Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi was stunned by Nikolas Theodorou of Greece in the second round of Sharjah Masters chess tournament in Sharjah.
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday ruled out any possibility of US facing a Greece-like debt crisis and said that better-than-expected economy would help strengthen government accounts.
For Costa Rica defender Michael Umana it was a case of dreams come true as he stepped up to take the decisive spot kick for his country in a World Cup last-16 penalty shootout with Greece on Sunday.
The finance ministers of 16 nations that use the euro Sunday night sealed a 110-billion euro bailout package for heavily indebted Greece over three years after the country's government agreed to a new round of tough austerity measures.
Greece and South Korea could be first-round failures or dark horses with the result of their meeting on Saturday possibly throwing a spanner in the works for the World Cup's top teams.
Greece coach Otto Rehhagel kept faith with the players that took the reigning European champions to Euro 2008 when he named his 23-man squad on Wednesday. Only AEK Athens central defender Socratis Papastathopoulos was cut from the squad that travelled to Budapest for the friendly against Hungary on Saturday.
Massive default, together with a very large sustained cut in the annual budget deficit, is, in fact, needed to restore Greek's fiscal sustainability.
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Images from the Euro 2024 final between Spain and England at Berlin Olympiastadion, Germany, on Sunday.
Swiatek downs Gauff to meet Sabalenka in Italian Open final
Images from the US Open men's singles first round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Tuesday.
The IAF contingent participated in the exercise from June 4 to 14.
With Greeks' rejection of rescue package from creditors spooking markets, the government on Monday asserted that India is well insulated from the crisis but rupee may be affected due to the outward flight of investment.
Having scored 10 goals in the last 12 games with Portugal and 42 in 41 matches with Al-Nassr this season, Ronaldo's relentless mentality could be the key to him making a statement with his country in Germany against all odds.
Bond issuances dipped 31.4% during January-June
Shankar has trained his eyes on a Paris Olympics berth but for that he will have to achieve a qualifying standard of 2.33 metres.
Obama spoke to Greek PM Alexis Tsipras in the capital, Athens, as part of a final tour that also takes in Germany and Peru.
National record holder long jumper Jeswin Aldrin finished a disappointing 13th with a 7.69m effort in the World Indoor Athletics Championships.
Earlier companies were going bankrupt, now countries are turning belly up.
The packet was sent from Athens by air mail two days ago disguised as books and the explosive device hidden inside was "very similar" to the parcel bomb, which exploded on Tuesday at the Swiss embassy in Athens, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said.
Euro zone leaders clinched a deal with Greece on Monday.
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Pope Francis transformed the lives of a dozen Syrian refugees on Saturday when he plucked three families from a crowded camp on the Greek island of Lesbos and took them back to Rome.
The city on Sunday became the first-ever destination, outside Europe and the United States, to host the "Marathon Flame" in the lead up to the seventh Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon to be held on January 17.
Hundreds of people arrive on Greece's eastern Aegean islands daily, many after fleeing conflict in Syria and Afghanistan.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played across England, on Sunday.
Champions France and surprise package Greece will be subject to very different expectations when they meet in their Euro 2004 football championship quarter-final on Friday.
Greece's Football Federation (EPO) could be suspended from international football over government interference should a proposed new sports law be voted in, FIFA and UEFA have warned.
Investors across the globe may find some initial relief in the elections.
Containing Colombia's potent attacking game, even without injured striker Radamel Falcao, will be key to defensive-minded Greece's attempt to upset the World Cup Group C favourites on Saturday.
Casper Ruud gained sweet revenge over Stefanos Tsitsipas as he beat the Greek fifth seed 7-5, 6-3 to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday.
Ronaldo's 130 goals for his country is also way out on its own at the head of most scored in international football
Euro 2012 got off to an incident-packed start on Friday with Group A favourites Russia thrashing the Czech Republic 4-1 while Greece spoiled the party for co-hosts Poland in a drawn opening match as both teams finished with 10 men.
Resolving the crisis will require a 'very long and step-by-step process' involving budget restructuring, restoring confidence in financial markets, improving competitiveness and other measures, she said on Tuesday after a meeting with Finland Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen in Berlin.
While Narendra Modi spent fewer days abroad than his predecessor -- 275 days versus Dr Singh's 306 - he has travelled more widely than any other Indian PM.
