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Powered by half centuries from Lokesh Rahul and Suresh Raina and a collective bowling effort, India registered their biggest T20I win after convincingly thrashing minnows Ireland by 143 runs in the second and final T20 International, to pocket the two-match series 2-0 here on Friday. India's spin twins Yuzvendra Chahal (3/21) and Kuldeep Yadav (3/16) once again starred with the ball as the Irish batsmen continued to be at sea, before eventually crumbling to their second lowest T20I total. Chasing a mammoth 214, mainly built around half tons from Rahul (70 off 36 balls) and Raina (69 off 45) and a late order cameo from Hardik Pandya (32 not out off 9), Ireland could never recover from the early wickets as the Indian bowlers put on a collective effort to bundle them out for a meagre 70 in just 12.3 overs.

India outclass Ireland in second T20I; pocket series 2-0

World No 3 Belgium stretched India till the final minutes of the match to split the points with a 1-1 draw at the men's hockey Champions Trophy here on Thursday. India made too many slip-ups in their defence that gave away five penalty corners in the last quarter, eventually messing up their 1-0 lead as Loick Luypert (59') converted Belgium's 10th attempt at a penalty corner to equalise. Harmanpreet Singh (10') was India's lone goal scorer that put Belgium on the back foot right at the start. Sitting at the bottom of the pool table, Belgium were desperate for a win and they began with that very intent, playing aggressive and attacking hockey. If not for an early save by India's seasoned goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh off Cedric Charlier in the opening minute, Belgium would have well been ahead by a goal. But that didn't dent Belgium's pursuit as they continued to keep possession and even won the first penalty corner of the match after the ball hit Jarmanpreet Singh's foot. The chance was wasted though.

India draw 1-1 with Belgium in Hockey Champions Trophy

Belgium topped Group G after beating England 1-0 here on Thursday in a clash between teams who had already qualified for the FIFA World Cup pre-quarterfinals. Adnan Januzaj's 51st minute strike proved to be the difference between the teams who were playing their third and final Group G game. With this win, Belgium took their points tally to nine, while England have six points as they finished top-two in this group to enter the second round. In the next round, Belgium will meet Japan, while England will take on Colombia. In Saransk, Tunisia defeated Panama 2-1 in the other game of the group to finish third with three points from three games. Tunisia and debutants Panama are eliminated from the tournament. Against Tunisia and Panama, both England and Belgium had brilliant records in the two rounds of group matches, which ensured them early tickets to the round of 16. Level on points, goal difference and goals scored, Thursday's game was decisive for the ranking.AA Both teams played a much changed starting XIs, with England resting eight of their players from the previous match and Belgium nine. England started the game with more possession, but it was Belgium who appeared more menacing. The sixth minute saw Belgium's first threat, when Youri Tielemans received a pass from the right and slammed at the net from about 23 meters away. Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford made an excellent save.

FIFA World Cup: Belgium pip England to top Group G

Wahbi Khazri struck a second-half winner as Tunisia secured their first win in FIFA World Cup after 40 years by overcoming debutants Panama 2-1 in a Group G clash here on Thursday. Yassine Meriah gifted Panama the lead by turning the ball into his own net before Fakhreddine Ben Youssef equalized just after halftime. Khazri completed the turnaround just after the hour mark with his second goal of the tournament, reports Xinhua news agency. The North African side's last victory in football's flagship event was a 3-1 defeat of Mexico in Argentina in 1978. The result had no bearing on the final Group G standings as both teams were already eliminated from the competition. Belgium topped the group with nine points after their 1-0 win over England, who finished second with six points. Tunisia go home with three points while Panama were last in the group with three straight losses. Tunisia looked the better team early here but Naim Sliti and Ben Youssef both spurned chances to put their team ahead.

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Japan lost 0-1 to Poland in their final Group H contest here on Thursday but still managed to go through to the FIFA World Cup pre-quarterfinals. Following the loss, thanks to Jan Bednarek's 59th-minute strike, Japan have four points -- the same as third-placed Senegal but the Asian powerhouse are ranked second in the group on the basis of fair play (number of yellow and red cards collected). Colombia, who defeated Senegal 1-0 in Samara, topped Group H with six points. Poland have three points from three games and are in the fourth and final spot in the group.

