Gary Neville says Jose Mourinho not to blame for Manchester United mess

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville defended the club's beleaguered manager Jose Mourinho on Sunday but accused those above him of having no long-term plan to restore former glories.

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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Baroda defeat Railways by 180 runs

Baroda put up a comprehensive all-round performance to thrash Railways by 180 runs in their Elite Group A game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Sunday.

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Russian GP: Lewis Hamilton wins to go 50 points clear

Valtteri Bottas moved aside to let Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton win the Russian Grand Prix and surge 50 points clear in the Formula One championship on Sunday with five races remaining.

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CoA to categorise states into the groups

The Committee of Administrators (CoA), which is due to submit the status report to the Supreme Court, is likely to segregate the state units into three categories depending on their response to the Apex Court's order on adopting the BCCI's constitution.

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Ambris hits ton as practice game between BP XI and WI ends in draw

Sunil Ambris struck a quickfire unbeaten century to guide West Indies to 366 for seven in response to Board President's XI's 360 for six declared as the lone two-day warm-up match ended in a tame draw here on Sunday.

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Australian firebrand Tomic wins first title in three years

Controversial Australian Bernard Tomic won his first significant tournament in three years on Sunday - and in the most dramatic of circumstances, saving four match points to triumph at the Chengdu Open.

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India crush UAE by 227 runs in U-19 Asia Cup

India recorded a thumping 227-run win over the UAE in the U-19 Asia Cup on Sunday, with openers Anuj Rawat and Devdut Padikkal hitting centuries and spinner Siddarth Desai picking up six wickets.

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Indonesian air traffic controller hailed as quake hero

Twenty-one-year-old Anthonius Gunawan Agung was on duty in the air traffic control tower at Palu's Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie airport when a series of earthquakes struck the city in Sulawesi island on Friday. Officials say he refused to leave his post until he got an Batik Air plane off the ground, while his colleagues who were not handling aircraft departed.

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Archer Deepika Kumari wins bronze at World Cup Final

India's Deepika Kumari held her nerves in an intriguing play-off to down Lisa Unruh and win the bronze medal at the Archery World Cup Final on Sunday.

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India will soon overtake Britain's economy: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday energy is essential for financial development and its paucity does not let any nation come out of poverty. The prime minister said his government's aim is that in the coming days no family would have to cook on wood.

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AFC U-16 C'ship: Eyeing World Cup berth, India face South Korea

The Indian team is bracing up for one of its toughest challenges as it takes on heavyweights South Korea here on Monday for a berth in the semi-finals of the AFC U-16 Championship and a ticket to the next U-17 World Cup.

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Jet flight suffers technical snag at 36k feet, makes emergency landing

According to flight monitoring sites tracking 9W 955, the B-737 was cruising at an altitude of almost 11 km at a speed of about 850 mph when the engine trouble happened midway on the 82-minute flight.

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MPCA refuses to stage India-West Indies ODI at Indore

The vexed issue of complimentary tickets is set to rob cricket fans in Indore of a chance to watch the second ODI between India and the West Indies, scheduled to be held in the Madhya Pradesh city on October 24.

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Debt trap: Pak rethinks China Silk Road projects

Pakistani officials say they remain committed to Chinese investment but want to push harder on price and affordability while re-orientating the CPEC — for which Beijing has pledged about $60 billion in infrastructure funds - to focus on projects that deliver social development in line with Imran Khan's election platform.

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World's 1st lion cubs conceived artificially in SA

"These are the first ever lion cubs to be born by means of artificial insemination -- the first such pair anywhere in the world," announced the University of Pretoria, whose scientists are researching the reproductive system of female African lions. The two cubs, a male and female, born on August 25 are healthy and normal.

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Live Cricket Score, South Africa vs Zimbabwe: 1st ODI



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Indians to hit quota for EB-5 visas for 1st time

The EB-5 programme allots green cards to foreign investors in exchange for their investments and an undertaking to create at least 10 American jobs. Investing via a regional centre, which in turn sponsors business projects, is more common than setting up one’s own enterprise.

