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Dutch players Cody Gakpo, Denzel Dumfries and Virgil van Dijk in action during their FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F match against Sweden at Houston Stadium,…
Star batsman Virat Kohli will return to the Indian team for the ODI series in England next month. Virat Kohli will return to the Indian team for the one-day international series in England starting from July, subject to a fitness clearance, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said on Sunday. The veteran batter was ruled out of this month’s ODI series against Afghanistan because of an injury picked up while playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a victory over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final in May, where Bengaluru secured a second consecutive IPL title.India will play three ODIs in England on July 14, 16 and 19 at Edgbaston, Sophia Gardens and Lord’s respectively.Yashasvi Jaiswal, who replaced Kohli against Afghanistan, was not included in the squad for the England tour despite scoring a century in the third ODI against the Afghans on Saturday.Bowler Harshit Rana also returns after a lengthy layoff caused by a knee injury, which ruled him out of the Twenty20 World Cup and the IPL.Rana was a part of the squad in the third ODI against Afghanistan, but did not make the final playing XI.INDIA SQUAD Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar. Related Story Source link
Tadej Pogacar took his third stage victory this week as the world champion sealed overall success in the Tour of Switzerland on Sunday after catching French climber Lenny Martinez 800 metres from the line.After a cat-and-mouse chase up the final climb to Villars-sur-Ollon at the end of a brutal 152km-long mountainous stage, the last of the race, Pogacar gradually ate into the Frenchman’s 1min 30sec lead.For a while, it looked like it would be touch and go, but Pogacar picked up the pace in the last couple of kilometres and with one kilometre left, his success looked inevitable.Just 200m later, he sauntered past Martinez and came home to win by seven seconds.”It was really good to test the legs, the lungs on the climb, it was a really nice climb for that,” said the 27-year-old Slovenian.Martinez said he was disappointed and rued Pogacar’s insatiable will to win.”We tried but he was just too strong in the end,” said the 22-year-old, who had been part of an initial 11-man breakaway that broke clear with about 140km to ride.”Tadej wins a lot of races and he keeps wanting to keep winning, so it’s difficult. I knew he wasn’t going to let me win.”It was Pogacar’s first victory at the Tour of Switzerland — in his first appearance — and means that he has now won six of the seven most historic week-long stage races.Having also won the Tour of Romandie in his first participation earlier this season, the only one he has yet to win is the Tour of the Basque Country — where he was third in 2021 and sixth two years earlier. POGACAR ON A MISSION?Pogacar has seemed on a mission this season to tick off the few remaining major races he had yet to win, claiming Milan-San Remo glory in March and then coming close to winning Paris-Roubaix in April, when he was pipped by Wout van Aert.He has been in ominous form this week, laying down a marker ahead of his bid for a record-equalling fifth Tour de France victory next month.His overall margin of victory ahead of Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz, 6:32, was simply stunning and will leave new Giro d’Italia champion Jonas Vingegaard with much to ponder at the Grande Boucle.Pogacar has 13 wins from just 16 race days this year compared to seven from 36 for Vingegaard, who is himself in the form of his life having won all three of his races, triumphing at Paris-Nice and the Tour of Catalonia before the Giro.Dutchman Bart Lemmen finished third in the stage from the breakaway just over a minute and half behind Pogacar, while Carapaz held onto his second place overall as he came home seventh at 2min.Czech Mathias Vacek came home 12th to finish third overall with Norway’s Tobias Foss fourth. Related Story Source link
Australia’s captain Mitchell Marsh (centre) holds the series trophy alongside teammates during the presentation ceremony as they celebrate their team’s win at the end of the…
American world number 26 Frances Tiafoe has claimed the ATP tournament in Halle, a traditional Wimbledon warm-up event, after a dominant win over countryman Taylor Fritz on Sunday.Tiafoe cruised to a 6-4, 6-4 win over the world number nine on the back of his booming serve, dropping just seven points on his own serve throughout the match.The 28-year-old American won in one hour and seven minutes to claim the fourth title of his career, his first since 2023 and first at the ATP 500 level. Wimbledon begins on June 29.The unseeded Tiafoe beat three top 10 players – French Open finalist and world number 10 Flavio Cobolli, world number four Felix Auger Aliassime and now the ninth-ranked Fritz — to win the tournament.Tiafoe had not beaten Fritz since 2016, a run of seven straight defeats including the 2024 US Open final.The defeat continued a disappointing week for the 28-year-old Fritz.The grass court specialist had never lost a final on the surface in his career but has now lost two in a week, after going down to fellow American Ben Shelton in the final of the Stuttgart ATP tournament last Sunday.Fritz made the final after coming from a set down to beat freshly minted French Open champion Alexander Zverev in three sets on Saturday.Tiafoe qualified for the showpiece after a comfortable win over German Daniel Altmaier in straight sets, losing just four games. Source link
