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Iran FIFA World Cup 2026 preview " Team Melli looks to champion chaos to glory
39+ min ago (323+ words) Updated: Jun 09, 2026 21: 51 IST, Chennai - 3 MINS READ Iran arrives with experience, structure and an ambition: to finally get beyond the group stage. It has been close before, most notably in 2018 and 2022, but the step into the knockouts has remained out of…...
Root of the matter: The science of plant-powered performance
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (777+ words) Updated: Jun 09, 2026 14: 11 IST - 5 MINS READ In my two decades of working with Indian athletes " from Olympic medallists and cricket stars to weekend warriors chasing personal bests " one question keeps coming back to me with growing frequency: "Ryan, can I perform…...
Bangladesh stuns Australia in rain-affected 1st ODI
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (182+ words) Bangladesh stunned Australia with an 86-run "win via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method "in their opening one-day "international in Dhaka "on Tuesday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing "285, Australia slumped to 191-9 when rain "halted play, with only "four "batters making…...
Uruguay FIFA World Cup 2026 preview " Bielsa-led La Celeste out to complete redemption arc
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (411+ words) Updated: Jun 09, 2026 21: 11 IST, Chennai - 3 MINS READ The FIFA World Cup 2026 sets the stage for a tale of redemption for Marcelo Bielsa, who returns to the quadrennial showpiece for the third time and the first in 16 years. The former Argentina manager,…...
Queen's Club Championships " Raducanu storms into round of 16 after dominant win over "Blinkova
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (182+ words) Updated: Jun 09, 2026 21: 01 IST, LONDON - 2 MINS READ Home favourite Emma Raducanu won her "first match since March as "she swept past Russian Anna "Blinkova 6-0 6-3 "in the opening round of the Queen's Club WTA event on "Tuesday. The British No. 1 has endured…...
Sarfaraz trumps Shreyas as Aakash Tigers Mumbai Western Suburbs boosts semifinal spot hopes
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (239+ words) Updated: Jun 09, 2026 20: 11 IST, Mumbai - 3 MINS READ Shreyas Iyer prolonged his stint with So Bo Mumbai Falcons by another game in an attempt to secure a T20 Mumbai semifinal berth for his team with a match to spare. Instead, it was Sarfaraz…...
IND A vs SL A: India A pulls off a heist, wins by eight runs as Sri Lanka A implodes
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (596+ words) Updated: Jun 09, 2026 18: 52 IST, Dambulla - 4 MINS READ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's first outing for India A in one-day cricket ended with a muted 14 but his team hung in there till the end against a self-destructing Sri Lanka A to pull off an eight-run…...
Lord's pitch rated "unsatisfactory' after England-New Zealand Test
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (258+ words) Updated: Jun 09, 2026 19: 31 IST, Bengaluru - 2 MINS READ Lord's has been handed an "unsatisfactory" pitch rating for the First "Test between England and New Zealand after "the host sealed a 115-run win "inside four days of a "rain-hit, bowler-dominated match. England went…...
Why is DR Congo vs Chile friendly being played behind closed doors?
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (222+ words) Updated: Jun 09, 2026 19: 40 IST, CHENNAI - 2 MINS READ DR Congo will play its final 2026 FIFA World Cup warm-up match against Chile behind closed doors in Orleans, France, on Tuesday after the fixture was moved from Spain because of concerns over the Ebola…...
Spain FIFA World Cup 2026 preview " Yamal key as Spain looks to justify favourite tag
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (421+ words) Updated: Jun 09, 2026 18: 31 IST, Chennai - 3 MINS READ Football, in its infancy, has remained 90 minutes of play, and whoever scores the most goals wins the match. Spain, however, challenged that notion " not really changing it but establishing that it is about much…...