The international community, including India, must offer the Pakistan government all the help and encouragement that it needs to fight and root out the menace of radical extremism, or else the terrorists will spread their tentacles far and wide -- including, eventually, into India.
The UK became the first country to exit the economic bloc after 47 years of membership following the vote in favour of Brexit in June 2016.
French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt died on Monday night at the age of 24, the French Tennis Federation said on Tuesday. It said the cause of death was unknown.
'For Modi and Shah, the humiliating setback is bigger than the electoral defeats in New Delhi and in Bihar in 2015.'
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Wimbledon chief executive Ian Ritchie said on Sunday there is no hard evidence of match-fixing in professional tennis and no one has produced fresh allegations. Ritchie sought to play down stories in British newspapers, notably the Sunday Times, that several matches, including eight at Wimbledon, are under suspicion of being fixed by professional gambling syndicates after bookmakers noted unexpected spikes in betting patterns.
With the Sydney Cricket Ground reliably Australia's most spin-friendly wicket, the hosts may find it tough going to manufacture a face-saving victory and square the series.
Sports Minister M S Gill on Saturday denounced the SMS game introduced in the Indian Premier League in which fans make ball by ball predictions for cash prizes and said it amounts to gambling. The game has been widely criticised by cricket experts and the Board of Control for Cricket in India has been accused of promoting betting through it.
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Sunil Narine's blistering half-century made all the difference and paved the way for Kolkata Knight Riders' winning start in the Indian Premier League in Kolkata on Sunday, Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Mandeep Singh said.
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In a bid to dissuade youths from visiting off shore casinos, Goa government on Friday effected a sharp increase in their entry fees besides substantially raising the license processing fee for serving liquor on the floating gambling houses.
Formula One champions Ferrari experienced their worst start to a season in 17 years when a risky gamble backfired at Sunday's Australian Grand Prix. The Italian team were left searching for answers after failing to score a single point in the opening race of the championship for the first time since the South African Grand Prix in 1992.
The 21-year-old Coric came from two sets to one down to defeat the 20-year-old debutant Tiafoe 6-7(0), 6-1, 6-7(11), 6-1, 6-3 and finally subdue a remarkable fightback from the Americans, who had earlier levelled the tie 2-2 from two down.
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale and Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey will miss Wales' friendly at home to the Netherlands on November 13, manager Chris Coleman said on Wednesday.
Barcelona rode their luck to come from behind and win 2-1 at Real Sociedad on Saturday, continuing to banish their awful record in San Sebastian and maintaining their perfect start to the La Liga season.
"We will continue to grow in emerging markets and focus even more in winning consumers in India and China," Robert McDonald, who takes over as P&G's new President and CEO from July 1, said. "If, over time, we increase the per capita consumption in both India and China to the level we see currently in markets like Mexico it would generate an incremental $40 billion in annual sales," he said.
Global FMCG major Procter & Gamble is bullish on winning consumers in emerging markets of India and China as it eyes increased sales in the two strong economies, its new chief said on Thursday.
All-rounder Darren Sammy will lead the team, which includes 11 players from the contingent that won the last World Cup in Sri Lanka four years ago
'It is not just the police, but all agencies of governance that are progressively being 'captured' by the forces of Hindutva, led by the central government and by the governments of the states where the BJP has power.'
A probe has found no systematic or institutional corruption within tennis but new measures are needed to boost the sport's anti-corruption drive, stakeholders said on Monday. The review found 45 professional matches in the past five years that had unusual betting patterns and required further investigation.
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