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Sweden reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 24 years

21-year-old Anita Nisar has already established herself as tough fighter at national level

American tennis star beats Holland's Rus 7-5, 6-3, as Federer claims victory too

Former England star says he has joined DC United to compete and win

Visiting captain scores 172, sets up 223-run opening stand with Short in 100-run win

Brazil star striker scores one, creates another to help team enter quarters

Midfielder says he is satisfied with team’s performance against Belgium

Midfielder happy to see Belgium enter quarters, says team has game-changers

Act to be treated as level three offence with penalty of up to 12 suspension points

The 45-year-old believes pacers could not match performance of Billy Stanlake

India captain believes visitors will prove to be a sterner test for the Three Lions than Australia

Caribbean giants will face Shakibal Hasan-led unit in first Test of two-match series starting from Wednesday

Martinez’s men booked their place in the last eight with a last-gasp 3-2 win over Japan

The Quidditch World Cup is based on the game dreamt up in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books

This is seventh World Cup running that Brazil have reached last eight

Belgium coach Martinez expresses his pride in players

ITF says event will still be beefed up from next year as previously planned

Side take on Switzerland looking to reach quarter-finals of the World Cup for first time in decades

2010 champions knocked out by hosts Russia in one-sided penalty shootout

Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player will line up for one of league’s most iconic clubs

Three Lions have been knocked out in six of their last 12 major tournaments in shootouts

Team battling it out in the second match of the tri-series hosted by Zimbabwe

Luka Modric’s side won 3-2 in the shootout to book their place in the round of eight

Russian captain saves two penalties in a dramatic shootout following 1-1 draw

Side defeat underdogs Peshawar 3-2 on penalties to claim spot at 2018 Socca World Cup in Lisbon

Men in Green set tone for T20I triangular series that also features Australia

Mbappe, Kane, Lukaku have all shone while last decade’s greatest duo of attackers get knocked out

Red Devils take on Japan as ‘golden generation’ looks to win World Cup

Tite’s men may have flair players like Coutinho, Neymar but their success is built on not conceding goals

Mbappe is the first teenager since Brazilian great Pele in the 1958 final to score two goals in one World Cup match

Rakitic draws comparison of compatriot with Spain legend Iniesta

Les Bleus have now reached the quarter-finals

India skipper backs his team to beat hosts on their own turf

Pakistan skipper reiterates team focused on playing good cricket

Teenager believes he can win the U21 event as well during stay in Jinan

Fraudulent company claiming to have inside information was formed to lure people into placing big bets

First time since 1982 that no team from continent entered knockout stages

Batswoman scores unbeaten 68 to help side chase 149-run target

Leisure League-organised event will host final on June 30 at Baloch Mujahid Football Stadium

Teenager believes his Asian Cadet Championship’s bronze-winning experience will help

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka beats Czech 6-3, 2-6, 7-6

Australia's tarnished golden boy scores 61 off 41 in six-wicket victory for Toronto

South Americans only side yet to concede at World Cup but take on world’s best current goalscorer

Coach describes England’s difficult clash against Columbia in last 16 as ‘biggest game for a decade’

France, Argentina both underwhelmed in groups as star turns Griezmann, Messi struggled to get going

Female players fall for world’s most popular sport after just one school-level tourney

Five-time winners become favourites after Germany knocked out in group stages

Die Mannschaft knocked out of group stages for first time ever at World Cup

Did Lionel Messi just reveal one of his secrets in defeating Nigeria to help his team qualify to round of 16?

Goals from Kim Young-gwon and Son Heung-min provided dignity despite exiting the group stages