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Taipei [Taiwan], January 4 (ANI): Ahead of Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections on January 13, China began increasing pressure on the island with doubling down on the rhetoric that reunification with China is inevitable and conducting military maneuvers in areas around Taiwan, Voice of America reported on Wednesday. Some analysts say China's efforts to ratchet up pressure on Taiwan reflect Beijing's longstandin

Paris [France], January 4 (ANI): Paris Saint Germain started off 2024 with a title win as goals from Lee Kang-in and Kylian Mbappe helped them secure their 12th Trophee des Champions title win, beating Toulouse in the final on late Wednesday night at Paris. The hosts PSG started really well, scoring in just three minutes, with Lee Kang-in getting the goal. Vitinha and Ousmane Dembele combined together well to tee up Lee K

John Harris

It's COLTS WEEK...again! And, this one means even more than ever, literally.

Back in 2018, the Texans and Colts met in a Wild Card playoff game after meeting twice in the regular season. That game was the most important game that these two had ever played against one another and the Colts won that day. It's a gut punch that's lingered for five years and nothing will take away the horrid feeling

Enrique Vasquez

Es evidente que los Houston Texans han experimentado un notable cambio a lo largo de la temporada y llegan al último partido con la oportunidad de avanzar a los playoffs. La mejora en la coordinacion ofensiva, el desarrollo del QB novato CJ Stroud y la resiliencia defensiva son aspectos clave que han contribuido al exito del equipo. Los Texans llegan al final de la temporada regular con su

Sydney [Australia], January 4 (ANI): Rain and bad light curtailed the final session of Day 2 of the ongoing third Test of the three-match series between Pakistan and Australia here at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. The rain had the final say and Stumps were called early on Day 2 with only 46 overs bowled. At the time of Stumps, Australia's score read 116/2 -trail by 197 runs- with Marnus Labuschagne (23) and Steve

(Photo credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports) De'Aaron Fox saved five of his 15 points for the second overtime, Domantas Sabonis had a triple-double and the Sacramento Kings outlasted the Orlando Magic 138-135 on Wednesday night. Held to 10 points in the first 53 minutes, Fox connected twice from the interior in the second overtime, the final time breaking the game's last tie with 58.1 seconds left. He then hit one of

Sydney [Australia], January 4 (ANI): Former England captain Michael Vaughan said that Australian skipper Pat Cummins will be remembered as Australia's greatest cricketer after batting great Don Bradman because of his brilliant numbers and performances. Cummins continued his red-hot form with his third successive five-wicket haul during Australia's third and final Test of the series against Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Groun

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 4 (ANI): With sights set on their maiden Olympic berth, the Italy women's hockey team arrived in Ranchi, Jharkhand on Thursday morning for the highly-awaited FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024. The Italian team led by Co-captains Federica Carta and Sara Puglisi will begin their campaign on January 13 against New Zealand, which will be the first meeting between the two teams in seven yea

New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): After an action-packed day one of the second Test between India and South Africa which saw 23 wickets falling, former Indian opener Aakash Chopra said that the only way India loses the match is if Proteas gets a 150-run lead atleast. Aiden Markram and David Bedingham took South Africa to 62/3 at Stumps on dramatic day one of the second Test match in Cape Town on Wednesday. Chopra said t

(Photo credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports) De'Aaron Fox saved five of his 15 points for the second overtime, Domantas Sabonis had a triple-double and the Sacramento Kings outlasted the Orlando Magic 138-135 on Wednesday night Held to 10 points in the first 53 minutes, Fox connected twice from the interior in the second overtime, the final time breaking the game's last tie with 58 seconds left. He then hit one of tw

Perth [Australia], January 4 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) will advocate for the series in the World Test Championship (WTC) to be a minimum of three matches long, amid growing concern over the format's soundness, as ESPNcricinfo reported. According to current WTC rules, a series must consist of at least two matches. The current South Africa-India series have only two Test matches, while the West Indies will soon play Aus

BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has unveiled the squad lists for this month's Asian Cup on Thursday, with one change to China's 26-player roster.

