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After selfie with Suryakumar peeves Indian cricket fans, MBA Chaiwala founder goes on reverse-jinx spree

Prafull Billore has been superimposing himself in pictures of the South African cricket team to bring down their chances in the T20 WC final.

Soccer-England’s Gordon laments overuse of mobile phone after bike crash

By Lori Ewing BLANKENHAIN, Germany (Reuters) - England forward Anthony Gordon was recording himself on his phone while riding downhill, he said, when he went sailing over the handlebars of his

Olympics-Seine water pollution levels well above limits one month before Games

PARIS (Reuters) -Water pollution levels in Paris' River Seine remain much higher than allowed for bathing, data showed on Friday, one month before the Olympics in which the capital's landmark waterway

Motor racing-Verstappen takes Austrian sprint pole ahead of McLarens

(Reuters) -Red Bull's Max Verstappen took pole position for Saturday's Austrian Grand Prix sprint race with the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri close behind. The triple Formula One world

Soccer-Underdog status suits our strengths, Denmark’s Vestergaard says

By Sam Tobin DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) - Denmark will be the underdogs when they take on Euro 2024 hosts Germany in their last-16 game on Saturday, but that suits them just fine as they seek to

Cycling-Confident Cavendish gearing up for record breaking Tour stage win

By Julien Pretot FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - Mark Cavendish believes he has what it takes to claim a record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage win, even if the British rider, at the twilight of his

Motor racing-Verstappen beats the McLarens to Austrian sprint pole

(Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen seized pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix sprint race on Friday ahead of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. The triple Formula One world

Motorcycling-Pramac to make switch from Ducati to Yamaha from 2025

(Reuters) - Pramac Racing will end their 20-year partnership with Italian bike manufacturer Ducati and become a second Yamaha factory team from the 2025 season in a multi-year partnership, the teams

Soccer-The quirky superstitions that footballers (and others) rely on

By Nick Said FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) - Right boot, left boot; left laces, right laces; right foot first on the pitch. For Slovakia's Lukas Haraslin - like countless other sportspeople - the order

India blank Vietnam 5-0 in Badminton Asia Junior Championships

New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) India started their Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team Championships campaign with a thumping 5-0 win over Vietnam in...

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India should steer clear of an ‘Asian NATO’. Its strategic flexibility is at stake

Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba’s proposal for an Asian NATO stems from his belief that the absence of a collective defence alliance could lead to wars. It’s a step too far for India.

You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

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?