International Football
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Football: French star Paul Pogba gets four-year doping ban
Juventus midfielder Pogba tested positive for testosterone in August.
AFP
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Football: Andreas Brehme, who scored West Germany’s 1990 World Cup winning goal, dies aged 63
The versatile left-back scored in the 85th minute against Diego Maradona’s Argentina in the 1990 World Cup final.
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‘The shining light of German football’ – Tributes pour in for Franz Beckenbaur who died aged 78
Beckenbaur, along with Brazil’s Mario Zagallo and France’s Didier Deschamps, is one of only three men to win the Fifa World Cup as player and later as coach.
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Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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Football: Lionel Messi wins eighth Ballon d’Or; Aitana Bonmati clinches women’s award
Messi beat Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe to win his record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or award.
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Fifa ban Luis Rubiales from football for three years for forced kiss on Spanish player Jenni Hermoso
Rubiales, who repeatedly insisted the kiss was consensual, resigned as head of the Spanish football federation in September.
AFP
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Football: Jenni Hermoso returns to Spain squad for the first time since the forced kiss scandal
Hermoso was forcibly kissed by former Spain federation president Luis Rubiales during the Women’s World Cup final trophy presentation ceremony.
AFP
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Football: Spanish federation chief Luis Rubiales resigns after criticism over kissing Jenni Hermoso
Rubiales had been provisionally suspended by Fifa, and the Spanish government had also opened legal proceedings against him because of the kiss.
AFP
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Football: Spain coach Jorge Vilda sacked by national federation
The Spanish football federation also issued an apology for the actions of the sports body’s president Luis Rubiales, who was suspended by Fifa.
AFP
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Spain opens preliminary probe to find out if football chief sexually assaulted player after WWC
The Spanish government has said it will take action against Rubiales if the sports court gives them the go-ahead.
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The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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Football: Fifa suspend Spain’s federation chief Luis Rubiales over Jenni Hermoso kiss
Rubiales has been defiant and has refused to step down from his post.
AFP
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Watch, Football: Savilla, Houston Dash, San Diego Wave among teams showing support for Jenni Hermoso
Spain’s Fifa Women’s World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso was forcibly kissed by the country’s federation chief, sparking global outrage.
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Football: Jenni Hermoso joins mass strike of players against Spanish Federation chief
The Spanish government have started a process which may allow them to suspend Rubiales from his post, while Fifa have opened a disciplinary investigation.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit