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CF Montreal acquire M Caden Clark from Minnesota

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) CF Montreal acquired midfielder Caden Clark from Minnesota United FC on Thursday. Minnesota received $50,000 in 2024 general allocation money and Montreal's 2025 second-round draft pick in exchange. In addition, Minnesota could receive up to $100,000 in conditional GAM if Clark reaches certain performance levels. Minnesota also retains a future sell-on percentage if Cla

Former Kazakh Minister Gets Suspended Sentence Over Deadly 2022 Unrest

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty 

A court in Astana on August 8 handed a suspended five-year prison term to former Kazakh Interior Minister Erlan Turghymbaev, who pleaded guilty to a charge of abuse of office and power during nationwide antigovernment demonstrations in 2022 that turned deadly.

Wrestler Aman Sehrawat loses Paris Olympics semifinal bout, to fight for bronze

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat suffered a defeat against Japan's Rei Higuchi in the 57kg freestyle semifinal at the Olympics. Aman will now contend for bronze against Puerto Rico’s Darian Toi Cruz. His earlier victories against Albania's Zelimkhan Abakarov and North Macedonia's Vladimir Egorov had heightened India's expectations for a gold medal in wrestling.

CM Mann announces cash award of Rs 1 crore for each of Punjab players to Hockey team for winning Olympic bronze

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], August 8 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday announced that it will give a cash award of Rs 1 crore to each hockey player from the state, who was part of the Indian men's team that won a bronze medal in the Paris Olympic Games. "As per our sports policy, we will give 1 crore for each bronze medal players of Punjab. Chak De India. Prize," Bhagwant Mann posted on X. A brace from

Sri Lanka's Praveen Jayawickrama faces charges under ICC Anti-Corruption Code

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Dubai [UAE], August 8 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged Sri Lanka player Praveen Jayawickrama with three counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. Jayawickrama has been charged with failing to report to the Anti-Corruption Unit, without unnecessary delay, details of an approach he received to carry out fixing in future International matches. He has also been charged with failing to report

Abhinav Bindra congratulates Indian men's hockey team for winning bronze at Paris Olympics

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Paris Olympics [France], August 8 (ANI): Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra congratulated the Indian men's hockey team for winning the bronze medal at the ongoing Paris Olympics. A brace from skipper Harmanpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh's effortless saves secured a bronze medal for India at the Paris Olympics with a 2-1 win over Spain at the Yves du Manoir Stadium on Thursday. Notably, India won consecutive bronze hockey m

More elbow room for homeowners

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Homeowners who bought properties before July 23, 2024, benefitted from the grandfathering provision on LTCG tax, easing their transition to new uniform rates across asset classes. These changes are meant to steer savings toward more productive investments. Property investments were specially considered due to the large household savings tied up in real estate.

Stocks surge after surprise drop in unemployment claims

Fortune.com 

“Today’s jobless claims data may ease some of the concerns raised by last week’s soft jobs report,” said Chris Larkin, managing director, trading and investing, at E-Trade from Morgan Stanley.