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Olympics-US still favourites to rule the pool, says elite Australian coach

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian swimming is on the rise but the United States should still be rated as favourites to top the medal table once again at the Paris pool, said Michael Bohl,

Soccer-Martinez saves Argentina in Copa shootout win over Ecuador to reach semis

HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) -Argentina beat Ecuador 4-2 on penalties to move into the semi-finals of the Copa America on Thursday after goalkeeper Emi Martinez made two saves in the shootout following a

Soccer-England forward Kirby joins Brighton after Chelsea exit

(Reuters) - England forward Fran Kirby has joined Brighton & Hove Albion on a free transfer after nine years at Chelsea, Brighton said on Thursday. The 31-year-old, who joined reigning Women's Super

Abhay Singh leads India’s charge on first day of Asian Doubles Squash

New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) Asian Games medallist Abhay Singh led India's charge on the opening day of the Asian Doubles Squash Championships...

Praggnanandhaa holds Caruana, Gukesh draws with Giri

Bucharest (Romania), Jul 5 (PTI) Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with Fabiano Caruana of the United States, while world championship...

Soccer-Argentina beat Ecuador on penalties to move into Copa America semis

HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) - Argentina beat Ecuador 4-2 on penalties to move into the semi-finals of the Copa America on Thursday after goalkeeper Emi Martinez made two saves for the reigning champions

Soccer-Canada out to continue surprising Copa run against Venezuela

(Reuters) - History is at stake for both Venezuela and Canada when they meet on Friday in Arlington, Texas, in the second Copa America quarter-final. Long considered one of the minnows of South

Soccer-Routine is key for success in penalty taking, says Gundogan

By Fernando Kallas STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) - Mental preparation and plenty of practice are the most important factors in taking a penalty, Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan said as his team gear

Tennis-Djokovic, Swiatek advance before Wimbledon celebrates British hero Murray

By Shrivathsa Sridhar LONDON (Reuters) -Novak Djokovic survived a minor scare in his hunt for a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon trophy before Iga Swiatek produced a more assured display to reach the

Tennis-Murray’s long farewell begins with emotional doubles defeat

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - It may not quite be the end for British great Andy Murray at Wimbledon but it felt like it as the 37-year-old received an emotional farewell after he and brother

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?