Evian Les Bains [France], July 15 (ANI): Aditi Ashok produced a very fine finish at the Amundi Evian Championship, as she birdied three times in the last four holes and secured her best finish in the Majors. She shot 2-under 69 and was Tied 17th. This was her Top-20 at a Major. Aditi's previous best at a Major was T-22 at the 2018 Women's Open. Aditi shot 71-70-67-69 in her four rounds. Japan's Ayaka Furue finished in a s
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): World Championships bronze medalists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have been drawn in Group C for the men's doubles badminton competition at the Paris Olympics 2024. The Paris 2024 Olympics badminton men's doubles group stage draw was held at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday. The initial group stage draw for all other event
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The final 'Report of India's G20 Task Force on Digital Public Infrastructure' was released in New Delhi, on Monday, according to an official statement. Among other aspects, the report presented and outlined a strategic blueprint for elevating DPI across various sectors as well as on a global scale through a range of its policy recommendations. The task force was established in January 202
Think of the Olympic Games and for many of us it conjures images of the traditional marquee events: track and field, swimming, weightlifting, gymnastics. But the games are changing - and the Paris Olympics will take it to a new level.
Читать дальше...(Photo credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports) Arguably the most recognizable face around college football was sent back to his room for his media credential prior to the start of SEC Media Days in Dallas on Monday. Retired Alabama head coach Nick Saban, a member of ESPN's broadcast team on-site for the start of the event, said he's still adjusting to being on the "other side" before LSU coach Brian Kelly took the stage as
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], July 15 (ANI): After his T20 World Cup triumph, star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya received a warm welcome in his home city, Vadodara, on Monday. The 30-year-old also attended a roadshow to celebrate Team India's win in the T20 World Cup. In the T20 World Cup, Pandya scored 144 runs in six innings at an average of 48.00 and a strike rate of 151.57, with a half-century and best score of 50. He
(Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) The winner of the 2024 Open Championship this week at Royal Troon will take home an event record $3.1 million as part of an increased total payout of $17 million, the RA announced Monday. Among professional golf's four majors, The Open Championship carries the lowest total purse and winner's prize, a reality RA CEO Martin Slumbers said the organization remains mindful of in a
GUANGZHOU, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Russian fleets set sail from a naval port in Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, on Monday for a three-day maritime exercise.
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YANGON, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar police seized over 190,000 stimulant tablets in eastern Myanmar's Shan State, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Monday.
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(240715) -- BEIJING, July 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (from July 7 to July 14, 2024) TRANSMITTED on July 15, 2024. Cyclists compete during the stage 4 of the 23rd Tour of Qinghai Lake cycling race from Guide to Gonghe, northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 10, 2024. (Photo by Pan Binbin/Xinhua)
SINGAPORE, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The number of elderly Singaporean residents living alone in households more than doubled from 35,160 in 2013 to 78,135 in 2023, according to the Family Trends Report issued by the Ministry of Social and Family Development on Monday.
Читать дальше...Melbourne [Australia], July 15 (ANI): The National Selection Panel (NSP) on Monday announced Australia's squads for the T20 international and one-day international series against Scotland and England. Australia will play three T20 internationals against Scotland and England, followed by five one-day internationals against England in the UK in September. Perth all-rounder Cooper Connolly, chosen in his first Australian squ
London [UK], July 15 (ANI): After winning Wimbledon 2024, World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz on Monday shared his thoughts on winning the tournament for the second time in a row. The Spaniard dominated the game from the very first moment and won his second consecutive Wimbledon in straight sets by beating Serbia's legendary Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) at the centre court in London on Sunday. Speaking at Star Sports, Alcara
(240715) -- PARIS, July 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Chuqin (R) of Chinese table tennis team arrives at the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games, near Paris, France, on July 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
HANOI, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Over 1.2 million motorbikes were sold in Vietnam by five members of the Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers in the first half of 2024, down 1.4 percent year on year, VnExpress reported Monday.
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A zoo in Central Russia welcomed two litters of endangered big-cat species in a single day
Читать дальше...Porpetto [Italy], July 15 (ANI): Bhavtegh Singh Gill had a near perfect first day of qualification in the men's skeet event at the on-going International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup in Porpetto, Italy, shooting down 74 of the first 75 targets to end the day in sole third spot in a 68-strong field. They all return on Monday to complete the two final qualification rounds before the top six head into th
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 15 (ANI): Megastar Amitabh Bachchan shared his feelings about Novak Djokovic's loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon 2024 finals. Taking to his X account on Monday, the actor expressed his disappointment but also praised Alcaraz for his brilliant performance. In his post, the veteran actor wrote, "SPAIN must be in celebration tonight. Alcaraz of Spain wins Wimbledon; and Spain wins the
NAIROBI, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan sprinter Kevin Kipkorir has been ruled out of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games over what officials are blaming on a "technicality".
Читать дальше...Gilgit [Pakistan], July 15 (ANI): Three tourists, including a child, lost their lives and three were injured after a car plunged into Pakistan's Indus River in the Roundu valley of Skardu on Monday, Pakistan-based daily, Dawn reported. Police said that the car was en route to Skardu from Islamabad when it was hit by falling rocks from a mountain on Baltistan Road near Malupa village. The car plunged into the river after t
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): The Colombo Strikers returned to winning ways with an emphatic 9-wicket victory over the Jaffna Kings in the ongoing Lanka Premier League 2024 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Shadab Khan starred in the comprehensive victory for the Strikers, who chased down a below-par target of 110 in just 9.5 overs. This win keeps the Thisara Perera-led side in
KAMPALA, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's national rugby union coach has announced the country's squad for the upcoming 2024 Rugby Africa Cup.
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GUIYANG, July 15 (Xinhua) -- A recent public welfare activity aimed at promoting national fitness was held in Zhijin County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. The event featured a torch relay through the ancient city of Zhijin, involving 16 torchbearers including Olympic champions.
Читать дальше...New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on the plea of Mukhtar Ansari's son Umar Ansari, seeking to amend the petition related to the circumstances of the death of the gangster-turned politician in jail. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti issued a notice on Umar Ansari, the son of gangster-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari. Senior Advocate Kapil
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): German attacking midfielder and 2104 World Cup-winning player, Thomas Muller, announced his retirement from international football on Monday. After Toni Kroos, Muller became the latest German player to announce his retirement from international football. The 34-year-old was a part of Germany's Euro 2024 squad that crashed out of the tournament in the quarter-final stage on their home soil