FIFA World Cup: Japan enter pre-quarters despite losing to Poland

Brazil eliminated Serbia with a 2-0 victory as the five-time world champions entered the FIFA World Cup pre-quarterfinals by topping the Group E here on Wednesday. Paulinho (36th minute), Thiago Silva (68th minute) gave the South American powerhouse an easy victory which took their points tally to seven after all the three of their games in the group stage. Switzerland finished the Group E in the second spot with five points to book a spot in the second round. Serbia finished third with three points and are eliminated alongside Costa Rica. For Brazil, who had played a 1-1 draw with the Swiss before defeating Costa Rica, the victory over Serbia was soured by a leg injury to Real Madrid left-back Marcelo, who hobbled off the pitch in the opening minutes, reports Xinhua news agency.

Brazil beat Serbia to enter FIFA World Cup pre-quarters

Defending champions Germany crashed out of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the group stage after South Korea stunned the European powerhouse with a 2-0 victory in their final Group F contest here on Wednesday. From Group F, Sweden secured the top spot with six points, while Mexico, which also had six points, finished second due to an inferior goal difference. South Korea ended the group stage in the third spot with three points -- same as Germany, who are also going home. Before the two matches in the group on the day, Mexico had the best chance to enter the knockout stage, as a tie in the match with Sweden would be enough for it to qualify, while both Sweden and Germany fought with each other for second place, needing an outright victory and a big goal difference. South Korea also had a possibility to enter the playoffs as well, however, only if Sweden lost the game to Mexico. South Korea took care of their own end at the Kazan Arena, with Kim Young-gwon and Son Heung-min scoring in second half stoppage time. But Sweden made it all moot by beating Mexico 3-0 in Ekaterinburg, reported Yonhap news agency.

Germany crashes out of FIFA World Cup with loss to South Korea

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Peru ended their FIFA World Cup 2018 campaign on a winning note as they thrashed Australia 2-0 in their last Group C clash at the Fisht stadium here on Tuesday. It was also Peru's first win at a World Cup since 1978. Australia needed to defeat already eliminated Peru and hope France beat Denmark in order to reach the last 16. However, the South Americans shattered their hopes. Andre Carrillo's volley gave Peru a 1-0 lead over Australia in the 18th minute of the game. Their second goal came just five minutes after the break when Peru's record goalscorer Guerrero doubled his side's lead in the 50th minute. His goal came after some solid work down the left side by midfielder Christian Cueva.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Peru exits World Cup with 2-0 win over Australia

Croatia defeated Iceland 2-1 here on Tuesday to go into the knockout rounds of the 2018 FIFA World Cup as the top team in Group D. Milan Badelj (53rd) and Ivan Perisic (90th) scored for Croatia. Gylfi Sigurdsson had rekindled some momentary hopes for Iceland when he converted a penalty in the 76th minute. Croatia finished the group stage with nine points, having won all their three matches. Iceland finished at the bottom of the group with one point. It was a disappointing end to their campaign, which had started with a lot of promise when they held formidable Argentina 1-1 in their opening match.

2018 FIFA World Cup: Croatia beat Iceland to top Group D

A late goal from Marcos Rojo gave Argentina a 2-1 triumph over Nigeria in their final Group D match here on Tuesday as the two-time champions entered the FIFA World Cup pre-quarterfinals. Rojo scored the winner for Argentina in the 86th minute after Victor Moses' penalty conversion in the 51st minute had cancelled out Lionel Messi's strike in the 14th minute. Following the win, Argentina have four points in total and they are second in the table, behind Croatia, who have nine points. The other two teams in the group, Nigeria (three points) and Iceland (one point) have crashed out of the tournament. Argentina, who were on the brink of elimination after playing a draw against Iceland before a disastrous 0-3 defeat to Croatia in their first two matches, started the match against Nigeria with one point in their bag. They knew that despite a win against Nigeria, who were also in contention, their spot in the Round-of-16 is not guaranteed as Croatia, who had already qualified, played Iceland.

Argentina enter World Cup pre-quarters with 2-1 win over Nigeria

India defeated Argentina 2-1 to register their second consecutive victory in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Sunday. Harmanpreet Singh gave India the lead off a penalty corner in the 17th minute before Mandeep Singh (28th minute) doubled the advantage with a field goal. Gonzalo Peillat powered home a penalty in the 30th minute to reduce the margin for Argentina. Coming into their second round robin match after comfortable wins on the opening day, both teams played out an exciting first quarter. Argentina stretched the Indian defence early on as they made potential frays into the striking circle. A stick check by Jarmanpreet Singh while tackling Matias Paredes in the striking circle saw India concede a penalty corner.

India beat Argentina 2-1, continue unbeaten run in Champions Trophy

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