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Keep your faith in us, we will not disappoint you: Hockey skipper Hamrmanpreet

New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) Skipper Harmanpreet Singh understands that Indian men's hockey team will enter the Paris Games with huge expectations and...

Soccer-Belgium’s most capped international Vertonghen retires

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's most capped international Jan Vertonghen has retired from international football after 157 caps, he said on Friday. "Thanks for all the memories. I have lived my dream,"

Never take away a World Cup final from Mumbai: Aaditya Thackeray takes swipe at BCCI

Mumbai, Jul 5 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Friday said the grand welcome accorded to the T20 World Cup winning Indian...

Turkey vice president says UEFA should reverse player ban over wolf gesture

ANKARA (Reuters) - Europe's football governing body UEFA's two-match ban on Turkish player Merih Demiral for a politically-charged "wolf" celebration is unacceptable and the decision should be

T20WC: Logistical hassles galore in Caribbean’s first ICC event in 14 years

New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) The recently-concluded T20 World Cup, which was the first ICC men's event in the Caribbean in 14 years,...

Soccer-More than showman, Argentina’s Martinez builds 50% penalty success rate

By Andrew Cawthorne (Reuters) - With two spectacular saves in a penalty shootout and a hip-shaking dance to celebrate, Argentina's Emi Martinez was at his flamboyant best against Ecuador in the Copa

UEFA bans Turkey’s Demiral for two games, fines England’s Bellingham

HAMBURG (Reuters) -Europe's football governing body UEFA handed a two-match ban to Turkish soccer player Merih Demiral for a politically-charged "wolf" celebration and fined England's Jude Bellingham

Soccer-Portuguese men of war show age is no obstacle at Euros

By Nick Said DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - Portugal have the two oldest players at the European Championship this year, but not the most 'senior' squad with more age-related records potentially to

Turkey’s Demiral banned for two games, England’s Bellingham fined

HAMBURG (Reuters) -Europe's football governing body UEFA handed a two-match ban to Turkish soccer player Merih Demiral for a politically-charged "wolf" celebration and fined England's Jude Bellingham

Soccer-Euros rule on captains communication with referees extended to all UEFA competitions

STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) - The success of the rule introduced at Euro 2024 whereby only captains can discuss decisions with referees has led to UEFA extending the new approach to all of their

On Camera

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

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?