UEFA Women’s Euro 2025: Germany running out of defenders to face tournament favourite Spain in semifinal

Germany defender Sarai Linder has been ruled out of her team’s Women’s European Championship semifinal against Spain, leaving the eight-time champion short of defenders against the tournament favourites. Linder “sustained a capsular ligament injury to her left ankle” in the quarterfinal win over France, the German Football Federation said late Sunday. The Wolfsburg left back…

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Exiled Afghanistan women cricketers get more ICC backing

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has pledged more support to Afghanistan’s displaced women’s cricketers to get back to playing. Most were forced into exile when the Taliban regained power in 2021 and then effectively outlawed women from playing sport. Many fled to Australia and held a match—without their official crest—in Melbourne earlier this year. The…

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Freestyle Chess Grand Slam 2025: Arjun, Praggnanandhaa finish sixth and seventh respectively; Aronian wins title

Indian stars Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa finished in sixth and seventh position, respectively, even as Grandmaster Levon Aronian of the United States reigned supreme in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam here. Aronian survived some anxious moments before defeating compatriot Hans Moke Niemann 1.5-0.5 in the finals of the tournament. World number one Magnus Carlsen…

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