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BERLIN: Marc Marquez secured pole position for the Germany MotoGP after the Spaniard set the fastest time on his Ducati in qualifying at the Sachsenring on Saturday, but Marco Bezzecchi will miss the rest of the weekend after breaking his collarbone following a heavy fall. Marquez, the reigning world champion, will start from pole for … Read more

JOHANNESBURG: When four-time World Cup winners Italy failed to qualify for the 2026 tournament, then head coach Gennaro Gattuso lamented that Africa had so many places at the global showcase. “Africa deserves fewer World Cup slots,” he said, referring to the number of automatic qualifying places allocated to that continent rising from five to nine … Read more

France’s Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang scores a try against Australia in Brisbane. Photo: AFP BRISBANE: France came back from a nine-point half-time deficit to beat Australia 42-26 in a pulsating Nations Championship clash in Brisbane on Saturday. After losing by two points against New Zealand last week, the French roared back with four second-half tries to notch … Read more

Pakistan-made World Cup ball underscores country’s global sports manufacturing prowess Pakistan envoy to US presenting Trionda football to World Bank president. Photo: X Pakistan’s envoy to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, on Saturday presented the “Trionda” football to World Bank (WB) President Ajay Banga during a meeting highlighting the country’s globally recognised sports goods … Read more

Didier Deschamps celebrates at the end of France’s 2-0 win over Morocco in the World Cup quarter-finals on Thursday. Photo: AFP LOS ANGELES: Didier Deschamps has had to cope with personal tragedy and the looming realisation that his long spell as coach of France is about to end, but he looks more at ease than … Read more

India’s Smriti Mandhana pulls against England in the inaugural women’s Test at Lord’s. Photo: AFP LONDON: India opener Smriti Mandhana fell agonisingly short of becoming the first woman to score a Test century at Lord’s as the celebrated ground staged its inaugural women’s Test on Friday. The elegant Mandhana made 83, with captain Harmanpreet Kaur … Read more

LONDON: Jannik Sinner hailed Novak Djokovic as a “true inspiration” as the defending Wimbledon champion revealed he had to raise his game to end his rival’s title bid on Friday. Sinner produced one of his best performances this year to rout Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in a one-sided Centre Court semi-final. The world number one … Read more

LOS ANGELES: Super sub Mikel Merino broke Belgian hearts and sent Spain through to a World Cup semi-final against France with a late goal in a gripping 2-1 win on Friday. The stunning finish at SoFi Stadium sets up a tantalizing showdown between European champions Spain and the tournament favorites France and the red-hot Kylian … Read more

Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic reacts during her match against Coco Gauff of the United States on day 11 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Photo: REUTERS LONDON: Whoever prevails, it will be the third time in four years that a Czech woman has held ​aloft the Venus Rosewater Dish following the … Read more

Viral videos do not show Moroccan fans rioting in Paris; they are old clips from unrelated incidents The viral videos are old from two different incidents and do not show Moroccan fans rioting. Screen grab Multiple users, including Indian propaganda accounts, have been sharing multiple visuals on social media platforms X and Facebook since July … Read more