Wawrinka seals shock win for Swiss, US sweep Uzbekistan in Davis Cup qualifiers
:Three-time Grand Slam Stan Wawrinka rolled back the clock to secure a thrilling win for Switzerland over Germany in their Davis Cup qualifier on Saturday.
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Handball-Denmark beat France to historic third handball world title
STOCKHOLM : Denmark outclassed France to become the first country to win three straight men's IHF World Handball Championship titles after prevailing in an electrifying final by a score of 34-29 at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm on Sunday.
EU raises the alarm on soaring asylum requests from 'safe' countries
The European Union is becoming increasingly worried about the surging number of requests lodged by asylum seekers who are, in principle, ineligible for international protection, such as nationals from India, Bangladesh, Morocco, Egypt and Peru.
Sarah Mitton improves indoor shot put record for Canadian women to 19.80 metres
Nova Scotia's Sarah Mitton wasted little time making Canadian shot put history in the new year.
Pathbreaking year 2022 for Indian sport
It was a pathbreaking year for Indian sport, one that witnessed many historic feats by Indian athletes on the world stage...In a way, the year 2022 was the perfect follow-up to 2021, when India excelled at the Tokyo Olympics. From the first-ever Thomas Cup triumph in badminton to Neeraj Chopra’s silver lining at the World Athletics Championships, the country witnessed some of its best sporting moments. The Indians made quite an impact at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning medals in events no one could have thought of a decade back. As the year draws to a close, TOI takes a look at some magical moments...NEERAJ CHOPRA, MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARMNeeraj Chopra had another outstanding year, setting new records on the global stage. He became only the second Indian and first male athlete to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships. To add to his historic Worlds silver in Oregon in July, Neeraj also became the first Indian to win the Diamond League title in September. Maintaining that ideal run in 2022 after winning the Olympic gold in Tokyo the previous year would have been a difficult ask for Neeraj, but the champion rose to the occasion.
'Even if we go into nuclear winter, I know I tried to help': A volunteer hacker on waging cyber war
Robin* remembers the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine very clearly. "It was like watching Hitler’s invasion of Poland live on television," they said.
Premier Swede Larsson calls time on playing career
STOCKHOLM : Sebastian Larsson's playing career came to an end on Sunday as the Swede with the most appearances in England's Premier League went out on his own terms, battling to the very end as his AIK lost 1-0 to Elfsborg in the final Allsvenskan game of the season.