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China's Sun Yu, He Bingjiao, and Chen Yufei have an opportunity to smash away the talk of the sudden downfall and rejuvenate the Chinese domination in the sport.

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Dhawan, who hit a punishing knock against Sri Lanka in the first ODI, said "failure teaches you a lot and I am lucky I have learnt so much out of that."

Leipzig will host Bayern on either 24 or 25 October in the cup before the teams play each other again in the league on Saturday, 28 October at Munich's Allianz Arena.

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The flood situation in Assam improved slightly on Sunday, though four more deaths were reported and nearly 19 lakh people still affected in 15 districts of the state

Bangladesh on Sunday brought back batsman Mominul Haque into their squad a day after his axing for the first Test against Australia created uproar on social media.

A health department team from Haryana's Panchkula on Sunday busted an alleged sex determination racket being run at a private hospital in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib district.

Britain is exploring ways to stop the "malicious use of hire vehicles", including looking at what more rental companies can do, the transport ministry said on Sunday, after two attacks in Spain killed 14 people

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday called on Turkish-origin Germans to give a "slap" to both parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition in September polls, pressing on with what Berlin has condemned as unprecedented meddling.

The death toll in Bihar floods rose to 253 on Sunday as the already grim situation worsened with more areas getting affected and around 1.26 crore people facing the deluge.

The response to what is the first leg of the six-venue tour of FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 was overwhelming with people getting a chance to pose with the silverware.

It says something when an ex-England captain in Michael Vaughan voices "fears" for the state of West Indies cricket.

"A lot of memory is attached with this jersey," Jhulan said, referring to India's sensational 36-run victory over defending champions Australia in the Women's World Cup semifinal.

Qatar has filed a complaint with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) against Saudi Arabia's threat of shooting down Qatari passenger flights.

Tactically speaking, 4-3-3 is very much ingrained in the Barcelona's DNA but it will be interesting to see how new manager Ernesto Valverde would go about his business

Nomophobia may serve as an indicator of a social disorder or phobia for individuals with a strong dependency on communication through virtual environments

IIT Kharagpur had suspended Kumar for "misconduct" in May 2011, the same year the Supreme Court had lauded him as an "unsung hero" for his efforts to reform the IIT Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) which has since been re-christened as JEE Advanced

Every one-degree-celsius rise in temperature beyond 20°C (degrees Celsius) during the growing season on India’s farms causes 67 suicides, with 59,300 suicides since 1980 attributable to climate change, according to a new study by Tamma Carleton

Incidents of stone-pelting have reduced in Jammu and Kashmir due to the role of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday.