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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...

Sports Minister lends support to IOA’s plea to include yoga in Asian Games

New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has welcomed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha's move to get yoga...

Three ICC finals in 12 months testament to our consistency, hope luck is with us this time: Dravid

Bridgetown (Barbados), June 28 (PTI) Rahul Dravid said India have been remarkably consistent to play three ICC finals in the last 12 months...

Gaffaney, Illingworth named on-field umpires for T20 WC final

Bridgetown (Barbados), Jun 28 (PTI) New Zealand's Chris Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth of England have been named as the on-field umpires for the...

Olympic-bound quarter-miler Kiran Pahal steals show with her sheer pace to win gold

Panchkula, Jun 28 (PTI) Olympic-bound Kiran Pahal of Haryana once again stole the limelight with her sheer pace as she won the women's...

Motor racing-Horner denies vetoing Verstappen Sr as tensions flare

(Reuters) - Red Bull Formula One team principal Christian Horner denied vetoing the participation of Max Verstappen's father Jos in an Austrian Grand Prix parade as tensions between the two flared up

Soccer-No schoolboy errors: Spain’s Yamal passes secondary school exams

(Reuters) - Lamine Yamal may have helped Spain cruise into the knockout stages of Euro 2024 but the 16-year-old has not neglected his schoolwork, with the Barcelona winger announcing that he had

Soccer-Austria defenders miss team training ahead of Turkey clash

LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Four Austria defenders missed team training on Friday ahead of their last 16 clash with Turkey next Tuesday, leaving the rest of the squad to wrestle with how to prepare

Indian batters were phenomenal: SA spinner Delmi Tucker

Chennai, Jun 28 (PTI) South African spinner Delmi Tucker on Friday wholeheartedly praised the Indian batters for producing a stunning effort on the...

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Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


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?