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No Nobel Literature Prize this year but body still in focus

Jean-Claude Arnault, a French citizen who is a major cultural figure in Sweden, is at the center of a sex abuse and financial crimes scandal that has tarnished the academy and forced it to take a year off in its deliberations. The 72-year-old is now on trial in Stockholm, facing two counts of rape of a woman seven years ago.

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Rohit Sharma makes it 1-2 for India in ODI rankings by grabbing second slot

This is for the second time that Sharma is in second position, having first reached number two in July this year. He aggregated 317 runs in the tournament, which India won by beating Bangladesh in the final by three wickets.

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US 'subsidizing' Saudi, Asia militaries: Trump



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Death toll in Indonesia quake-tsunami hits 420



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Kim Jong Un and I 'fell in love': Donald Trump

Donald Trump said that he had received an "extraordinary letter" from the North Korean leader and sounded optimistic about prospects for a second summit between the two leaders "fairly quickly." "And then we fell in love — OK? No really. He wrote me beautiful letters and they're great letters. We fell in love," Trump told the crowd.

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Why is Macedonia voting to change its name?

The name change is an effort to overcome a 27-year-old argument with neighbouring Greece, which has refused to recognise Macedonia's name since the Balkan country declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Athens argues that the name belongs solely to its own northern province called Macedonia, and accuses its Balkan neighbour of harbouring territorial ambitions.

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Polls open in Iraqi Kurdistan for regional election

With opposition parties weak, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) are likely to extend their almost three decades of sharing power.

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China eyes anti-terror force to protect overseas interests

In late 2015, China passed a new anti-terrorism law that allows the military to venture overseas on counter-terror operations, though experts have said Beijing faces big practical and diplomatic problems to actually execute such an action.

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Fearing debt trap, Pakistan rethinks Chinese 'Silk Road' projects

Pakistani officials say they remain committed to Chinese investment but want to push harder on price and affordability while re-orientating the CPEC — for which Beijing has pledged about $60 billion in infrastructure funds - to focus on projects that deliver social development in line with Imran Khan's election platform.

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Catalans deeply divided a year after independence referendum

A year after the contested October 1, 2017 referendum, disagreements over separatism have deepened in the wealthy northwestern region of Spain, which is home to some 7.5 million people and has its own distinct language.

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Stairway to court: Led Zeppelin to face retrial in theft suit



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Now, China censors ‘bad’ economic news



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North Korea says 'no way' it will disarm without trust in US

Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Ri Yong Ho accused Washington of creating a deadlock in talks on denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. "The recent deadlock is because the US relies on coercive measures which are lethal to trust-building," Ri told the assembly.

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Catalan separatists clash with police as tensions mount

Catalan separatists clashed with police on Saturday in downtown Barcelona, with two arrests being made, as tensions increase before the anniversary of the Spanish region's illegal referendum on secession that ended in violent raids by security forces.

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Indonesian quake, tsunami: Death toll rises to 832

The death toll from an earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi rose to 832 on Sunday, the national disaster mitigation agency said, adding it assessed the affected area to be bigger than initially thought.

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Govt did not pick partner in Rafale deal: VK Singh

"It's the company that is making equipment that decides whom to give the offset. So the decision is that of Dassault and for various things they have selected a number of companies, Anil Ambani is one of them," Singh said. Commenting on the pricing issue, he said, the modified deal for fly-away condition aircraft negotiated by the present government is 40 % cheaper.

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Sachin Tendulkar hails India's Asia Cup triumph

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday hailed Indian team's Asia Cup triumph in the UAE, saying it was a complete team effort.

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India most balanced One-day side in Asia: Mahela Jayawardene

Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene feels that that though India were the deserving Asia Cup victors, Bangladesh cricketers can hold their heads high for their inspiring performance in the tournament.

