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Smith will open against India in December, unsure about test cricket, says Australian coach

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia coach Andrew McDonald believes it is too early to judge Steve Smith as a test opener and has made it clear that changes in the batting order are unlikely before India

Exclusive-China’s champion gymnast Li Ning considers taking company private, sources say

By Julie Zhu and Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese billionaire entrepreneur and Olympic champion Li Ning is considering taking his namesake sportswear company private from the Hong Kong stock

England couldn’t apply themselves despite getting English conditions in Dharamsala: Dhumal

Dharamsala, Mar 12 (PTI) BCCI Treasurer and IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal says he did not expect the England team to collapse inside three...

Rugby-Dying dynasty? Ailing Crusaders look to stop the rot

By Nick Mulvenney (Reuters) - The Canterbury Crusaders, the behemoth of southern hemisphere provincial rugby, hit a 28-year low with their loss to Fijian Drua last weekend and they risk sinking into

Tennis-Djokovic rues ‘bad day’ after shock exit from Indian Wells

By Rory Carroll INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic waited five years to return to Indian Wells but the Serb's campaign in the California desert came to a close much quicker than

Tennis-Djokovic stunned by lucky loser Nardi at Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) -World number one Novak Djokovic was stunned 6-4 3-6 6-3 by lucky loser Luca Nardi in the third round of Indian Wells on Monday. The 20-year-old Italian, who grew up

Nishant Dev losses in quarterfinal; Indian boxers draw a blank at Olympic qualifiers

Busto Arsizio (Italy), Mar 12 (PTI) Nishant Dev missed out on a Paris Olympic quota by a whisker, suffering a heartbreaking loss in...

Soccer-Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr exit Asian Champions League with shoot-out loss to Al-Ain

By Michael Church (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr crashed out of the Asian Champions League in the quarter-finals after the Saudi Pro League side lost 3-1 on penalties to Al-Ain in a

Soccer-Chelsea beat Newcastle 3-2 as Palmer stars again

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea eased some of the pressure on coach Mauricio Pochettino with a 3-2 home win over fellow mid-table side Newcastle United in the Premier League on Monday with Cole Palmer, the

Olympics – Hong Kong plumber’s Olympic breakdancing dream goes down the toilet

By Joyce Zhou and Lam Yik HONG KONG (Reuters) - Plumber by day, breakdancer by night, Cheung Cheuk Man was disappointed to miss out on an Olympic berth when breaking makes its debut at the Paris Games

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Operation Sindoor: How Rafales, Pakistani J-10s & lots of propaganda moved global defence markets

New Delhi: The impact of Operation Sindoor extended far beyond the battlefield as aerial battles continued in the stock markets. After India carried out...

Pakistan raises defence spending by 20% but slashes overall federal budget 

Islamabad allocates PKR 2.55 trillion (approx Rs 76,500 crore) to defence in FY26 amid IMF pressures, declining growth and rising debt.

Op Sindoor is the first battle in India’s two-front war. A vicious pawn in a King’s Gambit

The Chinese use Pakistan as a cheap instrument to triangulate India between them. It is safer to presume that the Chinese now see Pakistan as an extension of their Western Theatre Command.