China lockdown stir pauses as police flood city streets
With police out in force, there was no word of additional protests against strict government anti-pandemic measures Tuesday in Beijing, as temperatures fell well below freezing. Shanghai, Nanjing and other cities where online calls to gather had been issued were also reportedly quiet. Rallies against China's unusually strict anti-virus measures spread...
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Ethiopia offers no date for end to blackout in Tigray region
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Houston lifts boil-water order affecting more than 2 million
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The Sun & Play: Desperate India hope for full game in final ODI
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Umran's speed helps me to deceive batters with lesser pace: Arshdeep
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Unbeaten West Indies upbeat before 2-test Australian series
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Anderson excited to be back in Pakistan after 17 years
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Focus on defence as Indian men's hockey team faces formidable Australia in 3rd Test
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All-round India A take opening-day honours against Bangladesh A
The pace-spin combo of Navdeep Saini and Saurabh Kumar impressed the most as India A grabbed the opening-day honours after a commanding performance against Bangladesh A in the first unofficial Test here on Tuesday. Opting to field after winning the toss, Saini (3/21), Saurabh (4/23) and Mukesh Kumar (2/25) helped India...
Lakshya regains career-best sixth spot, Gayatri-Treesa breaks into top 20 in BWF rankings
Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen on Tuesday jumped two spots to regain his career-best sixth position in the latest BWF World Rankings. The 21-year-old from Almora, who had a stellar run this season, has 75,024 points from 23 tournaments. Kidambi Srikanth and H S Prannoy remained static at world number 11 and...
Netherlands beats host Qatar 2-0
The Netherlands finished off the worst showing by any World Cup host nation by beating Qatar 2-0 on Tuesday. The Dutch advanced to the round of 16 while the Qataris, who were already eliminated, became the first host to lose all three of its group matches at soccer's biggest event. Cody Gakpo...
Messi, Argentina play Poland for survival at World Cup
Lionel Messi has already come to Argentina's rescue at the World Cup. He might just have to do it all over again. Another emotionally charged evening awaits Messi and the soccer-mad south American nation that worships him when Argentina meets Poland on Wednesday for a match with so much on the...
Ronaldo denied goal, Portugal beats Uruguay 2-0
Cristiano Ronaldo thought he scored but the goal was eventually credited to Bruno Fernandes in Portugal's 2-0 win over Uruguay on Monday, a result that secured the team a place in the last 16 of the World Cup. Fernandes curled in a cross from the left that barely went over the...
Australia plays Denmark for last 16 spot
Scenes of wild celebrations featuring flares and fire are not the norm in Australia after World Cup matches. Yet that was exactly what happened in Melbourne's Fed Square after the Socceroos beat Tunisia on Saturday for just their third win in 18 World Cup matches. Now, Australia is after something even bigger:...
Mexico faces early World Cup exit against Saudi Arabia
Mexico is going to have to suddenly find goals — and perhaps even several of them — to extend its knockout-round streak at the World Cup. Mexico has reached the round of 16 at the last seven World Cups, tied for the longest current streak with Brazil. But in Qatar, El...
