France scored their first goal at a World Cup finals since beating Brazil in the final in 2002, but the 1-1 draw left Group G wide open.
Indian challenge ended at the Hong Kong Open World Tour Super 500 tournament after Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma lost their respective men's singles quarterfinal matches on Friday.
The Russian suffered a shock defeat in the first round of the French Open, beaten 6-2, 6-2 by Akiko Morigami of Japan.
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Showcasing the creativity of a new generation of talent. Seven Gen Next designers presented their creations at the Lakm Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2015.
Managing Brexit, inflation and banking reforms, along with the political environment, will be tough.
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The third-seeded Australian, who missed several months after suffering a virus that upset her balance, was beaten 6-4, 6-2 at the Bali International.
Ace Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar said she will once again switch to the 'vault of death' after the Asian Games.
Is North Korea really dismantling its nuclear programme? Rajaram Panda explains the many challenges to denuclearise the Korean Peninsula.
Anil Kumar also faced a similar fate during the quarter-finals of 85kg, going down to Japan's Atsushi Matsumoto 0-7, but was fortunate to enter the bronze medal round after the Japanese grappler ensured a place in the gold medal round.
The Honda CBR 250RR has been formally unveiled in Indonesia and sales are set to begin by the month of November 2016. But Honda does not seem to have any plans of launching the bike in India yet
India, China and the Middle East, with their fast-growing economies and expanding industry, have seen growing air pollution, according to NASA.
The mesmerising moments that made the 2018 FIFA World Cup a blockbuster worldwide.
In 2013, India had displayed the Inter Continental Ballistic Missile Agni V during the Republic Day Parade. The chief guest at that time was Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
'They suck talent and dump elsewhere,' says ZohO founder Sridhar Vembu.
Seven-times world motorcycling champion Valentino Rossi got back to winning ways with a record 10th victory of the season at the Qatar Grand Prix.
The disease could go down several paths. One possibility, the least likely, is that it will just disappear. The most likely is that it will have seasonal impact, says Devangshu Datta.
Sensex has shed over 150 points in afternoon trade.
A summary of Tuesday's action at the US Open.
Led by young flag-bearer Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, the athletes, clad in blue suits, waved to the crowd with small flags in their hands.
The 800cc five-speed manual transmission comes with a fuel economy of 25.17 kmpl
Tailored luxury experiences with the most minute of details charted out for discerning travellers is the way forward, says Nikita Puri.
The top-seeded Serb, who had not dropped a set in four matches since the round of 16 at the Australian Open in January, looked out-of-sorts throughout the 98-minute contest.
Barcelona's last Champions League triumph came in 2015, and since then they have failed to get beyond the quarter-finals while Real Madrid have monopolised the trophy.
Djokovic is clubbed with Federer, Juan Martin Del Potro, David Goffin and Alexander Zverev.
Rafael Nadal looked something close to his old masterful self on clay again as he crushed Czech Tomas Berdych.
International education consultant NNS Chandra shares his advice.
Chinese President Xi Jinping told FIFA boss Gianni Infantino he hoped the Asian nation could host a World Cup "in the future", the world soccer governing body said on Wednesday, after the two met in Beijing.
Poland's Magdalena Fularczyk-Kozlowska and Natalia Madaj edged past Britain's Katherine Grainger and Victoria Thornley in the final meters of the race to snatch the gold medal in the women's double sculls at the Olympic rowing regatta on Thursday. The nail-biter saw the two boats neck-and-neck for much of the race. Britain led Poland by just .64 seconds at the halfway mark and appeared poised to win.
Asian Games will be a reality check for India's athletes after the Commonwealth Games high
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Hidenori Ish talks about his fascinating journey, from a small town in Japan to Tamil Nadu in India, for the love of music.
Iran's decision to keep India out and welcome China to the scene is a huge strategic setback for India, observes Dr Rajaram Panda.
Earlier on Wednesday, Czech Karolina Pliskova was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a viral illness.
Images from Sunday's action at the Australian Open.
Zico has been promised the backing of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) for his bid to run for the FIFA presidency if he can show he has the support of four other federations.
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Brendan Hansen has broken the world record for 100 metres breaststroke on the second day of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.
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