The Indian hockey team lost 1-1 (1-3) to world No.1 and defending champions Australia in the final of the Champions Trophy in Breda on Sunday. Australia won the tournament a record 15th time as India had to be content with a silver medal finish.

Kylian Mbappe, the French forward, has secured a spot in the list of great young players. At 19, he is the second most expensive player ever and with such huge World Cup earnings, he is certainly in the richest category. The teenager, however, has displayed his humane sides after disclosing the intention of donating every cent he earns from the World Cup.

China's star sprinter Su Bingtian continued his soaring form into the current season as he clocked 9.91 seconds to finish third in the men's 100 meter race at the Paris leg of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League, levelling the Asian record for the second time in nine days.

Edinson Cavani fired a brace as Uruguay defeated Portugal 2-1 here on Saturday to enter the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals.

Skipper Ajay Thakurs brilliance helped India hammer Iran 44-26 in the final match to lift the Kabaddi Masters trophy at the Al Wasl Sports Club here on Saturday.

India managed to play a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands in their final round-robin game here on Saturday to set-up the Hockey Champions Trophy final against Australia.

 France pipped Argentina 4-3 to enter the quarter-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup here on Saturday.

The Indian challenge in the Malaysia Open came to an end as seasoned Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu suffered defeats in their respective singles semifinals at Bukit Jalil here on Saturday.