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Soccer-PSG extend Ligue 1 lead with Montpellier win as Mbappe limps off

PARIS (Reuters) -Lionel Messi scored as Paris St Germain stretched their Ligue 1 lead to five points with a 3-1 win at Montpellier on Wednesday, but will be sweating on Kylian Mbappe's fitness with

Soccer-Martial, Fred strike as Man United ease past Forest into final

By Peter Hall MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Second-half goals from Anthony Martial and Fred earned Manchester United a comfortable 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Wednesday to secure a 5-0

Rugby-Past victories over England give Scotland confidence for Twickenham challenge

(Reuters) - Scotland take confidence and heart into Saturday's opening Nations clash against England after dominating the fixture against their old rivals over the last five years, said veteran

Soccer-Barcelona earn a hard-fought 2-1 win at Betis

(Reuters) - Barcelona extended their LaLiga lead to eight points after Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski scored to earn them a hard-fought 2-1 win at Real Betis on Wednesday. Barca are top on 50 points,

Soccer-Bayern cruise into German Cup last eight with first win of the year

MAINZ, Germany (Reuters) - Bayern Munich crushed hosts Mainz 05 4-0 on Wednesday to book their spot in the German Cup quarter-finals with their first win of the year. With new signing Joao Cancelo in

Soccer-U.S. women’s coach still tinkering ahead of World Cup defence

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. women's head coach Vlatko Andonovski is still tinkering with his squad to find what he hopes will be a winning combination at this year's World Cup, as the

Soccer-Mbappe has penalty saved, limps off early in Ligue 1 game

PARIS (Reuters) - Kylian Mbappe sustained an apparent thigh injury and missed a penalty in Paris St Germain's Ligue 1 away game against Montpellier on Wednesday. The France forward had his spot-kick

Soccer-Al Ahly cruise to 3-0 win over Auckland City at Club World Cup

(Reuters) - Hussein El Shahat, Mohamed Sherif and Percy Tau all scored as Egyptian side Al Ahly cruised to a 3-0 victory over Auckland City at the Club World Cup in Morocco on Wednesday to set up a

Soccer-‘I’m not going anywhere’ – Herdman committed to Canada

(Reuters) - John Herdman, who coached the Canadian men's team to their first World Cup appearance in 36 years, said on Wednesday he has received other offers but has no plans to leave his position.

Rugby-WRU announces plans to include more women on board

(Reuters) - The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) put forward plans on Wednesday to change the composition of its board to include at least five women after the body faced allegations of sexism and misogyny. In

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Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?