(Photo credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports) Immanuel Quickley scored 26 points and Pascal Siakam added 24 as the visiting Toronto Raptors withstood a fourth-quarter charge by the Memphis Grizzlies to pick up a 116-111 win on Wednesday. Scottie Barnes had 20 points and Dennis Schroder had 16 for Toronto, which led by as many as 20 in the third quarter. RJ Barrett finished with 14 points, and Jakob Poeltl chipped in seve

New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): A Delhi Court has ordered the release of gangster Deepak Pahal alias Deepak Boxer, in connection with a firing incident at the residence of liquor baron and former Faridkot MLA Deep Malhotra, in Delhi's West Punjabi Bagh on December 3, last year. The motive behind the firing was Malhotra's refusal to pay the extortion money demanded by Lawrence Bishnoi, claimed Delhi Police. Deep Malhot

Washington [US], January 4 (ANI): Researchers at Oregon State University identified vitamin B1 generated by bacteria in rivers, which may provide hope to vitamin-deficient salmon populations. The results were reported in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The study in California's Central Valley, according to the authors, is a fresh component of an important physiological puzzle involving Chinook salmon,

Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 4 (ANI): The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) newly-appointed Chairman of Selectors Upul Tharanga on Thursday announced batter Dhananjaya de Silva as the new captain of the Test team. The immediate concern is to fix the top-order concerns and poor fielding that contributed to SL's poor performance in the recent ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India, in which they placed at ninth with just two wins in nin

Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 4 (ANI): Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) of Gwalior range, Krishnaveni Desavatu has dismissed three police personnel, including a Sub Inspector (SI) for extorting money from bookies in Gwalior district, an official said on Thursday. The dismissed police personnel have been identified as Mukul Yadav Sub Inspector, posted at Gola Ka Mandir police station, head constable Vik

Auckland [New Zealand], January 4 (ANI): The defending champion Coco Gauff advanced to the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-0 triumph against Brenda Fruhvirtova. Gauff, the No. 1 seed from the United States, defeated rising 16-year-old Czech Fruhvirtova in their maiden match that lasted for 70 minutes. The teenager Gauff has now won seven of her past eight matches in the competition. "I thought t

(Photo credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports) Auston Matthews scored the overtime winner to give the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 comeback victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. John Tavares also scored for the Maple Leafs, who won the first two outings in a three-game California road trip. Goaltender Martin Jones made 27 saves to net his second victory in as many nights. Anaheim goaltender Lukas Dostal stopp

(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) Tyler Herro scored 21 points and rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 16 points as the visiting Miami Heat turned solid early defense into a 110-96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday to end a two-game road skid. Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo each scored 15 points for Miami, who had eight players score in double figures. Kevin Love had 10 points and 14 rebounds for th

SHENYANG, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Once she arrived in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Shi Lei discovered immediately that she couldn't resist the lure of the snow, as she found herself flushing due to both excitement and the winter cold.

(Photo credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports) Jordan Clarkson scored 36 points and Lauri Markkanen had 31 to lift the Utah Jazz to a thrilling 154-148 overtime win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City. Utah shot 51.5 percent overall, including 16-of-32 from 3-point range, en route to tying a franchise record for points in a game. Clarkson, who had the Jazz's first triple-double in nearly 16 years on

(Photo credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports) Arizona Coyotes forward Jason Zucker was suspended three games by the NHL for a boarding infraction against Florida's Nick Cousins on Tuesday, the league's Department of Player Safety announced Wednesday night. Zucker sent Cousins face first into the boards at 19:05 of the second period after Cousins delivered an elbow to Coyotes defenseman Juuso Valimaki. Zucker was given

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 4 (ANI): STF Uttar Pradesh has arrested two accused from Lucknow on Wednesday for threatening to kill Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and blow up the Ram temple in Ayodhya by an alleged person from ISI named Zubair Khan. The accused have been identified as Tahar Singh and Om Prakash Mishra from Gonda. The police have recovered 2 mobile phones, WiFi Router and a Digital

As Bangladesh preps for its election, social media is overflowing with information - and being weaponised by political parties.