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Soccer-India’s Mohun Bagan suspended, fined over $100,000 for refusing to visit Iran

18 Dec 2025

Dec 18 (Reuters) – Indian club Mohun Bagan Super Giant have been banned from Asian Football Confederation competitions and ordered to pay more than $100,000 for refusing to travel to Iran for an Asian Champions League Two clash with Sepahan SC in September, the Asian soccer body said in a statement. The AFC’s disciplinary and …

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Cricket-India v South Africa T20 game in Lucknow called off due to fog

17 Dec 2025

Dec 17 (Reuters) – The fourth T20 international between India and South Africa in Lucknow on Wednesday was called off without a ball being bowled due to excessive fog at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. The umpires made field inspections every 30 minutes, only to find no improvement in the visibility as a dense fog hung …

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Delhi restricts vehicles, office attendance in bid to curb pollution

17 Dec 2025

By Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Authorities in India’s capital Delhi rolled out strict measures on Wednesday in an attempt to curb pollution, including a ban on vehicles not compliant with latest emission control norms and regulating attendance in private and government offices. The air quality index in the Delhi region, home …

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India’s Oscar entry ‘Homebound’ tells true story of hardships and hopes

16 Dec 2025

By Hanna Rantala LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – A decade after making his feature film debut with acclaimed drama “Masaan”, Indian director Neeraj Ghaywan returns with a second movie that seeks to give a voice to people who feel invisible. Based on true events, “Homebound” tells the story of two childhood friends from a northern …

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Cricket-Australia’s Green becomes IPL’s most expensive overseas player

16 Dec 2025

Dec 16 (Reuters) – Australia all-rounder Cameron Green became the most expensive overseas player in the Indian Premier League (IPL), after Kolkata Knight Riders signed him for 252 million Indian rupees ($2.77 million) at the player auction for the 2026 season in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Green, who was initially registered as a batsman due …

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Soccer-Chaos in Kolkata, confetti in Delhi: Messi wraps up eventful India tour

15 Dec 2025

By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Colourful confetti showered down on Lionel Messi as he ended his whirlwind four-city tour of India with a cameo at New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday, where a near-capacity crowd shouted themselves hoarse during his half-hour appearance. The world’s most populous nation had temporarily put …

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Cricket-Markram’s fifty in vain as India beat South Africa by seven wickets

14 Dec 2025

(Refiles amending Abhishek Singh to Abhishek Sharma in third paragraph) Dec 14 (Reuters) – India beat South Africa by seven wickets on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the T20 series after their bowlers skittled the tourists for 117, with Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh’s performance setting up the platform for a dominant win for …

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India tightens pollution curbs as Delhi’s air quality worsens

14 Dec 2025

NEW DELHI, Dec 14 (Reuters) – India tightened anti-pollution measures in Delhi and adjoining areas after the capital’s air quality deteriorated to the season’s worst. The Commission for Air Quality Management invoked stage four, the highest level, of the Graded Response Action Plan for Delhi and surrounding areas on Saturday evening, according to an advisory …

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Soccer-Police detain organiser of Messi visit after Indian fans rip up seats

13 Dec 2025

KOLKATA, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Lionel Messi’s tour of India kicked off chaotically on Saturday as fans threw objects, ripped up seats and invaded the pitch at Kolkata’s Salt Lake stadium after the Argentine soccer great made only a brief appearance at a ticketed event. Satadru Dutta, the event’s chief organiser, has been detained by …

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Wrestling-India’s Phogat ends retirement for another crack at Olympic glory

12 Dec 2025

By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI, Dec 12 (Reuters) – India’s Vinesh Phogat reversed her decision to retire on Friday, announcing a new chapter in a rollercoaster career that appeared to have ended with her dramatic disqualification on the eve of her gold medal bout at the Paris Olympics last year. Despite starving herself for a week and …

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