FIFA makes rarest exception to let Afghan women’s refugee team play as official national side without Taliban approval | International Sports News

FIFA makes rarest exception to let Afghan women’s refugee team play as official national side without Taliban approval | International Sports News

Members of Afghan Women United soccer team celebrate after scoring a goal against Chad, in their first international tournament since fleeing their country, in Casablanca, Morocco, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy) The Afghan women’s national football team, forced into exile after the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, has been given a formal…

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World U20 Championships: Ashish Yadav ends India's 10-year wait for javelin medal since Neeraj Chopra's historic gold | More sports News

World U20 Championships: Ashish Yadav ends India’s 10-year wait for javelin medal since Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold | More sports News

Ashish Yadav and Neeraj Chopra (AFI/PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: Ashish Yadav has joined an elite Indian club after winning a silver medal in men’s javelin throw at the World Athletics U20 Championships, becoming only the second Indian to win a medal in the event at the global junior competition — 10 years after Neeraj Chopra’s…

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Microsoft executive's $1 million endowment links North Carolina and Virgin Islands: 'I could only dream of this when I was in high school'

Microsoft executive’s $1 million endowment links North Carolina and Virgin Islands: ‘I could only dream of this when I was in high school’

Microsoft executive Rashida Hodge says one does not need extraordinary wealth to become a philanthropist. In 1998, Rashida Hodge came to Raleigh, North Carolina, with a dare to dream beyond the St Thomas Island where she grew up. The path she took via North Carolina State University led her to Microsoft today. But she did…

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Arctic: Climate change is making Beavers expand into Canada's Arctic, where their dams are changing the landscape

Arctic: Climate change is making Beavers expand into Canada’s Arctic, where their dams are changing the landscape

North American beavers began colonising parts of Arctic in 2008. (Getty images) Beavers who are normally found in forests and woodlands, are steadily moving farther north into the Canadian Arctic. A new study has found out when they reached different parts of the Arctic by studying scars on shrubs and comparing them with satellite images…

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Malaysia Masters 2026 badminton tournament: Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy crash out in opening round | Badminton News

India suffered a disappointing start at the Malaysia Masters 2026 after top men’s singles players Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy crashed out in the opening round on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur.Lakshya, who reached the semifinals at the Paris Olympics, was beaten comfortably in straight games by Indonesia’s Zaki Ubaidillah. After a close start to the…

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Remembering Jaspal Rana: Indian shooting icon and CWG legend behind Manu Bhaker’s Olympic success | More sports News

File Pic: Jaspal Rana with Manu Bhaker after historic double bronze-medal feat at the Paris Olympics. (PTI Photo) Indian shooting lost one of its finest pistol shooters on Friday. Jaspal Rana, an Asian Games gold medallist and winner of multiple international events who later transformed Indian shooting as a coach, breathed his last at a…

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