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India Announce 23-Member Squad For SAFF U-16 Championship

The AIFF on Sunday announced India's U-16 squad comprising 23 members for the upcoming SAFF Championship to be played next month. India's men's U-16 head coach Ishfaq Ahmed has named Rohit, Aheibam Suraj Singh and Arush Hari as goalkeepers for the tournament to be held in Thimpu, Bhutan, from September 1-10. Ngariyambam Abhijit, Mohammed Kaif, Yaipharemba Chingakham, Usham Thoungamba, Vumlenlal Hangshing, Chingtham Renin Singh and Karish Soram will be India's defenders. In the midfield, Newton Singh, Kangujam Yoihenba Meitei, Levis Zangminlun, Bobby Singh, Abdul Salha, Ngamgouhou Mate, Vishal Yadav, Manbhakupar Malngiang and Md Arbash have been named.

Spain's soccer federation to hold urgent meeting over Rubiales kiss scandal

MADRID : Spain's soccer federation will meet urgently on Monday as its president, Luis Rubiales, faces a FIFA suspension and a storm of criticism over allegations he gave a player an unwanted kiss on the lips following Spain's victory in the Women's World Cup.

The moorland village that can't decide if it's in Greater Manchester, Yorkshire or Lancashire

Identity can be a funny thing, as Dan Walker and Helen Skelton discovered last week. The TV pair embarked on their new journey across the Pennines and it wasn't long before they landed themselves in hot water, YorkshireLive reports.

Asda announces new bonus ahead of children's' return to school

Asda has announced its plans to provide bonuses for customers preparing for the return to school following the summer holidays.

'There's sewage in the rivers, trains don't run properly and people can't afford heating on normal salaries': Andy Burnham says the country is 'fundamentally broken'

Mayor Andy Burnham has called for more co-operation between the north of England and Scotland. The Greater Manchester politician said any move to take decisions without Westminster involvement would lead to “a better world” - insisting the country is 'fundamentally broken'.

Once-booming seaside town dubbed 'Manchester-on-Sea' now claimed to be 'disgusting'

Scathing reviews have dubbed a once-booming seaside town one of the country's worst.

"India Has Entered Golden Era Of Chess, Will Have 100 GMs Soon": AICF Chief

All India Chess Federation (AICF) president Sanjay Kapoor said Indian chess has entered the "golden era" and the country will have over a hundred Grandmasters within two years. For years, five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand dominated the conversation on Indian chess and rightly so. However, the dynamics have changed in the past decade with youngsters like R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi making rapid progress in the international arena.

Watch: Indian Quartet's Stunning 4x400m Run, Challenging USA, Jamaica

The Indian men's 4x400m relay team on Saturday made the country proud with a sensational performance in the heats of the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest. The quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, and Rajesh Ramesh helped India shatter the Asian record, clocking 2 minutes and 59.05 seconds to qualify for its maiden final round of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday. India finished second in heat number one behind USA (2:58.47) to make it to the final to be held on Sunday.

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India Announce 23-Member Squad For SAFF U-16 Championship

Spain's soccer federation to hold urgent meeting over Rubiales kiss scandal

The moorland village that can't decide if it's in Greater Manchester, Yorkshire or Lancashire

Asda announces new bonus ahead of children's' return to school

'There's sewage in the rivers, trains don't run properly and people can't afford heating on normal salaries': Andy Burnham says the country is 'fundamentally broken'

Once-booming seaside town dubbed 'Manchester-on-Sea' now claimed to be 'disgusting'

"India Has Entered Golden Era Of Chess, Will Have 100 GMs Soon": AICF Chief

Watch: Indian Quartet's Stunning 4x400m Run, Challenging USA, Jamaica