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FIH Men's World Cup 2026 exit: India are where they belong, and it's not pretty
By their own rankings and their own coach's expectations, they are right there where they belong.
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PFA AWARDS
Man Utd's Bruno Fernandes named PFA men's POTY
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City's Shaw named PFA Women's player of the year
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MAN UNITED SIGN BALEBA
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Is Baleba the best replacement for Casemiro at Man United?
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Will Carlos Baleba improve Man United?
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Weekend review: Another Newcastle-Liverpool cracker, Emery's "silence", Ballard's worldie
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PL Stats: Man United's first in history, Haaland 200, Saka's 62 overtakes Fabregas
India tour of Sri Lanka
LIVE: India strike twice after enforcing follow on
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Praggnanandhaa loses to Caruana in first classical game of Grand Chess Tour 2026 final: Indian Sports LIVE, August 26
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MARCOTTI'S MUSINGS
FOOTBALL
Lucky Liverpool have a long road back to the top; Mourinho, Real Madrid win ugly
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TREESA-GAYATRI WIN BRONZE AT WORLDS
Badminton Worlds Review: Treesa-Gayatri bronze a salve for India's disappointing show
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Together we rise: Treesa-Gayatri's bronze at Worlds is both validation and a new beginning
TRANSFER TALK
Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool, Arsenal eye move for Kroupi
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Will Álvarez join Barcelona or Arsenal in summer's last major transfer? Or stay at Atlético?
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- Man United complete £65m signing of Baleba
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- Sources: City's González to join N'castle for £52m
- Müller among WC winners to buy Portuguese club
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- Xavi: 'Don't care' I was 3rd choice for Dutch job
- Sources: City monitoring Liverpool's Cody Gakpo
- Spurs complete signing of Sávio from Man City
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FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026: News, Schedule, Scores, Results, Points table
Check all the latest scores, results, schedule, points table and other news from the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026.
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FIH Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: News, Schedule, Scores, Results, Points table
Check all the latest scores, results, schedule, points table and other news from the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup 2026.
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Calendar 2026: Commonwealth & Asian Games, Chess World Championships, Cricket, Football & Hockey World Cups and more
Here's the 2026 sporting calendar to keep track of big tournaments and ESPN India's coverage.
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ESPN India Awards 2025: Full list of winners
From Divya Deshmukh to Sheetal Devi, here are the best Indian sports in 2025.
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Sport, interrupted: How the coronavirus lockdown affected the Indian sport ecosystem
We look across the country's sporting ecosystem, from big clubs to neighbourhood academies, to see how they're affected.
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