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Cycling-Hirt crashes before start of the Tour de France

FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - Jan Hirt became the first rider to crash on this year's Tour de France when he came off his bike before the start of the opening stage on Saturday. The Czech rider crashed

Scoreboard: India vs South Africa, one-off women’s Test, Day 2

Chennai, Jun 29 (PTI) Scoreboard on day two of the one-off Test between India and South Africa here on Saturday. India (1st innings):...

Soccer-Camavinga not happy on French bench but feels his time will come

PADERBORN, Germany (Reuters) - From a leading role in Champions League success this season to coming off the bench at the European Championship, France midfielder Eduardo Camavinga admitted it was not

South Africa reach 236/4 in reply to India’s mammoth 603/6 in women’s Test

Chennai, Jun 29 (PTI) Half-centuries by Marizanne Kapp and Sune Luus helped South Africa reach 236 for four in their first innings at...

South Africa reach 236/4 in reply to India’s mammoth 603/6 in women’s Test

Chennai, Jun 29 (PTI) Half-centuries by Marizanne Kapp and Sune Luus helped South Africa reach 236 for four in their first innings at...

Soccer-Chelsea sign teenager Kellyman from Villa

(Reuters) - Chelsea have signed 18-year-old Aston Villa forward Omari Kellyman on a six-year contract, the south London club said on Saturday. British media reported that the deal between the two

Soccer-Slovenia score most powerful goal, Denmark longest at Euros so far

HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Slovenia defender Erik Janza scored the most powerful goal of Euro 2024 so far at 128.76 kph (80 mph), while Danish midfielder Morten Hjulmand's 28-metre (30.6-yard)

Motor racing-Verstappen beats the McLarens to take Austrian sprint win

SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen held off a McLaren challenge to win the Austrian Grand Prix sprint race from pole position on Saturday and stretch his Formula One lead to 71

Soccer-Romania goalkeeper Nita hopes to avoid penalties against Netherlands

WUERZBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Romania goalkeeper Florin Nita has backed his side to beat Netherlands inside 90 minutes in their European Championship last-16 clash in Munich on Tuesday and avoid the

Soccer-Pressure mounts as Ronaldo’s Portugal brace for underdogs Slovenia

By Fernando Kallas FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) - Portugal's talented squad led by captain Cristiano Ronaldo will be under scrutiny when they step on to the Frankfurt Arena pitch to face underdogs

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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?