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Soccer-Slovakia no pushovers for misfiring England in last-16 clash

By Lori Ewing BLANKENHAIN, Germany (Reuters) - Gareth Southgate's hesitant England team will need to finally make their presence felt in Euro 2024 against Slovakia in the last-16, or the underdog

Lallianzuala Chhangte extends contract with Mumbai City FC till end of 2026-27 season

Mumbai, Jun 28 (PTI) Indian footballer Lallianzuala Chhangte on Friday extended his contract with Mumbai City FC which will keep the 27-year-old at...

Shafali Verma becomes fastest woman double-centurion in Test cricket

Chennai, Jun 28 (PTI) Dashing India opener Shafali Verma smashed the fastest double-century in the history of women's Test cricket, eclipsing Annabel Sutherland...

Soccer-Newcomer Ndoye Switzerland’s man of the moment at Euro 2024

By Martin Petty DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - With his startling pace and ability to ride out tackles, unheralded Swiss newcomer Dan Ndoye has put himself on a few radars at Euro 2024 and could be

Soccer-Danes ready for penalty shoot-out pressure in last-16 clash with Germany

DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) - Denmark drew their opening three games at Euro 2024 to set up a last-16 tie with hosts Germany, and should that game on Saturday also end in a stalemate, they are

Rugby-Erasmus pleased with Springboks’ mindset ahead of Ireland tests

(Reuters) - South Africa have advanced their preparations for the two-test home series with Ireland following the arrival of all their players in camp this week, but coach Rassie Erasmus warns the

Tennis-Swiatek to face Kenin in tough Wimbledon opener

LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon top seed Iga Swiatek was handed on Friday a tricky first-round test at Wimbledon as the world number one was drawn against American Sofia Kenin. The five-time Grand Slam

Soccer-German museum spotlights the art of soccer during Euro 2024

DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) - The idea of art and soccer may for some fans conjure amazement at a player's exquisite skill, or a lasting image of glory or bitter defeat in the aftermath of the

Olympics-Smaller South American nations defy financial odds to reach Paris

By Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - For Uruguayan sailor Dolores Moreira, renting a boat and towing it across Europe to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics is all part of the money-saving process

#DoItForDravid says the world ahead of T20 WC final, but Dravid wants to do it for team

New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) A stickler when it comes to keeping time, Rahul Dravid was once unusually late to a reading session...

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Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

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?