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Rugby-World Cup braced for second superpower showdown

By Mitch Phillips PARIS (Reuters) - It seems remarkable that the two nations whose very identity is defined by rugby are meeting in a World Cup final for only the second time on Saturday but one of

Soccer-Marseille ease past 10-man AEK Athens 3-1 in Europa League

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Olympique de Marseille secured a 3-1 home victory against AEK Athens in an entertaining Europa League Group B match on Thursday that featured a red card for the visiting

Motor racing-F1 Academy champion Garcia moves up with fully-funded seat

(Reuters) - Spaniard Marta Garcia will move up the motorsport ladder to a fully-funded drive in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) next season after winning the inaugural

Olympian fencer Bhavani Devi defends National Games gold, IOA notifies handball participating teams

Panaji, Oct 26 (PTI) Olympian fencer CA Bhavani Devi, representing Tamil Nadu, defended her National Games god medal in the women's sabre individual...

Cricket-Sri Lanka’s Theekshana hails Mathews impact after England upset

By Shrivathsa Sridhar BENGALURU (Reuters) - Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana praised all-rounder Angelo Mathews for adding discipline to their bowling attack after the veteran claimed two wickets

India ready to host Olympics in 2036, no dearth of sporting talent in country, says PM

Panaji, Oct 26 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said this year's sports budget is three times more than the allocation made nine...

England underestimated us, SL spinner Theekshana takes a jibe at defending champions

Bengaluru, Oct 26 (PTI) Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana took a jibe at England saying the defending champions underestimated the Islanders at their...

Rugby-All Blacks tweak team with one change for World Cup final

By Mark Gleeson RUEIL-MALMAISON, France (Reuters) - New Zealand tweaked their team for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final against South Africa with a single change but resisted any temptation to power

Soccer-Tunisian judge imprisons head of Football Federation on suspicion of corruption

TUNIS (Reuters) -A Tunisian judge on Thursday ordered the imprisonment of Wadi Al Jari, the president of the Tunisian Football Federation (FTT), after he was arrested over suspicion of financial

Cricket-Buttler shocked by England’s World Cup slide after latest loss

By Shrivathsa Sridhar BENGALURU (Reuters) - England skipper Jos Buttler described his team's thumping World Cup loss to Sri Lanka on Thursday as a "huge low point" with the team's title defence in

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Sheikh Hasina battling ‘India Out’ campaign with Indian saree. But has she made it worse?

Hasina is unabashedly India’s best friend in the neighbourhood. But Delhi is hard put to match China’s deep pockets and big investments in Dhaka.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.