Mumbai,  Pre-Olympic talk about tennis in India has always been about controversies. Before the 2012 London edition, there had been a row over player combination in mens doubles and mixed doubles, with Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza in the mix.

Both Bhupathi and Paes wanted

New Delhi,  Haryana's Deepika stunned the reigning Youth World Champion Alfiya Pathan, to cause a major upset at the 4th Youth men's and womens National Boxing Championships at Delhi Public School (DPS) in Sonipat.

In the women's heavyweight (+81kg) quarter-finals bout held on Monday night, D

Tokyo,  India's challenge in men's tennis singles at the Olympic Games will be carried by 23-year-old Sumit Nagal, who made it to Tokyo Olympics thanks to withdrawal of some players.

The ace Indian tennis player in men's singles was ranked 144 when the cut-off date for qualification was appli

Tokyo,  The International Testing Agency (ITA) plans to conduct approximately 5,000 on-site tests as part of its anti-doping efforts during the Tokyo Olympic Games, starting July 23.

For these tests, 5,000 in-and out-of-competition urine and blood samples will be collected in collaboration with the organ

Washington,  Oregon's Bootleg wildfire, currently the largest active blaze in the US, has so far scorched an area 1.5 times the size of New York City, has destroyed at least 160 homes and 117 other buildings since it erupted on July 6, officials said.

As of Monday, the active wildfire, which has burn

Pretoria,  Six alleged instigators behind the violent unrest in South Africa which lasted for almost a week, have been arrested, Acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni told reporters

"This is the latest update which we just got in now, three already appeared in court but were remande

Washington,   About 2,500 Afghans who helped the US military in the two-decade war will be relocated to an army base in Virginia to complete their visa application process, the State Department said.

"The Department of Defense has agreed at the request of the Department of State to allow the us

Washington,  US President Joe Biden has downplayed inflation fears as lawmakers are slated to vote later this week to begin a debate on the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

"Our experts believe and the data shows that most of the price increases we've seen were expected and are expected to be tem

Seoul, South Korean lawmakers decided on Tuesday to press forward with legislation that restricts app market operators from wielding their dominance in determining how digital goods payments are processed in a move widely seen as reining in global tech giants such as Google and Apple Inc.

Over the past year,

Adelaide,  The state of South Australia (SA) on Tuesday re-introduced widespread restrictions after new confirmed cases were reported in the community.

On Tuesday morning, authorities identified five cases linked to the current cluster in SA, reports Xinhua news agency.

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