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Rugby-World Cup semis to benefit from increased security personnel

By Mitch Phillips PARIS (Reuters) - Rugby World Cup organisers said on Wednesday that the tournament would benefit from France's increased security alert level by having more personnel on duty for

Rugby-Kiwi referee shrugs off French criticism after quarter-final exit

PARIS (Reuters) - New Zealand referee Ben O'Keeffe has shrugged off French criticism of his performance in their Rugby World Cup quarter-final loss at the weekend as an emotive outburst following the

Soccer-Over 80% of EFL players want more done to ensure on-pitch safety – PFA survey

(Reuters) - More than 80% of professional soccer players in the English Football League (EFL) believe not enough is being done to keep them safe on the pitch, according to a survey by the Professional

Soccer-Algerian Atal suspended by Nice for Israel-Hamas conflict post

(Reuters) - Algeria international Youcef Atal was suspended by Nice on Wednesday for a social media post about the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday. Defender Atal, who has

Soccer-Barcelona president under investigation in refereeing case

MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona President Joan Laporta is under formal investigation for suspected bribery in a probe spanning two decades of activities at Spain's refereeing committee, according to a

Whenever you start focussing on big teams, upset happens: Kohli

Pune, Oct 18 (PTI) There are no "big teams" in the World Cup and upsets at the mega event happen when the conversation...

Rugby-South Africa’s Pollard a possible starter after recovering from setbacks

By Mark Gleeson PARIS (Reuters) - South Africa could restore the Rugby World Cup winning halfback pairing of Handre Pollard and Faf de Klerk to start Saturday’s semi-final against England, marking a

India won’t change winning combination: Paras Mhambrey

Pune, Oct 18 (PTI) Aiming for their fourth consecutive victory in World Cup, India would not tinker with their winning combination in the...

Rugby-England must be ready for the ‘dark arts’ of Erasmus: Gatland

By Mark Gleeson PARIS (Reuters) - Wales coach Warren Gatland said his England counterpart Steve Borthwick must be ready to counter the "dark arts" of South Africa's Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus

India look to continue winning juggernaut in World Cup clash against Bangladesh

Pune, Oct 18 (PTI) Going by the current form of the teams, the popular pre-match prediction of India’s World Cup game against Bangladesh...

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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.