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Sunil Chhetri has recovered well, will be team's main force: Igor Stimac

Sunil Chhetri will return to the national team during next month's Asian Cup qualifiers and head coach Igor Stimac is confident that the country will win the tournament and book a ticket for the continental showpiece in China next year. The 37-year-old Chhetri will return to action after six months, having last played for India during their 3-0 win over Nepal in the SAFF Championships final in October. Stimac said Chhetri is back to his full fitness and will be the "main force and strength" of the team.

Philippine presidential election: Marcos clan returns to power

Also this week, there was an international outcry after the Taliban ordered Afghan women to cover their faces in public. When the hardline group returned to power last year, it had initially pledged softer rule than when it led the country two decades ago. Instead, new limits on freedom and movement have been imposed, particularly for women and girls – from dress restrictions to education. Our Afghanistan correspondent Solène Chalvon-Fioriti tells us more.

Former NBA star Adreian Payne shot dead in Orlando

By Tina Burnside, Kevin Dotson and Amy Woodyatt, CNN

Sospechas sobre la relación de Rusia y China

El pasado día 24 de mayo el mundo experimentó, en especial Occidente, un cambio de escenario con la invasión de Rusia sobre Ucrania. Un ataque descrito por el presidente ruso, Vladimir Putin, como una «operación militar especial». Hoy, cuando se celebra el en Rusia, Putin ha justificado su ofensiva sobre su país vecino. Acusa a Occidente de «preparar la invasión de nuestra tierra, incluida Crimea».

SEA Games to light up Hanoi after COVID-19 delay

HANOI: The Southeast Asian Games open in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Thursday (May 12) after a six-month COVID-19 delay with Southeast Asian pride at stake in everything from football to bodybuilding and e-sports.

COVID en España, última hora en directo | Variante XE, mascarillas, vacunas...

Los nuevos contagios en China, estabilizados

WTCR returnee Ma avoids the heat but not the podium

Ma Qing Hua has revealed how his careful car and tyre management helped him to a first WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup podium as a Lynk & Co-powered driver. A WTCR returnee after two years away, the Chinese star completed the Race 2 podium in his Goodyear-equipped Cyan Racing Performance Lynk & Co 03 TCR having also avoided the aftermath of the startline collision between Norbert Michelisz and Attila Tassi. Ad/> Following that third-place finish, Ma said: “The start was really tight.

Women's World Boxing Championships: Winning start for Lovlina Borgohain, beats Chen Nien-Chin by split decision

Lovlina Borgohain upstaged former champion Chen Nien-Chin in the light middleweight division on Monday to enter the round of 16 at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Istanbul. Returning to competitive boxing for the first time since her podium finish at the Tokyo Games last year, Lovlina (70kg) won by a 3-2 split decision against the Chinese Taipei boxer, who had defeated her in the semifinals of the 2018 edition. This is Lovlina's second win over Chen.

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Sunil Chhetri has recovered well, will be team's main force: Igor Stimac

Philippine presidential election: Marcos clan returns to power

Former NBA star Adreian Payne shot dead in Orlando

Sospechas sobre la relación de Rusia y China

SEA Games to light up Hanoi after COVID-19 delay

COVID en España, última hora en directo | Variante XE, mascarillas, vacunas...

WTCR returnee Ma avoids the heat but not the podium

Women's World Boxing Championships: Winning start for Lovlina Borgohain, beats Chen Nien-Chin by split decision