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Russian strikes killed two people and wounded 26 on Thursday in Ukrainian regions stretching from the south to the east and northeast, local authorities said.A missile strike in southern Odesa region killed a woman, injured seven people and damaged port infrastructure, regional governor Oleh Kiper s...
Sports,Football
England's European Championship campaign looked dead and buried before it was salvaged by a remarkable last-gasp goal from Jude Bellingham in the round of 16, but they have barely made their presence felt in Germany.Gareth Southgate's men take on in-form Switzerland in the quarter-finals on ...
Germany take on fellow title contenders Spain in their mouth-watering Euro 2024 quarter-final clash on Friday, hoping to end a winless run at tournaments against them that stretches back to 1988.The Germans are enjoying their best international tournament in eight years with home fans desperate for ...
Sports,Tennis
Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending Wimbledon women's champion to make a first-round exit for 30 years as she was bundled out by Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Tuesday.The Czech sixth seed slumped to a 6-4 6-2 defeat as her reign ended with a whimper and there was also crushing di...
France’s critics were told to lay off the team by assistant coach Guy Stephan on Wednesday, who said they never expected to saunter to victory at the European Championship.Stephan, himself a former Senegal coach, said those who believed France would have any easy tournament in Germany were mis...
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's detention is arbitrary and in violation of international law, a UN human rights working group said in an opinion issued on Monday, adding the jailed politician should be released immediately.The Geneva-based UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention sai...
Five-time World Cup champions Brazil and in-form Colombia meet in North California on Tuesday in a highly-anticipated Copa America clash with more than just the Group D lead on the line. The match is scheduled to start at 7:00 AM (Bangladesh time)Colombia are arguably the hottest team in the America...
Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa saved three Slovenia penalties to earn his side a 3-0 shoot-out victory after Cristiano Ronaldo redeemed himself from the spot in a dramatic Euro 2024 last 16 clash on Monday.Portugal forward Ronaldo broke down in tears after missing a penalty in the first period of e...
An 85th minute deflected shot by substitute Randal Kolo Muani, listed as a Jan Vertonghen own goal, gave France a nervy but deserved 1-0 Euro 2024 last-16 win over a disappointing Belgium on Monday.France made most of the running in a cagey game but were reckless with their finishing, until a nice c...
Three-times champions Spain survived the early scare of an own goal to beat a spirited Georgia 4-1 on Sunday and reach the last eight of Euro 2024, dominating in an exhilarating encounter that brought an end to the minnows' fairytale run.La Roja will meet hosts Germany in the quarter-finals on F...
North Korea criticised a joint military exercise by South Korea, Japan and the United States held this month, state media said on Sunday, saying such drills show the relationship among three countries has developed into "the Asian version of NATO".On Thursday, the three countries began lar...
French voters began voting on Sunday in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could usher in the country's first far-right government since World War Two, a potential sea change at the heart of the European Union.President Emmanuel Macron stunned the country when he called the vo...
Sports,Cricket
The era of India's dominance in cricket may have kicked in with their spectacular triumph in the T20 World Cup on Saturday, according to several former players, including former India captain Sourav Ganguly who predicted "they will win many more" after the success in the Caribbean.Indi...
Vinicius Jr unleashed his inner beast in a little over 45 minutes of pure Brazilian football mayhem to guide the five-time World Cup champions to their first 2024 Copa America win against Paraguay on Friday.The 23-year-old electric winger scored twice and delivered a much-needed statement performanc...
Brazil’s Vinicius Jr scored twice in his side's much-needed win in Copa America victory over Paraguay in a Group D clash in Nevada on Friday. Bouncing back from a lacklustre display in his first game of the tournament, drubbed Colombia by 4-1, who have qualified for the quarter-finals, top...
England forward Anthony Gordon has promised to do a bike-themed celebration if he scores a goal against Slovakia in their last-16 match at Euro 2024 on Sunday after he crashed his electric bike during a recovery ride at camp this week.The 23-year-old Newcastle player escaped serious injury, sufferin...
World,Back Page
Iranians voted on Friday for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly controlled group of four candidates loyal to the supreme leader at a time of growing public frustration and Western pressure.The election coincides with escalating regiona...
Panama pulled off a shock 2-1 victory over the United States in a heated Group C encounter at the Copa America on Thursday after the hosts were reduced to 10 men following Tim Weah's red card in the 18th minute.Jose Fajardo netted the winner in the 83rd minute for Panama, who had Adalberto Carra...
Uruguay thrashed tournament minnows Bolivia 5-0 in their Group C encounter in New Jersey on Thursday to all but book their place in the Copa America quarter-finals.Facundo Pellistri nodded home the opener in the eighth minute and Darwin Nunez doubled Uruguay's lead just after the 20-minute mark,...
Georgia are through to the last 16 of Euro 2024 after Wednesday's 2-0 win over Portugal, a historic triumph in the former Soviet Republic's first appearance at a major international tournament.Khvicha Kvaratskhelia gave Georgia a shock lead against a second-string Portugal team with just ove...
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