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Bogota: Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu secured clinched the silver medal in the Weightlifting World Championships here on Wednesday.She lifted a combined weight of 200 kg (87kg in snatch and 113kg in clean and jerk). This was Mirabai's first...

Jakarta:Two people were killed and nine others injured after a suicide bombing occurred at a police station in Bandung city, the capital of Indonesia's West Java province, on Wednesday morning, police said.The casualties include the suicide bomber and one...

Beijing: Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis and 400m hurdles world champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone were named the World Athletes of the Year, the World Athletics announced on Tuesday.23-year-old McLaughlin-Levrone improved her own world 400m hurdles record to 50.68 seconds at...

Doha: Morocco roared into the Qatar World Cup quarterfinals after knocking Spain out 3-0 on penalties here on Wednesday.After a goalless draw in the regular and extra times, goalkeeper Bono saved Spain's first three spot kicks from Pablo Sarabia,...

Beijing: Australia should adhere to the internationally recognized one-China principle and stop sending misleading signals to "separatist forces" on the island of Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday."The Australian side should earnestly adhere to the...

New Delhi: Considering Indian economy's strong outturn in July-September quarter (Q2) and it being better placed to withstand global shocks, World Bank has revised India's GDP estimate upward from 6.5% earlier to 6.9% now for financial year 2022-23.India's economy...

Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan: Seven commuters have been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said."Obviously it...

Colombo: Sri Lanka has to build a new economy to forge ahead and there is no question of reforms because an economy does not even exist, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said in remarks published on Tuesday.The Daily Mirror quoted Wickremesinghe...

Doha: Brazil forward Neymar sent his best wishes to football legend Pele on Monday after the South American team advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals with a 4-1 win over South Korea.Pele, who won the World Cup three times...

Madrid: Football star Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, who has quit Manchester United, is reported to have been offered a yearly salary of $210 million a year with a Saudi club, according to a Madrid-based newspaper.The contract amount is more than...