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First time in 64 years: All records broken in 10-goal World Cup 3rd-place playoff | Football News

First time in 64 years: All records broken in 10-goal World Cup 3rd-place playoff | Football News

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4 min readJul 19, 2026 07:16 AM IST The FIFA World Cup third-place playoff, rebranded this year as the bronze medal match, is normally a game that no side ever wants to play and head coaches of both England and France had said the same in the run-up to the match in Miami on Saturday. It was also evident from the way the sides played, with scant attention given to defending, all of which led to the match ending up being a record breaking exhibition. England raced to a 4-0 lead in the first half against a French side who were looking slightly lost. The English players themselves hardly celebrated the goals. However, things changed when France came out all guns blazing and cut England’s lead down to one goal in the second half. At the end of the slug fest, there were big smiles on the faces of both sets of players, as was the case for the fans in the stands who ended watching a 10-goal thriller. England won it 6-4. Here we …

Tajinder Dhillon, Pollard Script MI New York Comeback to Crush Orcas’ Playoff Dreams

Tajinder Dhillon, Pollard Script MI New York Comeback to Crush Orcas’ Playoff Dreams

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A brilliant knock from Kieron Pollard and Tajinder Dhillon has set up MI New York to post a 17-run victory against Seattle Orcas in the MLC 2026 on July 11 at Dallas. Pollard (54) and Tajinder Dhillon (66*) have powered MI New York to post a thrilling victory against Orcas, keeping their playoff hopes. By this win, MINY secured third position in the MLC 2026 Points table. After being invited to bat first, Monank Patel and Ryan Rickelton opened the innings for MI New York while Jasdeep Singh opened the bowling attack. Marcus Stoinis brought the first breakthrough, dismissing Ryan Rickelton for 6 runs. With Baartman dismissing Pooran for 6 runs, Monank Patel and Shakib Al Hasan joined hands as MI New York scored 38 runs in the powerplay. After Ali Sheikh bagged the wicket of Shakib Al Hasan for 15 runs, Monank Patel scored 21 runs before being bowled out by Marcus Stoinis. Baatrman bagged his second wicket, dismissing Corey Anderson for 2 runs. However, Kieron Pollard and Tajinder Dhillon forged an 80-run partnership …

GT vs RR LIVE Score, IPL 2026 Qualifier 2: Rain threat looms over decisive playoff match between Rajasthan and Gujarat | Cricket News

GT vs RR LIVE Score, IPL 2026 Qualifier 2: Rain threat looms over decisive playoff match between Rajasthan and Gujarat | Cricket News

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GT vs RR IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 Live Score Updates: Shubman Gill’s men are aiming for a quick reset after a crushing 92-run defeat to RCB in the first Qualifier 1. The captain couldn’t have asked for a better venue outside his IPL home ground for a fresh start. Mullanpur – home. Except that Friday’s knock-out match will not be entirely dominated by the home boy who is due to return here in a week to lead the Indian Test team. Story continues below this ad If the rain gods will stay away from New Chandigarh this evening, the spotlight will rest firmly on an unassuming 15-year-old that wreaked havoc at the same venue two nights ago. Sunrisers Hyderabad could not gather what hit them in a sequence that last only 29 deliveries. The epic Vaibhav Sooryavanshi carnage, comprising 97 runs of unfiltered batting carnage, will arguably be remembered for a long time as one of the standout IPL Playoffs knocks. Mullanpur weather update, GT vs RR IPL 2026 His team, the Rajasthan Royals, will be …

India lose 0-2 to Jamaica in Unity Cup, to face Zimbabwe in 3rd place play-off | Football News

India lose 0-2 to Jamaica in Unity Cup, to face Zimbabwe in 3rd place play-off | Football News

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3 min readMay 28, 2026 10:12 AM IST India lost 0-2 to Jamaica in the semifinal of the 2026 Unity Cup at The Valley in London, conceding goals in each half of the match. Khalid Jamil’s men will now face Zimbabwe in the third place playoff on Saturday while Jamaica face Nigeria in a repeat of last year’s final. In what was the first match India played on British soil since 2002, Courtney Clarke’s stunning early strike in the eighth minute and Kaheim Dixon’s solo effort in the 78th minute ensured Jamaica’s entry into the final. Zimbabwe had gone down to Nigeria earlier in the day in the first semi-final. The match marked several important individual moments. Noufal PN and Ricky Shabong made their senior national team debuts, while Edmund Lalrindika was handed his first-ever start for India. A quick Jamaican counter sliced through India’s shape in the eighth minute, forcing Gurpreet Singh Sandhu into a sharp save from a tight angle. Yet the danger was far from over. India failed to clear their lines, …

Full Fixtures List, Match Dates, Venues, Timings and Playoff Teams Details

Full Fixtures List, Match Dates, Venues, Timings and Playoff Teams Details

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2 min readUpdated: May 24, 2026 10:10 PM IST IPL 2026 Playoffs Schedule: The race for the playoffs went down to the last day of matches in the league stage of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL)  but not exactly to the last match itself. As the first few overs of the match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Delhi Capitals (DC) were bowled at the Eden Gardens, news emerged from the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai that Rajasthan Royals (RR) had sealed the last playoff spot by beating the Mumbai Indians (MI) by 30 runs. KKR were the last realistic challengers to fourth spot while RR were always the frontrunners. Punjab Kings were had taken the position temporarily after finishing on 15 points with a victory over Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday. However, RR’s victory on Sunday took them to 16 points, thus allowing them to leapfrog PBKS and staying out of reach for KKR. It marks a spectacular collapse for PBKS, who were among the favourites to go through as table-toppers at the end …