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Rohit Sharma's captaincy helps India take assured steps towards 2019 World Cup

Rohit Sharma has inspired confidence and provided stability in the team. This from a man who was overlooked in the last six Tests - despite having the highest grade of central contract - is commendable to say the least. Is he ready for the top post? "Now that we have won, I must be ready. Whenever the opportunity comes, I'll be ready,” he says.

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MS Dhoni needs to step up as a batsman: Venkatesh Prasad

While praising the Indian team for their Asia Cup title triumph, former Indian pacer Venkatesh Prasad also pointed out the need for former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to come good with the bat as he didn't exactly set the Asia Cup on fire with his batting but his smart glovework and strategic interventions were for everyone to see.

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Mayank, Siraj earn maiden call-ups for West Indies Tests

After scoring tonnes of runs in domestic cricket last season, and then for India A in all forms of the game, opener Mayank Agarwal was finally selected for the 2-Test series against West Indies. He was included at the expense of Shikhar Dhawan. Hyderabad pacer Mohammad Siraj too earned a place in the Indian side thanks to his performance for India A.

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Are Manchester United and Jose Mourinho nearing end of the road?

Manchester United are a club in crisis and Jose Mourinho is seemingly powerless to prevent a slide into mid-table mediocrity for the 20-time English champions.

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'Extraordinary' Ronaldo helps Juventus stretch perfect start with Napoli win

Mario Mandzukic scored in each half as Juventus came from behind to beat ten-man Napoli 3-1 and open up a six-point lead on Carlo Ancelotti's side at the top of the Serie A table.

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I preferred the European way: Javier Saviola

Javier Saviola sinks his teeth into a samosa, not quite knowing what the snack entails. He nods appreciatively but when told what havoc they can cause to waistlines, he guffaws with his mouth full.

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Super sub Daniel Sturridge salvages Liverpool's unbeaten run at Chelsea

Jurgen Klopp praised Daniel Sturridge's ability to make a difference off the bench after his sensational strike a minute from time preserved Liverpool's unbeaten start to the Premier League in a 1-1 draw at Chelsea on Saturday.

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'I lost three matches and didn't play poorly' says frustrated Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods said that he "didn't play poorly" on Saturday, despite sliding to his third straight defeat of the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National as Europe grabbed a 10-6 lead to take into the singles.

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Guardiola believes City could be improving on champion form

Pep Guardiola reckons Manchester City may be playing at an even higher level than the one they achieved in winning the Premier League title in record-breaking style last season.

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Perfect PSG brush aside Nice to equal 82-year-old Ligue 1 record

Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 3-0 victory at Nice on Saturday to equal the record of victories from the start of a French top division season.

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Ernesto Valverde accepts blame for Barcelona defeat after Messi rested

Ernesto Valverde admitted his gamble to rest Lionel Messi backfired on Saturday as Barcelona drew 1-1 at home to Athletic Bilbao to make it three games without a victory.

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Big sports events today

Here are the big sports events lined up for Sunday (September 30) that comprise the action from the Archery World Cup Final in which Deepika Kumari will be up against Lei Chien-Yin in the women's recurve quarterfinals.

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Abhishek Verma bags two medals in Archery World Cup Final

India's Abhishek Verma clinched a silver in the compound mixed team event a bronze in the individual category on the opening day of the Archery World Cup Finals in Samsun, Turkey on Saturday. Verma is the first Indian compound archer to have won a medal at World Cup Final appearance in which he bagged a silver in 2015.

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Yuvraj Wadhwani downs Pakistan rival to win U-13 squash title

For two years in succession, Mumbai’s Yuvraj Wadhwani had narrowly missed out on winning the U-13 boys’ title at the Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships.

