn at Wimbledon, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

Tokyo Olympics: Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh to be India's flag bearers

Celebrated boxer M C Mary Kom and men's hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh will be be flag bearers at opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics.

PM Modi wishes Tokyo-bound athletes with 'Cheer4India' message

A total of 115 Indian athletes have qualified so far for Tokyo Olympics which will begin on July 23 and will run up to August 8 this year.

Confident Brazil takes on Peru in semifinals of Copa America 2021

Defending Copa America champion Brazil is still regarded as the team to beat not bad for a tournament some of their players didn't even want to be in.

Australia to send second largest athletes team to Tokyo Olympics since 2004

Australia will send 472 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics, the second-largest team sent overseas by the country since the 2004 Athens Games

Single game quarters, semis and final set for Asian Champions League

The Asian Football Confederation said that continuing concern over travel during pandemic means the Asian Champions League will be played as single matches instead of two legs

Tokyo assembly split after vote amid Covid pandemic Olympics fears

An election in Japan's capital has left the Tokyo city assembly splintered amid worries about health risks during the Olympics, opening in three weeks, as coronavirus cases continue to rise

Argentina beats Ecuador at Copa, plays Colombia in semifinal

Lionel Messi scored his 76th international goal and is now only one shy of Pele for the South American record as Argentina beat Ecuador 3-0 to progress to the semifinals of the Copa America

Colombia edges Uruguay on penalties to reach Copa semis

Two penalty shootout saves by goalkeeper David Ospina put Colombia in the semis of Copa America after a 0-0 draw with Uruguay in regular time and kept alive its hopes of a first Copa title since 2001

Denmark taking Christian Eriksen inspiration to Wembley at Euro 2020

Christian Eriksen's absence makes it even harder to forget what happened to him.

Don't seek validation from people: Mithali on criticism of her strike rate

Indian women's team skipper Mithali Raj hit back at her detractors, saying "I don't seek validation from people" after playing for so long.

Olympics: IOA planning to send first batch of athletes on July 17

Tokyo Olympics will go ahead from July 23-August 8. The Games were slated to be held last year, but it had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Wimbledon: Sania, Bopanna cruise into 3rd round of mixed doubles

The mixed doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna on Saturday (local time) progressed to the third round of the ongoing Wimbledon 2021

Euro 2020 highlights: Kane scores a brace as England thrash Ukraine 4-0

Denmark beats the Czech Republic 2-1 in the third quarterfinal earlier today. England will lock horns with Denmark in the second semifinal on July 8 at 12:30 am IST

Mithali Raj becomes highest run-getter in women's cricket across formats

India captain Mithali Raj became the highest run-getter in women's cricket across formats, overtaking former England skipper Charlotte Edwards

Euro 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: Italy defeat Belgium 2-1 to reach semi-finals

In the first quarterfinal of Euro 2020, Spain defeated Switzerland in the penalty shootout

F1 champion Hamilton signs 2-year extension with Mercedes

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton will stay with Mercedes through the 2023 season after signing a two-year contract extension, the team said Saturday.