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Both teams have made a strong start to the tournament, winning their previous two matches, which would make for an even more exciting contest come Saturday

In the third minute, the 35-year-old Benfica defender, with a spectacular volley from Rodrigo de Paul's corner, gave the hosts the lead, leaving goalkeeper Carlos Coronel helpless.

This is their 18th appearance at this esteemed competition and marks their return to the tournament after a 21-year absence

World No. 13 PV Sindhu secured her third consecutive victory over the 22nd-ranked player with a scoreline of 21-11, 21-10

Announcing on X (formerly Twitter), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed that Arijit Singh is set to perform in a pre-match show at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on October 14.

In less than 48 hours time, the World Cup's most awaited clash will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium but those who have witnessed Gujarat Titans' win in the IPL in 2022 at this very venue feel that there was more excitement in the air then compared to an Indo-Pak game

Williamson had missed the Kiwis' matches against England and Netherlands as Tom Latham had stood in as New Zealand captain in those games

Stoinis was adjudged out caught behind in the 18th over off a Kagiso Rabada delivery after South Africa reviewed the decision

National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Russia was suspended after it decided to include regional sports organisations which are under the authority of the NOC of Ukraine

This is Australia's biggest loss in WC history. Following this win, South Africa now leads the World Cup standings with four points from two victories, while Australia finds itself in second-to-last place, ninth in the rankings, after losing both of their matches

The 11 nominees were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of World Athletics

The South African fast bowlers were at their ruthless best, bundling Australia for 177 in 40.5 overs for their second consecutive win

India's star shuttler PV Sindhu defeated Taiwan’s Hsu Wen-chin in straight games to make it to the quarterfinals at the Arctic Open 2023

The top seed in boys’ under-14 category, Hruthik secured a commanding 6-0, 6-0 victory over Karnataka’s Diganth M in the last-eight of the tournament

Hyderabad under-19 team captain Avanish led from the front with a fine century (128) as they defeated Uttarakhand by 77 runs to open their campaign with a win

Hyderabad under-19 women’s team lost to Punjab by 122 runs in the BCCI Women's Under-19 One-Day tournament in Kolkata

Narahari Varma and Jagadishwar Raju put the MYK Strikers ahead with a 3 and 2 win over Vasu Merugu and Sudheer Reddy Bobbili

Asian Games Gold medalist and reigning Olympic, and World Champion in men's javelin, Neeraj Chopra was named Laureus Ambassador, pledging his support to Laureus Sport for Good, here on Wednesday.

Off-spinner Glenn Maxwell was the most successful Australian bowler on a pitch that remained a bit slow and offered appreciable turn

Shubman Gill has already missed the first two games against Australia and Afghanistan but there is a high chance of him making it to the playing XI for the marquee clash against the arch-rivals

In the pre-quarterfinal match, Rashmikaa cruised past Yanan Hou of China 6-2, 7-5 in straight sets

Nicknamed the 'Voice of Cricket', Bhogle took to his official handle on social media platform X to say that he would miss out the high-octane clash owing to dengue and the resultant weakness and lowered immunity.

Australia made two changes as all-rounder Marcus Stoinis came in for Cameron Green, while Josh Inglis has replaced wicketkeeper batter Alex Carey.

IOC President Thomas Bach is chairing the Executive board meeting of IOC that got underway at the Jio World Convention Centre