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Hockey: Dominant Australia beat India 7-4; take 2-0 lead in five-match series
Home-side who eventually came out on top with a dominating performance that saw Eddie Ockenden complete 400 international caps for Australia. This win comes at the back of their 5-4 win in the first match on Saturday, thus taking a 2-0 lead in the five-match Series. Goals were scored by Harmanpreet Singh (3', 60'), Hardik Singh (25') and Raheel Mohammed (36') for India while Blake Govers (12', 27', 53'), Jack Welch (17', 24'), Jacob Anderson (48') and Jake Whetton (49') scored for the hosts.
Ben Stokes-led England Test team arrives in Islamabad ahead of Test series against Pakistan
England Cricket shared a video of team arrival at Islamabad airport on their various social media handles. "Touchdown in Pakistan for our Men's Test squad," read the caption. England's Test squad had spent time in Abu Dhabi as part of the preparation for the series against Pakistan. England will be playing a Test series on Pakistani soil after a gap of 17 years.
IND v NZ, 2nd ODI: Rain has the final say as stop-start match abandoned in Hamilton
Before rain eventually prevailed, 12.5 overs of play was possible as India were pushed into batting first by New Zealand, who won the toss for the second time in as many matches of this series. Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav entertained the crowd with some scintillating stroke-play on a pitch which was aiding fast bowlers. Suryakumar hit three glorious sixes in his unbeaten 25-ball 34, while Gill was crisp in his timing and placement of shots to be 45 not out off 42 deliveries.
FIFA World Cup: Mexico can still reach knockout phase, says coach Martino
Mexico will need to win their last match against Saudi Arabia on Wednesday by a hefty margin to have any chance of progressing to the last 16, reports Xinhua. "As long as there is a possibility [of advancing] we are going to keep fighting," Martino told a post-match news conference. "People were talking about Argentina needing to win tonight, but we needed to win too.
Deschamps praises 'leader' Mbappe after his two goals put France into WC last 16
Mbappe scored both of France's goals, in the 61st and 86th minute, to beat a combative Danish side and to become the second player to score seven World Cup goals before their 24th birthday after Brazilian legend Pele, reports Xinhua. "Kylian is an exceptional player, he can be decisive, stand out and make a difference.
FIFA World Cup: Win over Mexico 'a weight off our shoulders', says Messi
The two-time world champions, who lost their opening match against Saudi Arabia 2-1, will be guaranteed of a place in the last 16 if they beat Poland on Wednesday. "We didn't expect to lose the first match and the days leading up to this one were long," Messi said. "We wanted to have the opportunity to change the situation.
FIFA World Cup: Germany cannot afford loss to Spain in crucial match
Germany's loss to Japan opened the door to the prospect of them catching the first flight back for the second consecutive World Cup and players such as Ilkay Gundogan and Manuel Neuer were apparently not shy in giving their opinions of the defeat in the dressing room after the game.
ISL 2022-23: ATK Mohun Bagan register 1-0 win, displace Hyderabad FC from top spot
Hyderabad FC made four changes to their starting line-up, pushing Nikhil Poojary onto the left wing and bringing in Reagan Singh, Hitesh Sharma, and Borja Herrera, while Gurmeet Singh replaced Anuj Kumar in goal. ATK Mohun Bagan replaced the injured Dimitri Petratos and Joni Kauko with Ashique Kuruniyan and Carl McHugh.
FIFA World Cup: Mbappe's double helps France qualify for knockout stage after second successive win
With two successive wins, the first one against Australia (4-1), the French men now lead Group D with six points, leaving Denmark, Australia and Tunisia to fight for the remaining qualifying spot from the group. Australia, which earlier in the day defeated Tunisia 1-0, are on three points while Denmark, which drew their first match against Tunisia, have one point in their kitty from one loss and one draw.
Messi, Fernandez goals guide Argentina to a 2-0 win over Mexico
On Saturday, in the last match of the day, Argentina, which lost their first match to Saudi Arabia, scored in the 64th minute through Lionel Messi to register their first win and three points. La Albiceleste struck a second time in the match through a gem of a goal from Endo Fernandez with three minutes left for the normal period of play to end.
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