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Boxing-Usyk vacates IBF heavyweight title

(Reuters) - Oleksandr Usyk has vacated the International Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight belt, the Ukrainian said on Tuesday, five weeks after becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion. The

Soccer-Danish dominance enough to advance but more firepower needed against Germany

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Denmark came into their final Group C game with Serbia on Tuesday knowing that a draw would be enough to reach the last 16 of Euro 2024 and, while they dominated the game,

Soccer-Danes relishing Germany Euro showdown after nervy Serbia draw

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand was on the edge of his seat for much of the second half of his side's scoreless draw with Serbia on Tuesday but after booking a last-16 berth

Soccer-Serbia exit Euros frustrated at what might have been

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Serbia threw everything at Denmark in the final minutes of Tuesday's 0-0 draw that saw them eliminated from Euro 2024 and frustrated over what might have been. "We did our

Soccer-England top group but night belongs to Slovenia after drab 0-0 draw

By Martyn Herman COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) -Underwhelming England sealed top spot in Group C but hardly issued a statement of intent ahead of the Euro 2024 knockout rounds as they toiled to a 0-0

Soccer-Kek proud of Slovenia team showing they belong among Europe’s elite

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Slovenia showed they deserve to be counted as serious European football contenders after making it through to the last 16 of Euro 2024, coach Matjaz Kek said after his

Netherlands denies three golfers from competing in Olympics

The Netherlands will not allow Joost Luiten, Darius Van Driel or Dewi Weber to represent the country in the Olympic men's and women's golf competitions. Luiten and van Driel earned spots in the men's

Soccer-Europe’s big five leagues generate 19.6 billion euros in season post-COVID

(Reuters) - Europe's soccer market grew by 16% in the 2022-23 season to 35.3 billion euros ($37.86 billion) due to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions as fans returned to stadiums and the 2022 World

Soccer-Southgate asks fans to back his players after another poor performance

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - A handful of England fans let manager Gareth Southgate know how they felt after an underwhelming 0-0 draw with Slovenia at Euro 2024 on Tuesday, hurling empty beer cups in

Soccer-England top group and Slovenia reach last 16 after dismal 0-0 draw

By Martyn Herman COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - England finished top of Group C and Slovenia reached the knockout rounds of the European Championship for the first time after playing out a lacklustre 0-

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Haryana win is redemption, J&K defeat is vindication. BJP is walking out of Lok Sabha poll fog

A leader's charisma is a big plus. But don't underestimate the craft of mounting an election campaign. Haryana is BJP's reward for mastering it. All-round participation and peaceful polling in J&K too is a win.

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?