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Boxing-Garcia expelled by WBC president Sulaiman after social media comments

(Reuters) - Former super featherweight champion Ryan Garcia has been expelled from the World Boxing Council (WBC) after making discriminatory remarks on social media, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman

Doping-U.S. investigating Chinese swimmer doping case

By Steve Keating (Reuters) - World Aquatics executive director Brent Nowicki has been subpoenaed by the U.S. government to testify in an investigation into how 23 Chinese swimmers avoided punishment

BCCI cannot prioritise one city over another for hosting key matches, says Rajeev Shukla

Mumbai, Jul 5 (PTI) The BCCI cannot prioritise one city over another when it comes to organising important finals, said board’s vice-president on...

Can’t judge any player from last 6-7 months results: Saina backs Sindhu for Olympic medal

Mumbai, Jul 7 (PTI) London Olympics bronze winner Saina Nehwal on Friday backed two-time medallist P V Sindhu to find her "touch" in...

‘Why not other sports?’ asks Saina Nehwal amid T20 mania. ‘India can take on China for 60 Olympic medals’

In a podcast, the badminton star and her husband & fellow shuttler Parupalli Kashyap said other sports need more visibility and India still lacks a strong sporting culture.

Soccer-Liverpool’s Slot hopes to build on Klopp’s winning culture

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Newly arrived Liverpool coach Arne Slot is not worried about filling Juergen Klopp's shoes, but is happy to build on the strong base left behind by the former manager,

Soccer-Dutch fans turn campsites orange ahead of Turkey quarter-final clash

By Philip O'Connor BERLIN (Reuters) - Many Dutch fans at Euro 2024 have turned down the allure of Berlin's downtown hotels, preferring instead the camaraderie of campsites on the outskirts of the city

Motor racing-Norris makes a quick start to British Grand Prix practice

By Alan Baldwin SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - McLaren's Lando Norris started his home British Grand Prix weekend in style on Friday with the top time in first practice while Red Bull rival Max

India win toss, elect to bowl in the first women”s T20I against SA

Chennai, Jul 5 (PTI) India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bowl first against South Africa in the first women’s...

Skipper Sharma among 4 players felicitated in Vidhan Bhavan premises for T20 World Cup win

Mumbai, Jul 5 (PTI) Four Mumbai cricketers who were part of India’s T20 World Cup winning team, including skipper Rohit Sharma, were felicitated on...

On Camera

The new ‘Hindu rate of growth’ is here. It’s called 7% and it’s just not enough

The current ‘Hindu rate of growth’ is far faster than the original one, but it is still wholly inadequate to cater to the needs of the population.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

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?