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Ronaldo is playing at the Euros for a record sixth time, and his country has reached the quarterfinals — where Kylian Mbappé and France await

I wanted to have a chance to go out there and walk out on my own on Centre Court again, Andy Murray said

The chief organiser of Paris Olympics stressed that the aim of the July 26-August 11 games was to “bring people together”.

Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma and Harshit Rana was on July 2 named as replacements for Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube and Yashasvi Jaiswal in the squad for the first two matches

Rohit Sharma couldn't be faulted for being a bit dazed. After all, a jinx that lasted over a decade had been broken.

India's 176/7 in the final, however, was the highest by any team in the final of a Men's T20 World Cup — edging past Australia's 173/2 against New Zealand in 2021.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who missed a penalty in extra-time, converted in the shoot-out along with Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva for Portugal, who face France on July 5 in the last eight.

Portugal wins penalty shootout 3-0 against battling Slovenia to reach the quarter-finals at Euro 2024 where they will meet France.

The run till the T20 summit clash, with close victories along the way, will hold the Proteas in good stead in future tournaments

Resilient displays from Wolvaardt and de Klerk deny the host an innings victory; Sneh Rana’s historic 10-wicket match-haul and Shafali’s double ton highlights of the Indian triumph at Chepauk

Chloe Tryon, who missed the ODIs and one-off Test, is the only addition to the South Africa squad

The 2024 edition of Wimbledon is underway with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and past Grand Slam title winners Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu all set to play matches at Centre Court

As Team India scripts a famous T20 World Cup win after 17 years, The Hindu looks at the performance of the side and the legacy of key individuals

Virat Kohli is hanging up his boots from the shortest format after becoming one of the most influential No. 3 batters in the game

Rajya Sabha could be heard cheering for the team with chants of “India, India!”

France’s much-vaunted attack is suffering from a crisis of confidence, while Belgium has faced hostile reaction from their own supporters after they limped into the knockout stages

Former opener Gautam Gambhir is expected to succeed Dravid as the India head coach

Here are five charts that will help you understand some of the key stories from last week

Spain had a perfect record in the group stage with three wins and no goals conceded, their best start since 2008 when they went on to win the tournament.

The one saving grace of England's performances in the group stage was that a makeshift defence had held up well, conceding just once in three games

Indian cricket team finally did justice to the ‘favourite’ tag

Pandya responded to being the vice-captain with aplomb; the influential all-rounder took a little while to work his way into the ICC T20 World Cup in the Americas, but once he found his feet, he performed like the pivotal cog in the wheel…

The Indian spinner picks up eight wickets in the first innings; South Africa, following on, is helped by Luus’ fighting century who adds 190 runs with skipper Wolvaardt for the second wicket

The ability to find ways to win, contributions from the support cast in crunch situations, willingness to adapt and the foresight of the selectors were key factors in a memorable campaign

BCCI secretary Jay Shah said: “Under the exceptional leadership of Rohit Sharma, this team has shown remarkable resolve and resilience, becoming the first team in the history of the ICC T20 World Cup to win the tournament unbeaten”

Featuring six teams, APL will have 19 matches, and 120 players competing from June 30 to July 13; tournament will follow a round-robin format in group stage, with all matches scheduled at the Dr. YSR ACA-VDCA Stadium

Rohit, 37, and Virat, 35, called it quits from T20Is after playing pivotal roles in India's second world triumph in the format

South Africa needed 30 off 30 balls in a chase of 176 against India but fell short by seven runs despite Heinrich Klaasen's awe-inspiring 27-ball 52 in the see-saw summit clash in Bridgetown on June 29.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar, hailed the title triumph in the T20 World Cup