The Syrian General Authority for Border Crossings and Customs confirmed that the number of Syrians who have voluntarily returned to the country through border crossings exceeded 1.26 million citizens, while measures and facilities for receiving them continue. Director of Public Relations at the Authority Mazen Alloush said, in remarks to the Qatar News Agency (QNA), that the total number of returnees through border crossings between December 2024 and the end of May 2025 reached 1,268,347 citizens. Of these, 736,902 arrived from Turkiye, 367,444 from Lebanon, 137,239 from Jordan, and an additional 23,606 from Iraq. He added that during the first five months of 2026, 273,412 citizens returned to Syria, reflecting the continued trend of voluntary return. Among them, 149,185 returned from Lebanon, 105,767 from Turkiye, 13,599 from Jordan, and 1,705 from IraqAlloush emphasized that the General Authority for Border Crossings and Customs continues to provide a comprehensive package of facilities for returnees, including simplifying procedures, speeding up the processing of transactions, providing flexible travel lanes at border crossings, and exempting personal, household, and domestic belongings from fees in accordance with applicable laws and regulations He noted that these measures help reduce burdens on returning families and facilitate their resettlement inside the country. He also explained that the Authority is continuously working to improve services for travelers and enhance operational efficiency at various border crossings. The Director of Public Relations further stated that the ongoing increase in the number of returnees reflects growing confidence in the procedures and services provided at border crossings, as well as the success of efforts to ensure safe, comfortable, and efficient passage for citizens wishing to return home. He added that the continued flow of large numbers of returning Syrians also indicates a growing desire among citizens to return to their country and settle there. Related Story Source link
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday discussed regional developments with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud, Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.The discussions took place during the 4th meeting of the foreign ministers of the quadrilateral group comprising Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkiye, held in Cairo on Sunday.In a statement, the Egyptian Presidency said that President El Sisi reaffirmed Egypt’s commitment to continuing cooperation with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkiye, and all Arab and regional states to support the implementation of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and ensure the success of the negotiation process between both sides.The Egyptian President also stressed the importance of reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue, considering it a fundamental prerequisite for achieving comprehensive and lasting stability in the region. Related Story Source link
Kuwait’s Foreign Minister, Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, held a telephone conversation on Sunday with the Maldives’ Foreign Minister, Iruthisham Adam, to discuss regional and international developments.During the call, the two ministers also reviewed bilateral relations between their countries and explored ways to strengthen and expand cooperation across various fields. Related Story Source link
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a limited extension of the fuel excise cut, keeping petrol and diesel prices about 16 cents per liter lower than the full price in July. The current excise will be reduced from 32 cents to 16 cents per liter. This measure follows a previous decision to cut the excise three months ago, after disruptions in global oil markets due to tensions in the Middle East, the Australian Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) reported. That discount is scheduled to expire on June 30, by which time it will have cost the federal budget an estimated $2.9 billion in foregone revenue. “This extra month of fuel discount will help Australian motorists and businesses with the cost of living as this support tapers off,” Albanese told reporters, indicating that it will give some certainty amidst volatile global energy prices and ongoing pressure on Australian households. Related Story Source link
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) murdered at least 73,032 Palestinian civilians and injured at least 173,357 others since the beginning of the genocide that the Israeli occupation has been committing against the Gaza Strip in October 2023. The health authorities in the Gaza Strip said in a statement on Sunday that hospitals across the Strip received nine Palestinian martyrs and 41 injured others over the past 24 hours. The sources indicated that many of the victims remain under the rubble and scattered on the streets, as ambulance and civil defense crews are still unable to reach them.Since the “ceasefire” agreement went into effect in October 2025, the IOF murdered at least 1,021 Palestinians, and injured at least 3,249 others, while 784 bodies were pulled out from under the rubble. Related Story Source link