Royals take last IPL 2026 playoff berth by beating Mumbai on their home patch | Cricket News

Royals take last IPL 2026 playoff berth by beating Mumbai on their home patch | Cricket News

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5 min readMay 24, 2026 08:50 PM IST Synopsis: Jofra Archer’s all-round exploits help Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by 30 runs and qualify for IPL Playoffs. The Mumbai Indians–Rajasthan Royals clash on Sunday had not just the attention of a packed Wankhede Stadium, but also the Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders camps. In the end, RR, helped by a collective batting effort and Jofra Archer’s brilliance, prevailed to knock the other two contenders out of the playoff race. All-round impact After many seasons of failing to hit his straps, Archer has bowled with renewed venom in IPL 2026, and came into the final league match in excellent rhythm. The strong crowd of schoolkids raised their voices to the highest decibel level when Rohit Sharma made his way to the centre, and his duel with Archer was the one to watch out for. The pacer got out-swing on his first two balls and then, off the fourth, got one to move away sharply. Rohit played down the wrong line, the ball took the edge, …

RR end playoff race with 30-run win over MI

RR end playoff race with 30-run win over MI

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3 min readMay 24, 2026 08:29 PM IST IPL 2026 Updated Points Table: Rajasthan Royals have Jofra Archer returned figures of 3/17 as he spearheaded Rajasthan Royals’ defence of a target of 206 against Mumbai Indians and thus ensured that they seal the last playoff spot in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL). RR beat MI by 30 runs and thus brought to an end the race for the playoffs. They jumped past Punjab Kings to finish fourth in the league table, having got to 15 points in 14 matches. PBKS finished on 14. Kolkata Knight Riders, who are facing Delhi Capitals in the second match of the day on Sunday, also had an outside chance to finish fourth had RR lost this game and so their race has also been run. IPL 2026 Points Table (Updated) Rajasthan Royals leapfrogged Punjab Kings and made the final playoff spot their own with the win over Mumbai Indians. (IPL points table updated after MI vs RR game) Most Runs in IPL 2026 (Orange Cap List) There was …

Shreyas Iyer’s maiden IPL hundred keeps Punjab Kings’ playoff hopes alive | Cricket News

Shreyas Iyer’s maiden IPL hundred keeps Punjab Kings’ playoff hopes alive | Cricket News

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Synopsis: Shreyas’s maiden IPL hundred and Prabhsimran’s 69 end Punjab’s six-game losing streak; Inglis’s 72 against his old mentor Ponting never enough as PBKS keep playoff hopes alive Punjab Kings began this season winning seven games in a row. Then they lost six. On Saturday night in Lucknow, Shreyas Iyer hit a maiden IPL hundred off the last ball of the penultimate over – a six that finished the game – as Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets. They now move to 15 points and fourth place. Rajasthan Royals, one game left and two points behind, can still leapfrog them. Last year, after Punjab Kings finished runners-up, Shreyas Iyer said the job was still half done. He wanted to receive the trophy next year. Seven wins, then six losses — a season that had folded in on itself in three weeks, leaving a team that once looked like title contenders scrambling for a lifeline on the final night of the league stage. On Saturday night, with the season on the line, he …

‘Varun Chakaravarthy playing through pain’: Shane Watson claims KKR star desperate ‘to contribute’ in IPL playoff race

‘Varun Chakaravarthy playing through pain’: Shane Watson claims KKR star desperate ‘to contribute’ in IPL playoff race

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Kolkata Knight Riders assistant coach Shane Watson made a huge revelation after his side’s win against Mumbai Indians. The former cricketer praised mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy, pointing out that he has been playing through ‘pain’ due to a hairline fracture in his left foot. Shane Watson made a huge revelation about Varun Chakaravarthy. (PTI) Chakaravarthy suffered the injury while fielding during KKR’s away game against Delhi Capitals on May 8. He missed their next game vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru on May 13. But after their defeat to RCB, Chakaravarthy returned for the successive matches against Gujarat Titans and MI, not fully fit. Also Read: ‘Release Hardik Pandya’: Michael Vaughan tells MI, proposes shock KKR captaincy move for IPL 2027 ‘Playing through a bit of pain’ After the win against MI, Watson said, “Well, I’m not exactly sure where he is on his rehab journey at the moment. All I do know is he’s obviously playing through a bit of pain at the moment, which just shows how brave he is, how much he wants to …

Knight Riders’ bowlers fashion key win over MI to keep playoff hopes alive

Knight Riders’ bowlers fashion key win over MI to keep playoff hopes alive

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Synopsis: Kolkata Knight Riders leave it late to beat MI by 4 wickets and keep play-offs hopes alive Kolkata Knight Riders kept their chances of reaching the playoffs alive and they had their bowlers to thank for it. After they restricted Mumbai Indians to 147/8, a fourth-wicket partnership between Rovman Powell and Manish Pandey steadied the innings as they got home with more than an over to spare. On a sultry evening with rain expected, KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane opted to chase on a ground where dew was likely to be a significant factor as the match progressed. Mumbai openers Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton started slowly, managing only a single boundary in the first couple of overs. With pressure building, Rickelton swung at Cameron Green in the third over, but the ball ballooned up and landed in Manish Pandey’s grasp. Naman Dhir lasted two balls, nicking behind to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, giving Green his second wicket. Rohit, meanwhile, slog-swept Saurabh Dubey for a six only to fall to the Vidarbha pacer for 15, leaving Mumbai …