El Jadida (Morocco), May 26 (IANS) Indian golfers will mount a strong challenge at the inaugural IGPL Morocco Rising Stars as the Indian Golf Premier League Tour arrives in North Africa for the next leg of its 2026 international calendar. The tournament, scheduled from May 28-31 at the Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort in El Jadida, will be played over 72 holes and carries a prize purse of USD 160,000. The event is co-sanctioned by the AM Green IGPL and the Asian Development Tour (ADT).The Morocco…
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New York, May 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is pressuring Pakistan to recognise Israel and establish diplomatic relations with it as part of the Iran war settlement. Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday that “it should be mandatory” for Pakistan to “sign onto the Abraham Accords”, under which Muslim nations recognise Israel.Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Türkiye, Egypt, and Jordan are the other countries from which he demanded acquiescence to the Abraham Accords.Trump presented his d…
Rabat (Morocco), May 22 (IANS) India’s rising star Pranavi Urs produced a composed and confident opening round of 3-under 70 to move into tied second place after the first day in Morocco. The 23-year-old stayed firmly in contention in a tightly packed leaderboard, just two shots behind Australia’s Kelsey Bennett, who carded a superb 5-under 68 to take the outright lead.Pranavi, who has shown consistent form in recent months, once again demonstrated her growing maturity on the Ladies European…
Rio de Janeiro, May 21 (IANS) Neymar has suffered a new injury scare less than a month before Brazil’s opening match of the FIFA World Cup against MoroccoThe 34-year-old Santos star missed his team’s home Copa Sudamericana match against San Lorenzo on Wednesday due to a calf injury, though the Brazilian club sought to allay fears it was serious, reports Xinhua.Santos team doctor Rodrigo Zogaib said the forward would be ready for Brazil’s first pre-World Cup training session on May 27.”Neymar wil…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) India is steadily improving in terms of industrial depth to become a global superpower, a report has said.”The challenge before India is to become a more technologically capable, industrially mature and structurally resilient one. It will have to enhance its ability to manufacture precision and high-end industrial machinery that can produce other machines, the report from India Narrative said.It further highlighted that it has a long way to go in developing dense, vertic…
Rio de Janeiro, May 19 (IANS) Neymar was named in Brazil’s squad on Monday for next month’s FIFA World Cup, ending an absence of more than two and a half years from the national team.The Santos star was one of the last names read out by manager Carlo Ancelotti, ending a selection debate that has dominated Brazil’s media in recent weeks, reported Xinhua.”We chose Neymar not because we think he will be a good backup, but because he can add to the team with his qualities,” Ancelotti told a news con…
Rio de Janeiro, May 15 (IANS) Carlo Ancelotti has extended his contract as manager of Brazil’s national team until 2030, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said.The 66-year-old Italian took over as Brazil’s head coach in May 2025 and secured the team’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026, which begins next month in the United States, Mexico and Canada. In total, he has been in charge for ten matches, with five wins, two draws, and three losses.“I arrived in Brazil a year ago….
Suzhou (China), May 10 (IANS) No Indian women’s team has ever stood one win away from qualifying for a FIFA World Cup on merit. On Monday, India’s U-17 women’s national team will step into the biggest match of its history when they face hosts China in the quarterfinals of the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup 2026 at the Suzhou Sports Centre Stadium in Suzhou, China.Victory for the Young Tigresses will seal their place in the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2026. Though India have played the …
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Amid the global alarm, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed five hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship outbreak, while three additional cases remain suspected.Eight severe respiratory illness cases, including three deaths, have been identified, with five confirmed as Andes virus infections.WHO has now informed 12 countries whose nationals disembarked the cruise ship MV Hondius earlier during the voyage at the remote British territory of Saint Helena …
Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Two suspected hantavirus patients evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius remained aboard a grounded air ambulance in Spain’s Canary Islands while awaiting a replacement aircraft following a technical malfunction, Spain’s Health Ministry said.The aircraft had departed from Cape Verde and was originally expected to refuel in the western Moroccan city of Marrakesh en route to Amsterdam. However, according to Spanish media reports, Moroccan authorities did not authorise the l…