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(Reuters) -India beat Sri Lanka in a rain-affected Twenty20 clash by seven wickets via the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method in Pallekele on Sunday, securing their first series win under new head coach Gautam Gambhir and T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav. Leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi did the bulk of the damage with the ball for India, running through the …

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By Richa Naidu PARIS (Reuters) -China’s Chen Yufei and India’s PV Sindhu are under tremendous pressure to perform, like all Olympians – but they are learning how to deal with the toll the badminton contest takes on their minds as well as their bodies. Sindhu knew she needed to be 100% in Paris, physically, mentally …

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By Aadi Nair PARIS (Reuters) – Indian Nikhat Zareen, bidding to become her country’s first Olympic boxing gold medallist in the sport, is enjoying competing at the Paris Games after a long struggle to get there. In 2019, Zareen was among a number of promising boxers hoping to represent India at the Tokyo Olympics, but …

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By Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) -Argentina defeated the United States 4-1 in their opening Pool B women’s hockey match at the Paris Olympics on Saturday with four different players on the scoresheet. “It was really nice to open the scoring, but I think it was important for the team because that goal gives the team …

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(Reuters) -New head coach Gautam Gambhir and T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav enjoyed a winning start as India secured a 43-run victory over hosts Sri Lanka to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 series on Saturday. With batting stalwart Virat Kohli, tests and One-Day International skipper Rohit Sharma and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja quitting T20 …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Ukraine next month, a local media report said, his first visit to the country since its war with Russia began and just weeks after he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Ukraine’s embassy in New Delhi said it had no information …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China Foreign Minister Wang Yi said it is hoped that China and India will work in the same direction and explore how the neighbouring countries can get along, according to a statement. Wang, in talks with his Indian counterpart, said China-India relations have an important impact beyond the bilateral scope, according to …

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