Beijing, Aug 5 (UNI) The 2026 World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in London will feature 64 teams each in the men’s and women’s events, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) announced today. The expanded format marks the centenary of both the first table tennis world championships, held in London in 1926, and the founding…
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 5 (UNI) Neymar scored twice as Santos snapped a three-game winless run with a 3-1 home victory over Juventude in Brazil’s Serie A. Santos took the lead in the 37th minute when Gabriel Veron’s long-range effort was kept out by goalkeeper Eudes Carneiro and Neymar slotted home the rebound on Monday….
Madrid, Aug 5 (UNI) The relationship between FC Barcelona and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen continues to worsen, with the club opening disciplinary proceedings against the goalkeeper. Barca has taken the move after Ter Stegen reportedly refused to sign a medical report the club was going to send to La Liga’s Medical Commission over the 33-year-old’s…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (UNI) India will be one of the seven hosts of the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 Qualifiers, scheduled to be played from November 22 to 30. The Arena in Ahmedabad will be the venue for all matches. The draw for the qualifiers will take place on August 7, 2025….
Bangkok, Aug 5 (UNI) Indian boxers continued their march towards significant medal count at the U 19 and U 22 Asian Boxing Championships 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday with seven women boxers in U 19 category assuring themselves of a podium finish. Yakshika (51kg), Nisha (54kg), Muskan (57kg) and Vini (60kg) reached the semi-finals…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (UNI) Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has arrested illegal liquor suppliers, carrying 1496 liquor bottles, in Shahdara district. Upon receiving the information, the ANTF team intercepted a car near Shahdara Flyover yesterday. The team seized cartons containing 1,496 bottles (180 ml each) of country-made liquor marked “For sale in Haryana only” from…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (UNI) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan today emphasised the need to adapt swiftly to disruptive technologies, rethink legacy structures and prioritise synergy across the three services to tackle the challenges emanating from the constantly-evolving nature of warfare. He was delivering the keynote address at the inaugural edition of…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (UNI) India and the Philippines staged joint naval exercises in South-China Sea or ‘West Philippine Sea’ (as Philippines calls it) coinciding with the five-day State visit of Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to India while both countries signed a Strategic Partnership agreement to strengthen cooperation in Defence, security, maritime, health and…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (UNI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today expressed deep sorrow over the cloudburst in Dharali (Uttarkashi), Uttarakhand, which has led to the loss of several lives and many people missing. Describing the devastation as “heartbreaking” Kharge on X said, “The…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed his condolences to those affected by the cloud burst tragedy in Uttarkashi’s Dharali, and said that every possible effort is being made to provide timely assistance to those affected. In a post on X, the PM said he has spoken with Uttarakhand CM Pushkar…
