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From the early pioneers to today's global superstars, the Olympics have captured hearts and minds, shaping cultures and inspiring generations.
The world's fastest man Usain Bolt took the record-breaking Genbeta electric car for a spin ahead of the first race of the Formula E season in Mexico City.
The global billionaires list witnessed as many as 94 new entrants from India, stated a report by Hurun India on Tuesday. Following a net addition of 84, the country's billionaire tally touched 271 with their combined wealth at $1 trillion, noted the report. Mukesh Ambani, chairman & managing director of Reliance Industries, is the only Indian to make it into the top 10 of the Hurun Global Rich List 2024, a ranking of billionaires in US dollar terms.
Max Verstappen became the first Formula One driver to take 16 victories in a season
Olympic high jump champion Dick Fosbury, who revolutionised the event with a radically different jumping technique that was eventually named after him, died on Sunday aged 76.
Even as the Supreme Court's five-judge Constitution bench on Tuesday refused to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages, there are 34 countries where marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognised with the most recent country being Andorra.
The curtailed squad that is now travelling to the Mexican capital include Rakshitta Ravi, Bommini Mounika Akshaya and Amulya Guruprasad among girls while Harshavardhan GB, Pranav Anand, Dushyant Sharma and
Formula One will have a record 24 races in the season that starts in Bahrain on Saturday.
More than 3,000 gifts for Lord Ram from Sita's birthplace in Janakpur in Nepal have arrived in Ayodhya.
Formula One will have a record 24 Grands Prix in 2024 with China back on the calendar after a five-year absence.
The Indian women's compound team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur won the gold medal in the World Archery Championships.
'The Museum of Broken Relationships is a poignant celebration of modern love... for anyone who has ever loved and lost.'
Fans watching the games at the stadium and on televisions the world over have made the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 even more memorable.
Red Bull's double World champion Max Verstappen swept to pole position at the Mexico City Grand Prix on Saturday with his sights set on a record 14th victory of the season.
Pele's greatest contribution to both soccer and Brazil was to transform his underachieving nation into a footballing superpower.
Miami makes its debut in May while Qatar drops off for a year due to hosting the football World Cup and China is still missing due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Hyderabad will host India's first ever ePrix on February 11.
The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers are still digging out people trapped beneath mounds of rubble.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday.
Glimpses of anti-Russia protests in different parts of the world.
Diego Maradona passed away on November 25, 2020. He was 60 when he breathed his last.
The earthquake was the most powerful recorded in Mexico in a hundred years and sent people running out on to the streets of Mexico City.
Hyderabad will be the first time a major international racing event
Mexican Grand Prix organisers say next month's Formula One race in Mexico City will go ahead as planned despite the capital being hit by its deadliest earthquake in three decades.Mexican Grand Prix organisers say next month's Formula One race in Mexico City will go ahead as planned despite the capital being hit by its deadliest earthquake in three decades.
'I have had it for 34 years and have never once tried to sell it. I like having it. It has incredible sentimental value.'
Satish Gujral, renowned for his versatility across different mediums, died on Thursday night. He was 94.
Bach warns athletes against 'political demonstrations' on podiums
Zidane's remarks came after Real Madrid's Champions League clash against Inter Milan. Real Madrid secured a 2-0 win in the match.
Eight soccer players at Mexico's Santos Laguna club have tested positive for coronavirus but none of them are displaying any symptoms, the Mexican governing body, Liga MX, said on Wednesday. The Mexican league was suspended on March 15 due to the coronavirus outbreak and officials have not indicated when it would restart.
Modi, who is in Mexico on the final leg of his five-nation tour during which he will hold talks with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on key bilateral issues including India's NSG membership bid, was greeted by the Indian community amid chants of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.
Legendary Argentine World Cup winner Diego Maradona died following a heart attack on Wednesday, aged 60.
The couple, who got married in 2018, have been enjoying the sights of the beautiful country, and the actress posted pictures and videos on her Instagram feed.
The survey comes amid growing calls on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ease restrictions on protests with other sports organisations allowing athletes to express on-field solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in a time of global anti-racism demonstrations following George Floyd's death in police custody in May.
Anjali Ryot was killed along with another German tourist on Wednesday night in the crossfire, californianewstimes.com news portal reported.
People in Paris and Lyon spend the fewest hours at their workplace.
Australia was given a new date of Nov. 21 for the race in Melbourne.
Red Bull's Mexican Sergio Perez was a distant third, struggling with dehydration after a water bottle failure in the Texas heat.
The Indian nationals, who did not have a condition of regular stay in the country, were deported from the Toluca City International Airport on a Boeing 747 aircraft to New Delhi.
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