The Paris Olympics will feature a new sport in breaking, plus three young sports returning from the Tokyo Games -- climbing, skateboarding and surfing.
Portman said in a speech to the European Clubs' Association General Assembly on Thursday that other teams had in the past had to fight for equal pay.
'Paris 2024 was the first time that both the men's and women's team qualified for the team championships.' 'The women's team made it to the quarter-finals, just one short of the medal round, and the men's team also did well.' 'The mixed doubles is another event where India is doing very well.' 'So these three events are events where there is a possibility of us winning medals at the Olympics.'
'The frequent coaching camps... too are contributing to the cause, and constant collaboration is only helping the team get that elusive medal at the Olympics.'
Three UCLA men's basketball players were arrested in China for shoplifting on Tuesday, a day ahead of US President Donald Trump's first official visit there, according to several media reports.
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The deal should keep things humming at the sprawling plant in Long Beach, California through 2014, Boeing spokesman Jerry Drelling said in a Los Angeles Times report.
Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook led the Lakers from 17 points down in the second half. Davis had 30 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, while Westbrook supplied 26 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. Carmelo Anthony added 18 points.
Global warming will dramatically cut productivity, devastate food sources and cause widespread deaths, warns a British study.
The Los Angeles Times quoted officials as saying that the payments have triggered intense debate within the US government, because of 'long-standing suspicions that the ISI continues to help Taliban who undermine American efforts in Afghanistan and provide sanctuary to Al Qaeda members in Pakistan'.
Viktor Axelsen said the young Lakshya Sen would be among the favourites to win a gold medal at the Los Angeles Games in 2028.
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Political turmoil and a spate of attacks by Taliban are forcing Pakistan President Musharraf to scale back his government's pursuit of al Qaeda, US intelligence officials say.
Battles rage in remote tribal areas; Pak forces feel the heat
The actor, who was fired from the hit show in March this year has been replaced by Ashton Kutcher.
Djokovic described beating Carlos Alcaraz to claim the Olympic singles gold medal at the fifth attempt as the biggest achievement of his career on Sunday.
Slumdog Millionaire has bagged five prestigious prizes including Best Composer award for Indian music maestro A R Rahman at Broadcast Film Critics Association's 14th annual Critics Choice Awards.
'The flutters of excitement of a high-school romance, and then how life changes.'
Pounded by mostly negative reviews and the Los Angeles Times wondering if the film might set a Razzie record for the worst achievements in a year, M Night Shyamalan's thriller The Happening will have to wait for a week to sense its box office fate.
The positive cases were recorded after the charter flight from Los Angeles landed in Melbourne for the tennis Grand Slam, according to online posts from players.
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'The shift of militants to Afghanistan this year suggests that Al Qaeda and its allies, armed with new tactics honed in Iraq, are coming full circle five years after US-led forces ousted the Taliban mullahs,' says the Los Angeles Times.
George Lucas has started work on a new live-action TV series set in the Star Wars universe.
Al Qaeda has first secured its base in northwestern Pakistan, and is now expanding its network through affiliations and even corporate-style takeovers of smaller Islamic groups.
Seinfeld star comedian Michael Richards feels he has lost his sense of humour.
From just another model in a city of so many aspiring to be the next Jesse Randhawa or Ujjwala Raut, in a few short months the Slumdog star has become the toast of Tinsel Town.
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Polls show that Hillary's contenders are stronger than her.
Pakistan's double game could blow up in America's face, warns Bernard-Henri Levy.
Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling, prompting an outpouring of support from the sporting community.
Deepa Mehta's film has made it big, but the Oscar win is another challenge.
Chennai-born Indian-American businesswoman and musician Chandrika Tandon, 71, won a Grammy in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category for her album Triveni, a blend of ancient chants and world music, at the 2025 Grammys.
Coaching crisis, heartbreaks and Olympic setbacks mark a disastrous year for Indian boxing
A study reveals that at least a quarter of long-term smokers will develop the incurable lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Software giant Microsoft, which has made a $44.6 billion unsolicited bid to take over Yahoo! Inc, has entered into serious talks with search major and the companies marked a dramatic change in tone, the Los Angeles Times has reported."Everybody -- shareholders, management alike -- is getting more reasonable. All of a sudden it seems like something is going to happen," the newspaper quoted a source as saying.
Boxing and weightlifting federations were given 18 months time to set their house in order to be considered for the 2028 Games.
The money raised so far is double what was raised at a similar point in the 2000 campaign.
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