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Tennis-Raducanu storms into Wimbledon third round with dominant win

By Christian Radnedge LONDON (Reuters) - Emma Raducanu powered her way into the third round of Wimbledon on Wednesday with a comfortable 6-1 6-2 victory against Belgian Elise Mertens. Raducanu has

Tennis-Alcaraz and Medvedev battle on at Wimbledon but Ruud shown the door

By Shrivathsa Sridhar LONDON (Reuters) - Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and fifth seed Daniil Medvedev took time to get going before reaching the Wimbledon third round but eighth seed Casper Ruud

Tennis-Osaka’s Wimbledon comeback ended by on-fire Navarro

By Pritha Sarkar LONDON (Reuters) -Naomi Osaka's goal to improve her grasscourt game will have to wait for at least another 12 months after her Wimbledon comeback stalled in the second round following

Tennis-Qualifier Kartal reaches third round and a date with Gauff

By Clare Lovell LONDON (Reuters) - Qualifier Sonay Kartal wowed the home crowd on Wednesday, punching her way to a 6-3 5-7 6-3 Wimbledon second-round victory over France's Clara Burel, ranked 253

Tennis-Medvedev survives Muller scare to reach Wimbledon third round

By Christian Radnedge LONDON (Reuters) - Fifth seed Daniil Medvedev battled his way to a 6-7(3) 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5 victory over 102-ranked Alexandre Muller on Wednesday to reach the third round of

Soccer-Miranda joins Bologna on free transfer

(Reuters) - Bologna have signed defender Juan Miranda on a free transfer from Real Betis, the Serie A club announced on Wednesday. The 24-year-old, who has one goal in his single senior appearance for

Rugby-Scotland ring changes with five new caps against Canada

(Reuters) - Five uncapped players were named in Scotland’s starting line-up for their test against Canada in Ottawa on Saturday, plus a further five newcomers on the substitute’s bench. Gregor Brown,

Tennis-Wimbledon fans face welcome dilemma as stage set for Battle of Britain

By Pritha Sarkar LONDON (Reuters) - Fans flocking to Wimbledon's Court One on Thursday will face a welcome dilemma in what promises to be a bumper day for the home nation as new British number one

Soccer-Canada’s Buchanan has surgery to repair broken tibia

(Reuters) - Canadian midfielder Tajon Buchanan had surgery on Wednesday in Fort Worth, Texas, to repair a fractured tibia suffered while training for the Copa America quarter-finals, Canada Soccer

Soccer-German police probe video of stewards beating fan at Portugal v Slovenia

FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) - German police are investigating a video appearing to show stadium personnel viciously beating a fan during the Portugal v Slovenia Euro 2024 match. The video, which

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Tirupati scandal isn’t political or communal. It’s about temple economics

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.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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?