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(Photo credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports) Arizona's unbeaten eight-game start has disintegrated into a stretch in which the team has dropped three of its past five games. The No. 10 Wildcats will attempt to rebound from a stunning setback when they face Colorado in Pac-12 play on Thursday night at Tucson, Ariz. The Buffaloes (11-2, 2-0) are soaring with six consecutive wins at a time when Arizona (10-3, 1-1) is reelin

(Photo credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports) Gonzaga has uncustomarily dropped three of its past five games, but the schedule-maker has provided a gift. The No. 24 Bulldogs will open West Coast Conference play against Pepperdine on Thursday night in Spokane, Wash. That's timely because Gonzaga has beaten the Waves 45 consecutive times. The most recent time Pepperdine defeated Gonzaga was 88-79 in Malibu, Calif., on Jan.

Guwahati (Assam) [India], January 3 (ANI): NorthEast United FC head coach Juan Pedro Benali has penned a contract that will run through the next season with an option of extending it by one more season, the Indian Super League (ISL) club announced on Wednesday. Benali had signed for the Highlanders in the summer and guided them to the semifinal of the Durand Cup 2023, which was his first assignment with the club. NorthEas

Dubai [UAE], January 3 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced the nominees for the Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2023 award. "Two breakout quicks from Bangladesh and England, a classy batter from Australia and a brilliant Scottish all-rounder make up the nominees for the ICC Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year award," ICC announced in an official statement. Australia batter Phoeb

Cape Town [South Africa], January 3 (ANI): Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill took India to 111/4 and have a lead by 56 runs at Tea break on the first day of the second Test match against South Africa in Cape Town on Wednesday. After scoring 55 runs in their first inning, South Africa were able to fight back in the game after Proteas pacer Nandre Burger bagged three wickets in the second session. Virat Kohli (20 runs from 27 b

(Photo credit: Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK) Since joining the Sun Belt Conference last season, No. 19 James Madison has won more games than any team in the league. But the Dukes can't get too comfortable. On Thursday night, James Madison (13-0, 1-0) will make its first-ever visit to Lafayette, La., to take on Louisiana (7-6, 0-1), and twowinning streaks will collide -- the Dukes' program-record 13

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], January 3 (ANI): Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday praised India's bowling attack against South Africa in the second Test match in Cape Town and said that if the visitors perform well with the bat then they will easily win the long-format game. Ganguly met the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Vishnu Deo Sai in Raipur after getting an invitation from him. While speaking to the pr

MADRID, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona travels to Las Palmas for its first match of 2024, knowing it has little margin for error against one of the revelations of the season.

(Photo credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports) Rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud has led the Houston Texans to their first winning season since 2019. Now he wants a playoff berth. Stroud and Houston can earn that postseason spot Saturday night with a win in the regular-season finale on the road against another 9-7 playoff hopeful, the Indianapolis Colts. Indianapolis also would wrap up a postseason berth with a win. In ad

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran's men's national football team departed for Kish Island in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday to hold its training camp there ahead of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Swimming Association said Wednesday that China will send a team of 24 swimmers to the upcoming Doha World Aquatics Championships in February.

Eight departments in northern and western France remained under flood alert Wednesday as rain and high winds batter the region six weeks after unprecedented floodwaters devastated low-lying communities.

PERTH, Australia, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Iga Swiatek swept past Zheng Qinwen 6-2, 6-3 here on Wednesday, as top seed Poland beat China to enter the tennis mixed-team United Cup semifinals.

New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): The Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) Ad Hoc Committee reassured the young wrestlers that the U-15 and U-20 national championships will be held in February 2024 in Gwalior. Earlier on December 27, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) set up the Ad Hoc Committee for Wrestling discipline. The committee also advised the young grapplers to continue training and practising for the upcomi

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Roma and the Iranian football federation have agreed for Sardar Azmoun's scheduled departure for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup fixtures with his national team.

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KAMPALA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-six people were killed and 62 others seriously injured in road accidents across Uganda between Dec. 30, 2023, and Jan. 1, 2024, a government spokesperson said Wednesday.

Cape Town [South Africa], January 3 (ANI): Rampant Mohammed Siraj produced an irresistible spell on day one to crush South Africa's batting order with his 6-wicket haul to bundle out hosts for 55 in the second Test at the Newlands on Wednesday. A spell of 6/15 from Siraj in 9 overs absolutely demolished the hosts as they were bundled out for a total of 55. It was his first five-wicket haul in South Africa and third overal

URUMQI, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, welcomed a record-breaking 100 million visitors in 2023, local authorities have revealed.

Taipei, Taiwan - China is increasing pressure on Taiwan ahead of the island's hotly contested presidential and legislative election on Jan. 13, doubling down on the rhetoric that reunification with China is inevitable and conducting military maneuvers in areas around Taiwan.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 3 (ANI): On a day that the BJP staged a massive protest against the arrest of a Kar Sevak for his alleged role in Post Babri demplition violence, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah appealed to BJP leaders in the state to stop playing petty politics in the "name of God and religion", urging them to act responsibly as an opposition amid protests by the party over Hubballi arrest. He

Sydney [Australia], January 3 (ANI): Star Australia batter David Warner received 'Guard of Honour' from Pakistan players on Wednesday as he came out to bat on the first day of the third and final Test match of the bilateral series in Sydney. The left-hand opener is playing his farewell test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, which is his home turf. The southpaw so far has scored a total of 8,695 runs at an average of 44.

Dubai [UAE], January 3 (ANI): India's batting talisman Virat Kohli started the new year on a good note as he re-entered the top 10 in the ICC Test rankings, climbing to ninth position, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the latest ranking update on Wednesday. "Former India captain Virat Kohli has returned to the top 10 of the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings while South Africa opener Dean Elgar has made a hug

New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): Former India wrestler and Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik on Wednesday accused the wrestlers protesting against her and other veteran wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia of running propaganda against them for former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Singh. Young wrestlers held a protest against veteran grapplers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat

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