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Soccer-Dutch showed heart, Koeman says

(Reuters) - The Netherlands' display of grit and passion to beat Turkey 2-1 in their Euro 2024 quarter-final on Saturday was something to be proud of, manager Ronald Koeman said. The often circumspect

Rugby-Scotland romp to easy win over Canada

(Reuters) - Scotland scored 11 tries in a comfortable 73-12 victory over Canada on Saturday as they made a successful start to their four-match tour of the Americas. Canada skipper Lucas Rumball went

Soccer-Turkey proud to show their spirit, says coach

By Alexandra Hudson BERLIN (Reuters) - Turkey leave Euro 2024 having laden the tournament with their spirit and energy and won the hearts of football lovers all over the world, coach Vincenzo Montella

Tennis-Djokovic marks England’s shootout win on Centre Court

By Shrivathsa Sridhar LONDON (Reuters) -Novak Djokovic joined in with England's Euro 2024 penalty shootout victory on Saturday, acting out a kick on Centre Court as Alexei Popyrin put up his hands for

Soccer-Muldur own goal sends Netherlands into Euro 2024 semis

By Philip O'Connor BERLIN (Reuters) - An own goal by Mert Muldur completed a dramatic comeback for the Netherlands on Saturday as they overcame a tenacious Turkey 2-1 to book a Euro 2024 semi-final

ANALYSIS-Soccer-Winger Gakpo goal drive proves key for Dutch run to last four

By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - Netherlands desperately needed the attacking quality of Cody Gakpo to edge past Turkey 2-1 in their Euro 2024 quarter-final on Saturday, with the forward forcing

Tennis-Djokovic overcomes slow start to ease past Popyrin

By Shrivathsa Sridhar LONDON (Reuters) - Seven-times champion Novak Djokovic shrugged off a slow start to power past unseeded Australian Alexei Popyrin 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3) and into the Wimbledon fourth

Soccer-‘Only a football game’, Swiss boss consoles Akanji on shootout miss

By Martin Petty DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - Manuel Akanji should forget about the penalty miss that shattered Switzerland's dream of a place in the Euros semi-finals and focus instead on his

Soccer-Switzerland fans: ‘We leave Euro with our heads high’

By Cecile Mantovani and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) - The hundreds of Swiss fans who braved a downpour in Geneva to watch their team on giant screens were crestfallen after the loss to

Tennis-Swiatek crashes out but Djokovic still in hunt for eighth Wimbledon title

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Top seed Iga Swiatek crashed out of Wimbledon in the biggest shock of this year's Championships so far but Novak Djokovic avoided joining her through the exit door

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You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?