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Preparations in ‘full steam’ for world team championships in Chengdu, says ITTF despite COVID crisis in Chinese city

The sport's governing body the ITTF is hailing the tournament as the first international sports event in China since the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics in February and March.

Premier League: Spurs hold Chelsea to 2-2 draw; Nottingham Forest celebrate return to top flight with 1-0 win

Harry Kane's 96th-minute strike helped Tottenham Hotspur hold Chelsea to a 2-2 draw in a fiery London derby while Nottingham Forest made a victorious return to the top tier after 23 years by beating West Ham

Postponed Hangzhou Asian Games to begin from 23 September next year

The 19th edition of the Games were originally slated to be held from 10 to 25 September this year but were suspended on 6 May after a spike in COVID-19 cases in China.

American Matthew Wolff to reportedly leave PGA for LIV Golf

That likely will mean he will join the list of players placed on an indefinite suspension by the US PGA Tour, which listed 17 current and former members on its banned list.

Andy Murray's Wimbledon preparations 'still not perfect' but far more promising this year

The three-time Grand Slam champion made it through to the third round at Wimbledon last year despite an injury-disrupted preparation.

ISL 2021-22: ATK Mohun Bagan squander chance to narrow gap at the top with 1-1 draw against Odisha FC

The result means ATKMB remained in third place with 31 points, level with second-placed Jamshedpur FC who take on NorthEast United FC on Friday, from 17 matches

Hegde has no intentions to be country’s first Lokpal

Hegde also pointed out that both the government’s as well as team Anna’s draft of the Lokpal Bill stipulate the age limit of 70 for the Lokpal, while he is now 72.

Mamata played her cards with care, stole Left’s thunder

Her strategy is simple: Keep your ear close to the ground. By doing that, she not only identified herself with the popular cause, but single-handedly brought down the Left’s monolithic structure

NBA: Kyrie Irving misses Brooklyn Nets' practice in New York City after refusing to get vaccinated

New York has implemented new health and safety regulations which do not allow unvaccinated athletes to take part in practices and games. Irving would need proof of at least one vaccine shot in order to practice at the Barclays Center arena.

#CongressMurdersDemocracy: Twitter pulls up party on 40th anniversary of the Emergency

Twitter has been tweeting about the Emergency in early this morning with the hashtags #CongressMurdersDemocrazy and #TheDemocracy.

Comparo: Bajaj Pulsar RS200 vs Yamaha YZF-R15 vs KTM RC 200

Once upon a time, there was only Yamaha’s R15. Then KTM created the RC 200. And now Bajaj has arrived with its RS200. Is there a cat amongst the pigeons now?

Pak President's associate says Zardari suffered a ‘mini-stroke’

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari suffered a "mini-stroke" that led to his ongoing hospitalization in Dubai, a close associate of the leader said on Tuesday.

New York city unveils digital map to help job seekers‎

The Made in New York Digital Map is a modified Google map that shows the location of tech companies in the city and whether they are hiring. Among the 500 companies listed on the map, over 325 show that they are hiring, reported Xinhua.

UAE−funded cyclone shelter opened in Australia

Sydney, Nov 24 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has opened the first cyclone shelter and mixed−purpose facilities in the Australian state of Queensland at a total cost of $60 million. UAE assistant foreign minister for economic affairs Khaled Al Ghaith inaugurated the cyclone shelter and mixed−purpose facilities