'Senior Vatican officials were pleasantly surprised at the number of Indians who had come to witness the ceremony.'
Masked Kylian Mbappe fit to face Netherlands
In the latest of a slew of sanctions against participating countries for fan misbehaviour, UEFA also fined the English Football Association 10,000 euros for crowd disturbances and 1,000 euros for lighting of fireworks during the Slovakia game.
UEFA opened an investigation into a "wolf salute" goal celebration by Turkey centre back Merih Demiral which Germany condemned as racist due to its far right associations.
North Macedonia ask UEFA to probe Austria's Arnautovic's goal celebration during their Euro 2020 match on Sunday. The 32-year-old Marko Arnautovic, who has Serbian background, apologised on Monday for his reaction towards North Macedonia fans but denied he had using racist language towards them.
Formula One said Turkish GP organisers had asked the sport to consider holding the race later in the season, should that be possible.
Pahal had made direct qualification to Paris Olympics after clocking her personal best of 50.92 seconds in the National Inter-State Championships in June.
McLaren's Lando Norris hailed the best qualifying lap of his career after beating F1 leader Max Verstappen to pole position at the US Grand Prix.
Images from the Euro 2024 Round of 16 match between Romania and the Netherlands, at Munich Football Arena, Germany, on Tuesday.
Shraddha gets Stree right... Katrina's Austrian diaries... Tiger is Xcited...
Final positions in the six groups are still up for grabs which determine potential opponents in the knockout stage.
The medals tally at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
Salvatore Schillaci, who was born in the Sicilian city of Palermo and was hospitalised there, suffered from colon cancer.
Here is a quick guide to the eight games which get underway on Saturday.
Greece beat England for the first time as striker Vangelis Pavlidis's double earned the visitors a richly-deserved 2-1 victory.
Croatia, Serbia and Austria sealed places in the Davis Cup quarter-finals on Sunday after converting 2-1 overnight leads into winning margins.
Austria's health ministry on Saturday gave the green light to two Formula One motor races on July 8 and 12 - the delayed season-openers - to be held without spectators in line with plans aimed at halting the spread of COVID-19. Austria is among countries moving ahead with easing restrictions as new coronavirus infections wane.
'He is convinced that this will help him in the next election.' 'But as we know, the best laid plans of mice and men can go awry.'
While the tournament saw the emergence of young stars, the usual suspects, the big names flattered to deceive.
Novak Djokovic begins his hunt for a fifth Flushing Meadows crown when he meets Moldovan Radu Albot
Six times world champion Lewis Hamilton can expect a quicker car when the Formula One season finally starts in Austria next month, with Mercedes promising plenty of updates. The W11 car unveiled in February has yet to race, with the season delayed since March by the COVID-19 pandemic, and team technical director James Allison said months' worth of improvements are in the pipeline.
India's services sector growth recorded another month of robust expansion in July, albeit at a slightly slower pace than in June, largely supported by robust demand conditions and investment in technology, a monthly survey said on Monday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services Business Activity Index was at 60.3 in July, down only fractionally from 60.5 in June. In the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) parlance, a print above 50 means expansion, while a score below 50 denotes contraction.
With France facing political turmoil, Mbappe used the pre-match press conference to address the nation. He called the situation "dire" and urged young people to fight against extremism gaining power.
Masked and wearing blue jeans, a blue blouse and sunglasses with "I RUN CLEAN" written on them, Tsimanouskaya had arrived in a police-escorted van at Narita airport east of the Japanese capital.
Can see growth, especially in women's table tennis in India: Manika Batra on UTT
Arjun's throwback selfie.. Sanju Baba remembers his father... Karishma's in Spain...
Images from the Euro 2024 Group F matches between Georgia and Portugal; Czechia and Turkey in Germany on Wednesday.
Red Bull make changes to car after discussions with FIA
The medal tally at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Goalkeeper Mike Maignan did not appreciate Robert Lewandowski's stuttering technique, or the spot-kick rules in general.
Images from the Euro 2024 Group D match between France and Poland, at Dortmund BVB Stadion, Germany, on Tuesday.
Weghorst winner gives Dutch late victory over Poland
Mbappe says playing for Real Madrid will complete childhood dream
Germany expects 2.7 million people to attend matches in stadiums across the country and some 12 million in its fan zones for outdoor viewing, including on a long stretch of turf laid out in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
Tracking the key moves this week in the European transfer market
In a boost to India's biggest drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, an Austrian panel has ruled in the company's favour in a patent litigation against Pfizer involving cholesterol lowering drug 'Lipitor' in that country.
'The work of a film-maker is going out and making films.' 'And if you are in prison for 15 years, you can't make films.'
The first race at the Red Bull Ring would be on the July 3-5 weekend.
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