The attack on Rushdie sent shock waves around the world, with world leaders and literary stalwarts saying they were appalled at the attack on the author who championed free speech and lived under the threat of assassination for nearly half his life.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
World Cup winner Neuer, who has been the Germany number one for more than eight years, has not played a single official game since breaking a bone in his foot back in September but Koepke said he was fully on track for the tournament in Russia.
India men's hockey team striker Lalit Upadhyay has worked hard to rebuild his career and considers all the setbacks as blessings in disguise.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 5, Wednesday, July 31, 2024:
Germany will need to transform from a schoolboy team to a fighting unit if they are to have any chance of progressing in the World Cup, midfielder Sami Khedira said on Thursday.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Saturday.
The 2022 Qatar World Cup has produced some very odd results, which is why it's been so much fun.
The country's former Davis Cup stars moan the exit from the elite World Group for the first time in 20 years.
Neuer made the squad despite playing in just one official game, a friendly against Austria on Friday, since breaking a bone in his foot in September but talented 22-year-old Sane was the biggest name to miss out.
The Swedes won a group containing world champions Germany before defeating Switzerland in the last 16, but England will be a step up.
Nadal says Olympics main goal after early Roland Garros defeat
He presented the first-ever National Creators' Awards at the Bharat Mandapam in the national capital.
The ace midfielder has been in Germany's squad for the Euro 2004 qualifier against Scotland.
P V Sindhu advanced to the second round after her opponent Li Yvonne Li of Germany retired after the first game.
Eight-time champions India have been clubbed alongside title holders Germany and World No 2 Netherlands in Pool B at the men's hockey competition at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Liverpool will take on LASK, Union Saint-Gilloise and Toulouse in the Europa League group stage while debutants Brighton & Hove Albion will face Ajax Amsterdam and Olympique de Marseille following the draw on Friday.
Images from the World Cup qualifying matches played on Wednesday night.
Grandmaster D Gukesh threw one salvo after another to beat world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway, Levon Aronian of Armenia and eventually reigning world champion Ding Liren of China on the first day of the Weissenhaus Chess Challenge that got underway in Wangels (Germany).
Images from the FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on Sunday night.
Lopez was cheered on by 22-time Grand Slam champion Nadal during his final event as a professional.
'Our consistency under pressure will be tested to the maximum at Paris.'
Lakshya Sen, his father and physio reached Bangalore, Dey and Jayaram took a flight from Frankfurt to Delhi.
The cream began to rise to the top of the Euro 2012 qualifying groups with world and European champions Spain, Germany, Netherlands and Portugal all winning their matches in style on Friday.
The 27-year-old, who won the individual sprint world title in Hong Kong last year as well as a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, collided with another cyclist while training at Germany's Cottbus velodrome.
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Arsenal's Jens Lehmann will be Germany's first choice goalkeeper at the World Cup.
The Bavarians, who have won the last seven league titles in Germany, last lifted Europe's top club trophy in 2013.
The Germans scored twice in four minutes to snatch a 2-2 draw in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament.
England beat Nigeria 2-1 in a friendly on Saturday that provided some clues as to how coach Gareth Southgate will line up his still experimental side when the World Cup gets underway in two weeks' time.
Kabir Khan's next venture, Chandu Champion, is based on a true story and stars Kartik Aaryan.
England, Germany, France and the Netherlands all started the long road to the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil with victories but Italy stumbled out of the blocks when the European qualifying campaign began on Friday.
A round-up Wednesday's football news on and off the field.
Champions Brazil start as clear favourites with striker Ronaldinho the player and the fans are most looking forward to watching.
Another gold medal in Paris would further elevate Neeraj Chopra's status as the greatest ever athlete in the history of Indian sport.
When Germany advanced to the 2010 World Cup semi-finals with four-goal wins over England and Argentina it became clear something special was brewing in German football.
The Indian men's hockey team lost to Belgium 2-7 in their second match of the 5 Nations Tournament.
Neuer is the second Bayern player to be ruled out for months after France international Lucas Hernandez tore a knee ligament in the defending champions' 4-1 win over Australia in their World Cup Group D match last month.
The World champions beat the host nation 3-2 to enter the Confederations Cup final.
