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Tennis-Shnaider outplays Vekic to win Bad Homburg Open

(Reuters) - Diana Shnaider won her first WTA title on grass, beating Donna Vekic 6-3 2-6 6-3 in the final of the Bad Homburg Open on Saturday, days before her first appearance in a Wimbledon singles

Soccer-UEFA’s sustainability efforts paying off with reduced team air travel

By Lori Ewing WEIMAR, Germany (Reuters) - UEFA's strategy to reduce air travel at the European Championship in Germany appears to be paying off, with a significant reduction of flights from Euro 2016,

Tennis-Top seed Sinner in good heart after Halle title

LONDON (Reuters) - Top seed Jannik Sinner says winning his first grass court title has set him up perfectly for Wimbledon. The Italian world number one swept through the Halle draw earlier this month

Soccer-Italy make six changes, Swiss replace Widmer with Vargas

BERLIN (Reuters) - Italy manager Luciano Spalletti has made six changes for the last 16 tie with Switzerland on Saturday from the side which drew with Croatia in their final group game, with the Swiss

Cricket-India elect to bat in T20 World Cup final v South Africa

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Reuters) - India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat in the final of the Twenty20 World Cup against South Africa at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on Saturday.

Soccer-Euro 2024 trumps 2020 on speed and late drama but goals are down

By Martin Petty DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - The European Championship knockout stage has yet to start but the tournament has already surpassed a few Euro 2020 benchmarks, with faster players and

Soccer-Shaw’s imminent return at left back could provide a missing piece for England

By Lori Ewing BLANKENHAIN, Germany (Reuters) - Gareth Southgate's gamble of naming long-injured Luke Shaw to his squad for Euro 2024 could soon pay off with the left back expected to make an imminent

Soccer-Belgians apologise after ‘funny’ Mbappe video backfires

FREIBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Belgium’s football association on Saturday apologised for a video posted on their social media outlets in which midfielder Amadou Onana says he will kick France captain

Motorcycling-Flawless Bagnaia keeps Martin at bay to win Dutch GP sprint, Marquez crashes

(Reuters) - Twice MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati led from lap one to the chequered flag to win the Dutch Motorcycle Grand Prix sprint as championship leader Jorge Martin finished second

Tennis-Injured Sabalenka not 100% ready for Wimbledon but refuses to give up hope

(Reuters) - Wimbledon third seed Aryna Sabalenka said she was not fully ready for Monday's first-round clash with Emina Bektas at the championships as the two-time Australian Open champion continues

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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?