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  Doomsday Clock 100 Seconds Closer To Midnight, Scientists Warn Of More Catastrophes

  The "Doomsday Clock," representing the judgment of leading science and security experts about perils to human existence, remains at 100 seconds to midnight this...

  News Desk-January 21, 2022, 16:43 IST World
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  Australian Open: Defending Champion Naomi Osaka Knocked Out by Amanda Anisimova

  Defending champion Naomi Osaka was stunned Friday by unseeded Amanda Anisimova in the Australian Open, the American setting up a fourth-round clash with world n...

  January 21, 2022, 16:49 IST Sports
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  Malaysia's Top Badminton Star Lee Zii Jia Banned after Quitting National Team

  Malaysian badminton ace Lee Zii Jia, ranked seventh in the world, was Friday banned from tournaments for two years as a punishment for quitting his national tea...

  January 21, 2022, 16:14 IST Sports
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  Daniil Medvedev Targets Top Ranking with Novak Djokovic Future Uncertain

  US Open champion Daniil Medvedev said he was eyeing the world number one ranking with uncertainty over Novak Djokovic's immediate playing future. The Russian US...

  January 21, 2022, 15:51 IST Sports
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  Australian Open: Olympic Champion Alexander Zverev Blasts into Last 16

  World number three Alexander Zverev powered his way into the last 16 of the Australian Open with a superb serving display against Moldova's Radu Albot on Friday...

  January 21, 2022, 15:33 IST Sports
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  Beijing Olympic Torch Relay Closed to Public over Covid-19

  The already scaled back Beijing Winter Olympics torch relay will be cordoned off from the general public because of Covid measures, organisers said on Friday. ...

  January 21, 2022, 15:26 IST Sports
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  Ansu Fati Suffers Thigh Injury, Say Barcelona

  Ansu Fati suffered a thigh injury in Barcelona's Copa del Rey defeat by Athletic Bilbao on Thursday, the club have confirmed. Fati looked visibily upset when h...

  January 21, 2022, 15:22 IST Sports
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  Australian Open: Matteo Berrettini Fights Off Prodigy Carlos Alcaraz to Reach 4th Round

  Italian seventh seed Matteo Berrettini fought off exciting Spanish youngster Carlos Alcaraz to win a fifth-set tiebreaker and advance to the fourth round of the...

  January 21, 2022, 15:22 IST Sports
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  'Incredible': Nigerian Refugee Girls Join Football Fiesta of Africa Cup of Nations

  Words are not enough to describe the fun and passion in their eyes as Nigerian refugee girls cheer on their side at the Africa Cup of Nations. The girls, rangin...

  January 21, 2022, 14:41 IST Sports
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  Abuse, Bullying: The Dark Side of South Korean Olympic Skating Glory

  South Korea's short track speed skaters head to the Beijing Olympics next month hoping to leave behind high-profile scandals and bring glory to a country deeply...

  January 21, 2022, 14:16 IST Sports
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  US Airliner Returns Mid-flight as Passenger Refuses to Wear Mask

  An American Airlines jetliner headed from Miami to London turned around in mid-flight Thursday because a passenger refused to wear a Covid mask, the airline sai...

  January 21, 2022, 13:09 IST World
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  Australian Open: Barbora Krejcikova Survives Scare to Set Up Victoria Azarenka Clash

  French Open champion and world number four Barbora Krejcikova survived a scare in a gritty comeback win against Jelena Ostapenko Friday at the Australian Open. ...

  January 21, 2022, 12:05 IST Sports
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  Australian Open: Ex-Champion Victoria Azarenka Rolls Back Years to Crush Elina Svitolina

  Victoria Azarenka compared her bid for a third Australian Open title to climbing a ladder on Friday -- now she needs to make sure she does not fall off. The 32-...

  January 21, 2022, 11:45 IST Sports
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  'Robert Lewandowski is Best Bundesliga Striker of Modern Era' - Jurgen Klinsmann

  Jurgen Klinsmann rates Robert Lewandowski as the best Bundesliga striker of the modern era with the Bayern Munich star poised to inflict more misery on struggli...

  January 21, 2022, 11:13 IST Sports