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Soccer-Denmark avoid yellow peril to claim second place in Group C

MUNICH (Reuters) - The tense climax of Group C at Euro 2024 came down to the disciplinary records of Denmark and Slovenia, with the Danes going through in second place due to fewer yellow cards,

Head replaces Suryakumar as top T20 batter, Bumrah moves to 24 in ICC rankings

Dubai, Jun 26 (PTI) Australia opener Travis head on Wednesday toppled India's Suryakumar Yadav as the number one batter in the latest ICC...

Harmanpreet named captain as Hockey India announces 16-member squad for Paris Olympics

New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) Harmanpreet Singh was on Wednesday named captain and Hardik Singh his deputy as Hockey India announced a 16-member...

Soccer-Mexico’s Alvarez to miss rest of Copa America with hamstring injury

(Reuters) - Mexico captain Edson Alvarez said he will miss the remainder of the Copa America after suffering a hamstring injury. Alvarez went down clutching his hamstring in the 30th minute of

US swim great Phelps tell Congress that Olympic anti-doping efforts fall short

By Moira Warburton and Allende Miglietta WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. swimming great Michael Phelps told a congressional panel on Tuesday that anti-doping measures "have fallen short" in a case

Tennis-Hard-court specialist Medvedev gunning for grasscourt breakthrough at Wimbledon

By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev is aiming for another deep run at Wimbledon next month but the Russian is unlikely to get his hands on the trophy as his grasscourt game lacks the variety

Tennis-Alcaraz ready for Grand Slam defence at Wimbledon after surging into elite group

By Shrivathsa Sridhar (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz propelled himself into the Grand Slam all-surface elite following his triumph at Roland Garros and will arrive at Wimbledon hoping to further cement

Tennis-Sinner comes in hot to Wimbledon with grasscourt title and top ranking

By Shrivathsa Sridhar (Reuters) - Jannik Sinner goes into a Grand Slam as the top-ranked player for the first time at Wimbledon and the red-hot Italian can put more distance between himself and the

Tennis-Best of the rest: Hurkacz and Paul among dark horses for Wimbledon

By Rohith Nair (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz remains a favourite to defend his Wimbledon crown with seven-times champion Novak Djokovic nursing a knee injury but the tune-up tournaments have shown there

‘India House in Paris will be home away from home for Indian athletes’

Mumbai, Jun 26 (PTI) The first ever India House at the Paris Olympics will be a "home away from home" for the travelling...

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Dear Indian women, leave your fundamental rights at the wedding altar

How have we arrived in 2024, where summarily divorcing your wife can land you in jail, but sexually assaulting her will not?

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

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?