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Stoic, then decisive: how Ancelotti’s changes sparked 45 minutes of peak Brazil
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Days after death of unborn son, Cody Gakpo scores opening goal for Netherlands vs Morocco
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Orlando Gill: The goalkeeper who sold his clothes, then stopped Germany
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Naomi Osaka channels iconic ‘Kill Bill’ character with Wimbledon walkout outfit
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FIFA World Cup Live: Netherlands and Morocco set for high-stakes Round of 32 showdown
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Moondra spent hours studying Sooryavanshi; Sanju, Abhishek, Shreyas paid the price
From spending hours plotting against Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to dismantling India’s star-studded batting line-up, Jai Moondra’s dream debut for Ireland was years in the making. His childhood coach and mother recount the relentless work ethic that transformed an engineering student from Tonk, Rajasthan into Ireland’s hero in their historic series win over India.
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Ben Stokes: The man who refused to leave quietly, then left at tea
Stokes was never a man of averages. He belonged to moments, and moments have an inconvenient habit of resisting arithmetic. The 258 at Cape Town, the fastest Test 250 ever scored, tells you more about him than any spreadsheet could. The mean is for actuaries. Stokes dealt in extremes, in tamasha, in the improbable stories…
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WC: Martinelli’s injury-time winner spares Brazil’s blushes against Japan in a thriller
In a thrilling World Cup Round of 32 match, Gabriel Martinelli’s late-game heroics led Brazil to a sensational 2-1 victory over Japan. After Kaishu Sano put Japan ahead, Brazil rallied back with a header from Casemiro. Martinelli capped off the comeback, scoring a last-minute winner that solidified Brazil’s reputation in the tournament.
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‘Everything has taken its toll’: Stokes opens up on ‘negative effects’ of leading England
The England captain announced on Sunday, in the middle of the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge, that he would retire from international cricket after the match, bringing the curtain down on a 15-year career.
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‘Play him in the first game’: Gavaskar urges India to unleash Sooryavanshi against England
Sunil Gavaskar has backed 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to make his India debut in the first T20I against England, believing the youngster can help India bounce back from their 0-2 series defeat to Ireland. Gavaskar also urged patience with new captain Shreyas Iyer, backed Rohit Sharma’s ODI future, and warned that an in-form Jofra Archer could…