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World Cup 2019 Social Pavilion: Team India's paintball challenge, Moeen Ali's football skills and more

Here are the best tweets after Monday's Cricket World Cup game between England and Pakistan. We also look into India's opening encounter against South Africa.

World Cup 2019 Social Pavilion: Shoaib Akhtar and KP banter, yet another 'classic choke' by Proteas as Asia gets its first points

Here are the best tweets and other social posts from England and Wales after Bangladesh's win over South Africa in the ICC Cricket World Cup.

World Cup Social Pavilion: ICC gigantic and rather weird-looking statue, Sri Lanka's performances in the tournament, Australia dictating terms and more

The ICC unveiled a gigantic statue that did not go down well with the Twitterati, but there was plenty of buzz otherwise on social media as well. Check out this social pavilion to ace the social media game.

Meet Arjun Vajpai, the world's youngest mountaineer to scale six peaks over 8000 meters high

Meet Arjun Vajpai, the world's youngest mountaineer to scale six peaks over 8000 metres high

Brazilian Grand Prix: Fernando Alonso hails Lewis Hamilton as 'one of greatest’

Alonso’s positive comments followed a similarly generous assessment from Brazilian Felipe Massa who said that Hamilton deserved his place alongside other illustrious multiple champions like Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher.

Rio Olympics 2016: Watch Samir Ait Said's horror landing

French gymnast Samir Ait Said has undergone surgery on the gruesome double break of his leg suffered at the Rio Olympics, his team said Sunday.

From German consistency to Welsh fairytale: Best moments from Euro 2016 quarter-finals

The best moments from Euro 2016's quarter-final clashes in pictures in pictures

ESPN joins hands with MSM to launch sports channels in India

ESPN, a Walt Disney unit, exited India in 2012 after a split with Rupert Murdoch-owned Star TV

Why are Pepsi and Coca-Cola staying away from ICC World Cup cricket?

The reason for both the cola majors might be much simpler than one imagines: the timing is wrong. For the colas, the biggest sales season is the three-month April-June period, which historically account for 40 percent of the annual sales. If the summer is hotter than normal, the three months could stretch to five, spilling over to July and August.

Emirates announces five-year deal with F1

Emirates airlines has announced a five-year sponsorship deal with Formula One that will cover most of its races.

KFA deadlock ends; Indian Grand Prix awaits Mallya's arrival

Although Kingfisher employees agreed on Thursday to resume work after a meeting with the company chief executive, the liquor and aviation baron has not been seen in India or a Formula One paddock for weeks.

GM to be Man United's automotive sponsor for five years

GM is hoping to piggyback on Manchester United's fan base of an estimated 659 million people to boost its Chevy brand, especially in such growing Asia car markets.

F1 can generate Rs 90k cr revenue in 10 years: Assocham

The first ever Indian Formula 1 event at Greater Noida this weekend is expected to generate business worth Rs 10,000 crore from sale of tickets, advertisements, hospitality and travelling, besides creating new business hubs and giving a boost to commercial and residential properties.

After Man Utd, McLaren Group eyes IPO

McLaren, which has an estimated value of more than 500 million pounds ($767 million), is in the process of raising the 260 million pounds via a debt-to-equity deal to help fund its future growth.