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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Seven firms that failed drug quality test gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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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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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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Adorable animals: Playful elephant calf keeps stopping cleaner from raking leaves
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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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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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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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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal
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WPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore deliver lesson on making comebacks to win first title
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Watch, WPL 2024: Champions Royal Challengers Bangalore celebrate as they clinch first title