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The golden era of Indian sports about to dawn: PM Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi on Saturday felicitated the Indian contingent on its return from the Commonwealth Games, saying the 'Golden Era' of Indian sports is about to dawn. He lauded the athletes for the record haul of medals at Birmingham. The PM hailed the revival of the country's rich legacy of hockey and also the stupendous performance of women athletes besides the debutants. Hosting the contingent at his residence, Modi said the athletes come from different states and diverse cultures and play different sports but the love for the nation and pride towards the 'Tiranga' unites them.

World Cup hospitality website lists Palestine, not Israel, as country

DUBAI: The official website for booking match tickets and hospitality packages at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 lists Palestine as a country instead of Israel, according to media reports. Israelis wishing to make bookings to travel to Doha for matches have to choose Palestine as their territory instead of Israel. Winterhill Hospitality is the exclusive sales agent of match hospitality in Asia and Oceania territories for official hospitality programs.

Quad scullers catch crab en route to European Championship rowing final

Harry Leask and Britain's quadruple scullers recovered from catching a rare rowing 'crab' to miraculously claw their way into the European Championship final. The Edinburgh star, 26, finished third in his semi-final alongside George Bourne, Matt Haywood and Tom Barras after being forced to battle through a highly unusual incident where a rower is unable to extract the blade from the water due to the speed the boat is travelling. Ad Haywood encountered the problem at the beginning of the contest to derail their early progress but the resilient quartet ploughed on to grab the final qualification spot and book their place in the A Final.