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Indian fans were left disappointed after Australia went on to win their sixth World Cup title at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.

The Australian National Dictionary Centre named "Matildas" the word of the year in a nod to the soaring popularity of the women's football team.

The Paris Olympic Games could be dubbed the “Seine-Saint-Denis Olympics”. Next summer, one of France’s most notorious neighbourhoods will host around 70 Olympic competitions.

Former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves will face trial in Spain on charges of sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub last December, a Spanish court said on Tuesday.

The forecast is predicting cold and rainy weather at this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix, the second to last race of the season.

Novak Djokovic's winning streak was halted at 19 matches as home favourite Jannik Sinner was roared to a superb 7-5 6-7(5) 7-6(2) victory by a partisan ATP Finals crowd on Tuesday.

Barcelona and Lyon have shared the last eight UEFA Women’s Champions League titles, but will it be a different story this time around? And why will Alexandra Popp, Beth Mead and other big names miss out?

US football icon Megan Rapinoe didn't get the end to a storied career that she will have hoped for. Instead of hoisting a league championship trophy in the air, she hobbled off almost before her last match had started.

Luis Diaz’s father revealed shocking details of his kidnapping after he was safely released following the twelve-day ordeal. Luis Manuel Diaz was kidnapped by the Colombian guerilla group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), along with his wife, Cilenis Marulanda.

Afghanistan may not have won the Cricket World Cup, but their inspiring run brought them to the cusp of the semi-finals. Each win gave people back home rare opportunities for public celebration in the war-torn, Taliban-controlled country. The team has an uneasy relationship with the government. It still plays under the green, black and red national flag banned by the Taliban and is based abroad.

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's doping case appeal resumes at CAS after a panel of arbitrators had asked for further documentation.

Toxic haze blanketed New Delhi this week, raising fears of another public health emergency in the Indian capital, as government agencies warned that pollution levels could worsen over the next few days despite efforts to reduce them.