'I am not minimising either the seriousness or the complex nature of the current situation.' 'Naturally, we have to do what it takes to secure our borders.' 'We are talking to the Chinese, both through military channels and diplomatic ones.'
'In fact, they work in tandem.' 'When it comes to finding a solution, this must be predicated on honouring all agreements and understandings.' 'And not attempting to alter the status quo unilaterally.'
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Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
India's national champion beat seventh seeded Scott Evans of Ireland in the final of the Yonex Hungarian International Open.
Hungary's most famous sportsman, who is suffering from a form of Alzheimer's disease, is to sell more than 100 personal mementos of his illustrious soccer career at a British auction next month.
'No analogy is perfect, but a better liquid to liken data to is water, with the global internet like a great borderless ocean of currents and tides,' Facebook's vice-president, global affairs and communications, Nick Clegg, said in New Delhi.
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position for Mercedes on Sunday to go into the August break with a 24-point lead over Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel.
2016 F1 calendar to feature record 21-race campaign
India's impressive show at the World Wrestling Championships continued as Bajrang bagged a bronze medal in the 60kg freestyle category with an overwhelming 9-2 win over Mangolia's Nyam-Ochir Enkhsaikhan, in Budapest on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old Honda driver ended his long wait, triumphant at last in his 113th start, at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Hungary moved tantalisingly close to a first appearance at a major tournament for nearly 30 years when Laszlo Kleinheisler's goal gave them a 1-0 win in the first leg of a Euro 2016 playoff against Norway in Oslo on Thursday.
World indoor shot put champion Vita Pavlysh has been banned for life after testing positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol for a second time.
Austrian Christian Klien will race the next four Grands Prix for Red Bull and probably the two after that as well
New UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin believes London is the perfect choice to stage the climax to Euro 2020 after 12 other cities across the continent host earlier matches, he said on Wednesday.
The Indian team for the SAF Games in Islamabad will be chosen on the performance in the championships.
Mutola, 31, surpassed the five indoor world titles held by Cuban long jumper Ivan Pedroso to etch her name in history.
The United States set a world record of three minutes and 50.40 seconds in the women's 4x100m medley relay final at the world championships on Sunday.
Holding the 2024 Olympics in Hamburg would cost taxpayers a projected 7.4 billion euros ($8.4 billion) with a total overall budget for the world's biggest multi-sports event estimated at 11.2 billion, the candidate city's mayor said on Thursday.
Hegerberg hat-trick fires Lyon to fourth straight Champions League
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Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.
"It was a really bad accident, pretty unlucky," Perez told reporters of his crash at the Hungaroring.
More are more people are turning against racism, discovers Tara Shankar Sahay.
Force 2 loses steam over hastily established grievances, vendetta schemes and quick fix conclusions, feels Sukanya Verma.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Japan coach Zico has hinted he intends to quit after the 2006 World Cup, a Japanese newspaper reported on Friday.
World number 30 Berrettini saved five points in the marathon second set tiebreak and held on to win it 13-11 for his third ATP crown in last 11 months.
The Russian Football Union (RFU) said on Tuesday it had ended its contract with national team coach Fabio Capello, three years before the country hosts the 2018 World Cup finals.
Verstappen made a clean getaway from pole position and it took Hamilton all but the last four of the 70 laps to catch and pass the 21-year-old Dutchman. Mercedes got the strategy spot on, despite the Briton's reservations.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Frisday.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The 2019 Formula One world championship starts on March 17 with 21 races in a season that ends later than any since 1963.
Mercedes's brilliant pitstop strategy spoiled the game for Max Verstappen in Hungarian Grand Prix, says Rediff's F1 columnist Raja Sen.
Paris bid leaders said almost all the city's proposed venues were already built or would be temporary facilities as the French capital on Wednesday unveiled plans to host the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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