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The second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly kicked off in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Monday, with delegates renewing the call for concerted efforts to regenerate urban centers.

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The Anaheim Ducks named veteran coach Greg Cronin as their head coach on Monday. It is the first NHL head coaching job for Cronin, 60, who has three decades of experience that includes a dozen years as an NHL assistant and coaching across various levels in the American Hockey League and the college ranks. He replaces Dallas Eakins, who was fired April 14 after the Ducks finished 23-47-12. "I'm excited and honored to be

Oregon [USA], June 5 (ANI): Indian athlete Sanjivani Jadhav came second in the women's 10,000-metre event on Saturday at the Portland Track Festival 2023 competition in Oregon, USA, reported Olympics.com on Monday. At the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver competition, Sanjivani Jadhav, 26, set a personal best time in the six-woman field with a time of 32:46.88 seconds. In front of the Indian, Weynshet Ansa of Ethiop

The New York Mets designated catcher Tomas Nido for assignment on Monday after parts of seven seasons with the club. Nido, 29, became expendable with the emergence of rookie backstop Francisco Alvarez and Omar Narvaez's reinstatement from the injured list on Monday. Nido is batting just .125 in 22 games this season. The Mets are on the hook for the remainder of the $3.7 million owed to Nido, provided he doesn't reject

The Boston Red Sox designated outfielder Raimel Tapia for assignment Monday and, in a corresponding move, reinstated infielder Christian Arroyo from the injured list. Tapia, 29, has appeared in 39 games for the Red Sox this season, batting .264 along with one home run and 10 RBIs. Tapia had originally signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox before being named to the team's opening day roster. Arroyo, 28, was activa

Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Teair Tart signed his restricted free agent tender, his agents confirmed Monday. Tart, who will earn $4.304 million in 2023, agreed to the deal in time for the start of Monday's minicamp. Tart, 26, started 16 games last season and recorded 34 tackles, seven quarterback hits and 1.5 sacks. Undrafted in 2020, he has 55 tackles, seven passes defensed, one interception and one fumble recov

The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed defenseman Sean Day to a one-year, two-way contract on Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed for Day, 25, who played in two games for Tampa Bay in 2021-22. Day registered 14 assists in 63 games with the AHL's Syracuse Crunch in 2022-23. The New York Rangers drafted Day in the third round in 2016. He signed with the Lightning as a free agent in 2020. --Field Level Media

Singapore (Singapore), June 5 (ANI): The Singapore Open 2023 badminton event will kickstart from Tuesday and will go on till June 11, featuring some of India's best badminton players, including PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy. The Singapore Open, the second Super 750 event of the season following the India Open, is the 12th competition on the 2023 BWF World Tour, as per Olympics.com. PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medalist who is

Kyrie Irving has reached out to LeBron James to gauge the latter's interest in coming to Dallas, The Athletic reported Monday. Irving played 20 games for the Mavericks after a midseason trade from Brooklyn and is currently a free agent. James has two years and $97 million remaining on his contract but the second year is voidable. James, who reportedly played the last few months with a torn tendon in his foot, said he ha

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Lionel Messi wanted to return to FC Barcelona this summer, his father Jorge said.

MADRID, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Lionel Messi's father said on Monday that if possible, his son wanted to return to FC Barce

MADRID, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Spain coach Luis de la Fuente on Monday called up Real Madrid defender Nacho Fernandez into his 23-man squad for the Final Four of the UEFA Nations League.

MADRID, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Lionel Messi's father said on Monday that if possible, his son wanted to return to FC Barcelona for next season.

GENEVA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- FIFA announced on Sunday that the 10 venues in Australia and New Zealand to host this year's FIFA Women's World Cup have achieved green building certifications.

Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], June 5 (ANI): At the Bishkek Ranking Series 2023 in Kyrgyzstan, the Indian wrestling team finished their competition with four medals--one gold, one silver, and two bronze, as per Olympics.com. On the last day of the competition on Sunday, India was unable to take home any gold in the men's freestyle category. Ravi Kumar Dahiya, who won silver at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, had to withdraw after hurting

PNNMumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 5: Shivangi Sarda has garnered a lot more attention as she stunned people with her performance, excelling as an athlete at the recently held Ironman Triathlon in Germany. She completed the Ironman World Championship with a 3.8km swim, 180.2km cycling and 42.2 running in 13h 47m on 4th June in Hamburg City, Germany. It is imperative to also know here how she was awarded the best player

New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): As India's ICC World Test Championship final against Australia comes close, being all set to start on June 7 at The Oval, all eyes are on star batter Virat Kohli, who roared back to form across all formats from late 2022 onwards and has his eyes set on the prestigious Test Championship mace, for which he will have to be at his best against Australia, an opponent he loves playing against. V

Former Charlotte Hornets head coach James Borrego has agreed to become Willie Green's associate head coach in New Orleans, ESPN reported. Borrego, 45, turned down an opportunity to join the Brooklyn Nets' staff in favor of the Pelicans, per the report. The Hornets fired Borrego in April 2022 after four seasons. He owns a 138-163 coaching record in 301 career games with the Hornets. He also had a 10-20 record in a brief

Former Houston Rockets head coach Stephen Silas has agreed to become the top assistant coach on Monty Williams' new staff in Detroit, ESPN reported Monday. The Rockets in April declined Silas' option for 2023-24, ending his three-year tenure with a 59-177 record. The Rockets subsequently hired Ime Udoka to replace Silas. Williams reportedly agreed to a deal last week that will reward him with the richest contract ever f

The Buffalo Bills have reached agreement on a one-year deal with free agent pass rusher Leonard Floyd, ESPN and NFL Network reported Monday. The move continues a concerted effort by the club to bolster its defensive line, coming two days after defensive tackle Ed Oliver agreed to a four-year, $68 million extension. The Bills also signed DT Poona Ford to a one-year deal. Floyd was released by the Los Angeles Rams in Marc

New York [US], June 5 (ANI): World Boxing Organisation's (WBO) super-lightweight champion Josh Taylor is set to defend his belt against Teofimo Lopez on June 11 at the Madison Square Garden Theatre in New York. Taylor plans to set an assertive pace this weekend and finish the fight in the early rounds to defend his 140lbs WBO belt. "The way I think he's going to fight, we'll put him out of there early," Taylor was quoted

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 5 (ANI): With a message to beat plastic pollution, students, municipal workers, cyclists, and environmentalists started a campaign in the north Indian hill town of Shimla. The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, flagged off the campaign 'Meri Life, Mera Swachh Shehar' and administered the oath to the students and others of mission Life for preservation of env

Milan [Italy], June 5 (ANI): AC Milan star, Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced his retirement from football in an emotional speech after AC Milan's final game of 2022-23. Ac Milan was playing their final game of the season against Hellas Verona on Sunday. AC Milan defeated Hellas Verona 3-1 at San Siro to close out the season. The Swedish striker's contract with the team was going to expire at the end of June but he announced h

London [UK], June 5 (ANI): Ahead of the high-octane ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final 2023, Australia's star batter Steve Smith said he is not thinking much about 'The Ultimate Test' and hoped that the summit clash will be a "good game of cricket."The WTC Final is all set to be played at The Oval from June 7-11. Australia, led by Pat Cummins, will face off against India, captained by Rohit Sharma, for the coveted Te

London [UK], June 5 (ANI): Ahead of his side's ICC World Test Championship final against Australia, which will start on June 7 at The Oval, India head coach Rahul Dravid said that his team is looking forward to the title clash after two years of hard work and also talked about in-form batter Cheteshwar Pujara getting some game time in English conditions during the County Championship, saying that being a one-format player

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 5 (ANI): Rowlin Borges celebrated his 31st birthday today, surrounded by his Blue Tigers teammates. Another reason for celebration is his return to the national camp after more than two years. He last donned the blue of India in a 1-1 draw in a friendly against Oman in March 2021. In the 2015 SAFF Championship in Thiruvananthapuram, India found themselves a goal down after just three min