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Mohun Bagan suffered their fifth successive defeat in the AFC Cup, this time a 0-5 thrashing by Jordan's Al Wehdat in their Group D away match in Amman.
A prominent human rights watchdog has criticised the British government for allowing Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan alias Colonel Karuna Amman, a former Tamil Tigers leader, to return to Sri Lanka as a free man. 45-year-old Karuna was released from a jail in London last month after serving three months for entering Britain on a forged visa and diplomatic passport.
The incident in Streatham was part of an active counter-terror operation during which the male suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. A device strapped on his body was later established as fake at the end of the attack, which counter-terror officers believe to be "Islamist-related".
Karuna Amman, a rebel Tamil Tigers leader, jailed in London for entering Britain on a forged visa and diplomatic passport, will not face further charges and be deported to Sri Lanka soon, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. The 45-year-old Karuna whose real name is Vinayagmoorthy Muralitharan, has been accused by human rights groups of forcing teenagers to serve as child soldiers, torturing prisoners and killing hundreds of civilians.
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Teen sensation Shiva Thapa (56kg) reaffirmed his status as the rising star of Indian boxing, becoming the youngest pugilist from the country to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan, on Monday. India, suspended internationally for nearly a year due to administrative wrangling in the federation, rounded off the campaign with a gold, two silver and a bronze medal while fighting under the International Boxing Association's flag.
The money-spinning Indian Premier League has mulled a closed-door edition in a desperate bid to avoid cancellation as the deadly COVID-19 sent Indian sports into quarantine after a government directive for fans to be kept away from all action to prevent the pandemic from spreading.
Asian champion Pooja Rani (75kg) and the seasoned Vikas Krishan (69kg) became the first set of Indian boxers to qualify for this year's Tokyo Olympics by advancing to the semi-finals of the continental qualifiers, in Amma, on Sunday. While fourth-seeded Rani notched up a facile 5-0 win over Thailand's Pornnipa Chutee, Krishan endured a tough one against third-seeded Japanese Sewonrets Okazawa before also prevailing in a unanimous verdict against the Asian silver-medallist.
East Bengal paid a heavy price for inept defending and went down 2-4 to Jordan's Al Wihdat in an action-packed AFC Cup Group B outing in Kolkata on Wednesday. Riding high after two successive wins, the red and gold brigade's quarter-final hopes hit a speed breaker as the Jordanians avenged their April 2 loss in Amman.
Sinimol Poulose and J J Shobha finished second in the women's 800 metres and heptathlon respectively at the Asian Athletics Championships.
Unlike the regimes of Jayalalitha, Palaniswami and Karunanidhi, ministers are actually getting to make decisions on their own, with the unmentioned rider that they would be held responsible and accountable, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The ace Indian shuttler beat former England No 1 Amir Ghaffar 21-18, 21-14 in the final.
Sinimol Paulose and Chatholi Hamza won the women's and men's 1500 metres respectively at the Asian Indoor Games in Macau on Tuesday.
India suffered their third straight defeat in the 2008 Beijing Olympics football qualifiers.
Preeja Sreedharan earned the first medal for India, winning silver in women's 10,000 metres run in the Asian Athletics Championships in Amman.
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Pankaj Advani will lead the Indian challenge in the IBSF World Snooker Championships in Jordan.
India were handed a 3-0 drubbing in the Olympic football qualifier.
Fifteen doctors, including specialists from Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt, examined the ailing Palestine leader before taking the decision to send him abroad.
Australians in India have also been advised to exercise caution while travelling in the country following attacks on hotels in Amman, Jordan.
The explosions struck the Radisson SAS, Grand Hyatt and Days Inn hotels.
The dead and wounded were members of a delegation from China's University of National Defence.
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In the women's section, Anuja Thakur created a flutter by advancing to the semi-finals in her maiden appearance at the World Snooker championship.
The terrorists were intercepted and killed following a tip off, the police said.
The Kolkata giants were beat 0-1 by the Jordanian side in their second leg AFC Cup meeting at home.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
Manan Chandra bowed out of the World Snooker championships after losing to Daniel Ward of England in the semi-final.
Head of Jordan's Bar Association Hussein Mjalli said volunteers had signed up at the their offices in Amman.
Come Friday, and you will have an opportunity to gaze upon a blue moon -- this would be a somewhat rare occurrence that has nothing to with the moon's colour.
Rizwan-ul Haq will supervise the Kuwait-Palestine match, in Amman, Jordan, on June 7.
Sugar scrips surged in early trades on Friday on good buying support following reports that Parliament has passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2003.
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