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Pankaj Advani settles for bronze in Asian Snooker Tour

Nineteen-time world champion Pankaj Advani settled for a bronze medal in the Asian 10-red Snooker after losing to Ireland's Brendan O'Donoghue 5-0 in the semifinal on Saturday.

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ATK suffer 0-2 loss against Kerala Blasters in ISL 5 opener

Former champions ATK suffered a 0-2 defeat to two-time runners-up Kerala Blasters in the opening match of the fifth Indian Super League (ISL) at the Salt Lake Stadium here Saturday.

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Petro-Y2K bug? If oil price touches Rs 100/litre, pumps will strike zero

Dispensing units have been automated and the daily price changes are effected in them from the central server of the oil marketing company (OMC) that supplies fuel to bunks. Once the server sends a three-digit price figure, DUs will either stop functioning or display zero rupees plus paise.

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Caretaker Rohit impresses with his captaincy

Rohit Sharma has inspired confidence and provided stability in the team. This from a man who was overlooked in the last six Tests - despite having the highest grade of central contract - is commendable to say the least. Is he ready for the top post? "Now that we have won, I must be ready. Whenever the opportunity comes, I'll be ready,” he says.

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Justice Chandrachud: A poster boy for liberals

The 58-year-old judge earned glowing praise with epithets like “the shining star of SC” and “liberal lion”. Considering the spate of recent judgments on Aadhaar and Sabarimala to Bhima Koregaon and Section 377 where he has spoken up for fundamental rights and in defence of dissent, it’s not surprising that he’s emerged as the poster boy for liberals.

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MP: Chemical that could kill 4-5 million seized

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence with the help of a team of scientists busted an illegal laboratory in Indore and recovered 9 kg of a deadly synthetic opioid, fentanyl, that could have potentially killed 4-5 million people. It was run by a local businessman and a “US-hating” PhD “scholar chemist”.

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Blind women to detect breast cancer

Nine blind women have been trained in Delhi as “medical tactile examiners” for carrying out intensive manual checks. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in India. It’s incidence rate is about 24 per 100,000 population. Early detection is key to successful cure and treatment of the dreaded disease.

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Saturday, September 29, 2018

Man United lose 1-3 to West Ham to deepen Mourinho woes

Manchester United's troubled season hit a new low on Saturday as Jose Mourinho saw his gamble on introducing a new tactical system backfire with an insipid 3-1 defeat to West Ham United in the Premier League.

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Bottas upstages Hamilton to take Russian GP pole

Valtteri Bottas upstaged his championship-leading Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton with a dazzling lap in Saturday's qualifying session to seize pole position for the Russian Grand Prix.

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Live: Sushma to address UN General Assembly shortly

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is all set to address UN General Assembly in New York. Stay tuned for the latest developments.

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Sabalenka crushes Kontaveit to clinch Wuhan Open

A dominant Aryna Sabalenka thrashed Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 6-3 to win the Wuhan Open title in China on Saturday.

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Mayank smashes 90, Bawne scores ton in warm-up tie against West Indies

Mayank Agarwal served a timely reminder to the selectors with a brisk 90 while Ankit Bawne hit a patient hundred as Board President's XI scored 360 for six before declaring against the West Indies in the warm-up game on Saturday.

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Sex abuse scandal: Pope seeks prayers to fight 'devil'

Pope Francis asked Saturday for daily prayers to protect the Catholic Church from what he says are "attacks by the devil," in his latest response to the clerical sex abuse and cover-up scandal roiling his papacy.

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Let's not lie, my goal was better than Salah's, says Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo believes the overhead bicycle kick he scored for Real Madrid against his current club Juventus last season was better than Mohamed Salah's which won the FIFA goal of the year award.

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Korea game will be most challenging 90 minutes for my players: India U-16 coach

India coach Bibiano Fernandes said on Saturday the AFC U-16 Championship quarterfinal against South Korea will be the most challenging 90 minutes of his players' careers, overcoming which, will give them a ticket to the U-17 World Cup.

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