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Tennis-Zverev makes winning start in bid for first Grand Slam title

By Christian Radnedge LONDON (Reuters) -Fourth seed Alexander Zverev eased to a 6-2 6-4 6-2 victory over Roberto Carballes Baena in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday to get his latest bid for a

Cycling-Pogacar flexes his muscles and claims tour de France overall lead

VALLOIRE, France (Reuters) -Tadej Pogacar made an early statement in the Tour de France as he dropped defending champion Jonas Vingegaard to claim victory in the first mountain stage and take the

Soccer-Wolves sign Norwegian forward Strand Larsen from Celta Vigo

(Reuters) - Norway forward Jorgen Strand Larsen has joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on a one-year loan from Celta Vigo with an option to automatically make it a permanent move, the Premier League club

Soccer-Chelsea sign Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester

(Reuters) - Chelsea have signed midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester City on a five-year contract, the Premier League clubs said on Tuesday. The transfer details for the 25-year-old were

Soccer-UEFA aims for record fan numbers at women’s Euro 2025 in Switzerland

(Reuters) - Tickets for the women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland will go on sale from Oct. 1, with Europe's football governing body UEFA hoping to surpass the record of nearly 574,000 fans who attended

Soccer- Teams for Romania v Netherlands at Euro 2024

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - The return of Denzel Dumfries and Xavi Simons to the Netherlands’ starting line-up signalled their attacking intent for the European Championship round of 16 clash with

Soccer-Three changes for attack-minded Dutch, two for Romania

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - The return of Denzel Dumfries and Xavi Simons to the Netherlands’ starting line-up signalled their attacking intent for the European Championship round of 16 clash with

Cycling-Pogacar wins Tour de France stage four and takes yellow jersey

VALLOIRE, France (Reuters) - Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) won the fourth stage of the Tour de France, a 139.6km trek from Pinerolo, Italy and claimed the overall leader's yellow jersey on

Sandeep Patil roped in to create NCA-like private sports facility in Kolkata

Kolkata, Jul 2 (PTI) An ambitious project mirroring the Bengaluru-based National Cricket Academy was unveiled here on Tuesday with former India cricketer Sandeep...

‘Cool cat’ Neeraj Chopra inspires other Indian athletes to give their best: Adille Sumariwalla

Mumbai, Jul 2 (PTI) Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra is a "cool cat" who never takes pressure irrespective of the occasion and inspires...

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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

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?