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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

Tennis-Wimbledon is now a realistic target, says Zverev

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon is yet to see the best of Germany's Alexander Zverev but the fourth seed believes this year could be his time to finally flourish on the world's most

India elect to bat against South Africa in T20 World Cup final

Bridgetown (Barbados), Jun 29 (PTI) India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa in the final of...

As track keeps deteriorating there is more turn and variable bounce: Rana

Chennai, Jun 29 (PTI) Senior India spinner Sneh Rana depended on channel bowling to get three wickets on the second day of the...

Soccer-England keeper Earps to leave Manchester United

(Reuters) - England goalkeeper Mary Earps will leave Manchester United after five years at the club, the Women's Super League (WSL) side said on Saturday as British media reports linked her with a

Sports Minister visits NIS Patiala and encourages Paris Olympic bound athletes

Patiala, Jun 29 (PTI) Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday met with the Olympic-bound Indian athletes and also inspected the progress of the...

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?