The Kraken COVID-19 variant accounts for almost 41 per cent of all Covid infections.
Novak Djokovic beat Norway's Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-3 to collect a record-equalling sixth ATP Finals title on Sunday, earning the biggest paycheck ever in tennis - $4,740,300 - for completing the season-ending tournament unbeaten.
All the top action from Day 13 of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Thursday.
The agency also reported that the victims in their 20s accounted for the age group most affected by the horrific Seoul Halloween stampede.
Djokovic has declined to disclose whether he is vaccinated, citing privacy.
India's 3000m steeplechase record holder Avinash Sable bettered the National 5000m record at the Sound Running Track Meet at San Juan Capistrano, California on Friday.
On Sunday, the Women's 25m Pistol Team won a silver and the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) team won a bronze, even as India ended their Paris 2024 Olympics quota quest at two from the championship. Their tally now stands at 12 gold, nine silver, and 13 bronze medals, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
China would have been among the top medal contenders in the Olympiad and their absence would brighten India's chances.
Jaishankar on Tuesday countered criticism of India's position on Ukraine.
Dangi and Tomar made it an India 1-2 in qualifications early in the morning with scores of 588 and 583 from the 60-shot round.
'Compared to three or four years back, I have cut down on my time as an active chess player. I have long aspired to come into the chess administration and this opportunity as the deputy president will be a huge learning curve for me'.
It was also Patil's second senior world championship gold in his very first outing, having won the individual 10m air rifle event earlier.
The stakes could not be higher in Sunday's Flushing Meadows final between Spanish teenaged phenomenon Carlos Alcaraz and Norwegian Casper Ruud, with the US Open trophy and the world number one ranking awaiting the winner.
Mihaila late show for Romania stuns Swiss in thrilling draw
IMAGES from the Europa League matches played on Thursday.
The Norwegian beat Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia on Friday in Dubai.
'Let's be confident, let's be positive and let's see what's going on'
Desai, a former gold medallist at the Fazza Championships, led from start to finish to end the race in 24.42 seconds, ahead of Thailand's Denpoom Kotcharang (25.78 sec) and Kenneth Jenssen Heggdal of Norway (27.08 sec).
Tiger. Akshay. Ajay. Hrithik. Ajay again. Akshay again. Kartik...
Other jury members include actor-film-maker Rebecca Hall, Swedish actor Noomi Rapace, Italian actor-director Jasmine Trinca, Iranian film-maker Asghar Farhadi, French film-maker-actor Ladj Ly, film-maker Jeff Nichols and director-screenwriter Joachim Trier from Norway.
India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Christina McHale cruised to the semifinals of Tennis in the Land tournament with a straight set win over Lucie Hradecka and Shuai Zhang in Cleveland.
India's Jehan Daruvala finished a creditable second in the sprint race of the Formula 2 Championships in Imola on Saturday
Roger Federer said he is "definitely" intending to return to top-level tennis in 2023, but added that he had not made any concrete plans beyond his scheduled appearances at the Laver Cup and his home tournament in Basel later this year.
Visitors to one of the most dramatic waterfalls in Norway will soon be able to experience a brand new thrilling view of it, thanks to a staircase spanning the gorge it thunders through. This is the dramatic Vringsfossen waterfall bridge, a newly opened tourist attraction offering incredible views of the spectacular landscape near Eifjord in Hardanger, western Norway. Here's a look at this architectural marvel above the Vringsfossen waterfall, which was the most visited natural attraction in Norway in 2018 and is situated close to Eifjord.
President Zelenskyy's telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Modi came hours after India abstained on a UN Security Council resolution by the United States that 'deplores in the strongest terms' Russia's 'aggression' against Ukraine.
IMAGES from Day 1 of all the action from the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday.
How expensive was this 'picture of the century'?
Russian Andrey Rublev has become the fifth singles player to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin next month, the men's tour said.
Chopra threw a personal best 89.30m at last month's Paavo Nurmi Games before improving it to 89.94m at the Stockholm Diamond League.
Friday's match was a straight shootout for a last-four place, with world number five Rublev the favourite having won his four previous matches against Ruud.
Vingegaard laid the foundations of his victory in the 10th stage
Top-ranked Belgium slammed eight goals against Belarus and the Netherlands crashed seven past Gibraltar
His first throw of 88.39 metres earned him automatic qualification for the final.
India's tally in the premier tournament is 32 medals, including 12 gold, eight silver and 12 bronze.
'When you are playing defensive against Rafa on clay, he will eat you alive'
Nadal had arrived in Paris nursing a nagging foot injury and even brought a doctor with him to improve his chances
List of French Open men's singles champions:
Jim Thorpe will now go down as the sole winner of the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Games, 110 years after the American was stripped of his medals for infringing amateur rules at the time.
Macron held a tete-a-tete with Modi before the delegation-level talks at the Elysee Palace - the official residence of the French president.
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