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Former U17 world champion Neha clinches Gold in 59kg as India dominates Day 3 at Budapest Ranking Series 2026

Budapest, Jul 17 (UNI) Former U17 World Champion Neha delivered a gritty performance to capture the gold medal in the women’s 59kg category on the third day of the Polyák Imre, Varga János & Kozma István Memorial Senior Ranking Tournament 2026.
Continuing her senior circuit breakthrough, Neha displayed exceptional tactical composure under pressure to overcome USA's Abigail E. Nette in the championship bout.
Holding her nerve in a closely contested tactical encounter against a tough American opponent, the Indian wrestler edged out Nette 6-4 on points (VPO1) to stand atop the podium and secure India's second gold medal of the tournament, matching Olympic bronze medalist Aman Sehrawat's opening-day triumph.
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FC Barcelona & Paris Saint-Germain confirm Ferran Torres' move

15 Aug 2026 | 10:15 PM

Madrid, Aug 15 (UNI) FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday finally confirmed the transfer of Spain international striker Ferran Torres to the French club.
Torres leaves the Camp Nou after four and a half seasons in which he made 207 appearances for the reigning La Liga champions, scoring 65 goals and providing 22 assists.

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Hockey Karnataka, Bihar & Mizoram register wins in Junior Women National Championship

15 Aug 2026 | 9:38 PM

Pune, Aug 15 (UNI) The 16th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2026 witnessed another day of exciting action across Divisions ‘B’ and ‘C’ here on Sunday.

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World Snooker China Open: Thailand's Saengkham advances to final after defeating China's Zhou Yuelong

15 Aug 2026 | 9:26 PM

Taiyuan, Aug 15 (UNI) Thailand's dark horse Noppon Saengkham continued his impressive run at the 2026 World Snooker Tour China Open as he defeated China's Zhou Yuelong to reach the final here on Saturday.
In the afternoon session, Zhou fell 2-0 behind before capitalizing on an attacking error by Saengkham in the third frame to pull one back.

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India begins World Cup Hockey campaign on winning note with 3-1 win over Wales

15 Aug 2026 | 9:18 PM

Amstelveen, Netherlands, Aug 15 (UNI) At a time when India is celebrating 80th Independence day celebrations, the Men's Hockey Men’s team made a patriotic and confident start to its World Cup campaign, with a 3-1 win--thanks to skipper Harmanpreet Singh's brace--over Wales in their opening Pool D encounter at the Wagener Hockey Stadium on Saturday evening.

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Italy striker Immobile retires at age 36

15 Aug 2026 | 7:06 PM

Rome, Aug 15 (UNI) Former Italy international Ciro Immobile has announced his retirement .

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