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Saudi Pro League could become top five in the world, says Ronaldo

The Portugal Skipper, who joined Al-Nassr in January, said that the quality of the Saudi competition had improved even in his short time in it.

Lights turned off at Rio’s Christ The Redeemer in support of Brazilian soccer player Vinicius Jr

This comes after the Brazilian forward and Real Madrid player was racially abused during a Spanish league match on Sunday.

Lionel Messi to lead Argentina against Australia in China friendly

This would mark Lionel Messi’s first visit to China since 2017 which is set to spark a mass scramble for tickets. World Cup winners would play Australia on 15 June.

UEFA Women’s Champions League final sells out for first time since 2009-10

European soccer's governing body UEFA said over 34,100 tickets have been issued for the final between Barcelona and VfL Wolfsburg on 3 June.

South Korean footballer Son Jun-ho held in China in bribery case

Son plays for the South Korean national team and Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan. A Korean diplomat confirmed about the football player's custody.

FC Barcelona president denies any crime in refereeing scandal, says all payments were transparent

Prosecutors filed complaint over what they alleged were payments of $7.95 million from 2001-2018 to firms owned by Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira.

Haiti qualify for Women’s World Cup with 2-1 playoff win over Chile

Haiti will be in Group D at the July 20 to Aug. 20 World Cup in New Zealand and Australia, competing with England, Denmark and China.

Journey of football star Ngangom Bala Devi — from European club to inspector in Manipur Police

Bala Devi's pinning ceremony Friday was attended by CM N Biren Singh. In her career, she has been named AIFF's Women’s Player of the Year thrice & played for Scottish Club Rangers FC.

One killed, dozens injured as stampede breaks near football stadium in Iraq’s Basra

The incident occured Thursday at the Sports City where Iraq is hosting the Arabian Gulf Cup after 40 years. Thousands of fans tried to enter the stadium to watch the final match against Oman.

Marcus Rashford hits right notes for United ahead of Manchester derby, scores in every match

The 25-year-old has scored 7 times in 6 games in 3 competitions to lead United back to the top four in the Premier League, 4th round of the FA Cup & semi-finals of the League Cup.

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BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.