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Namibia votes and could have its first female leader. But election upsets have shaken the region

WINDHOEK, Namibia — A woman who joined Namibia’s underground independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country voted Wednesday in a presidential election. But SWAPO, which has governed the southern African country and held the presidency for 34 years since independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990, faces growing frustration …

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4 weeks ago

Namibia votes and could have its first female leader. But election upsets have shaken the region

LA Times

Namibia’s vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, raises her fist as she casts her vote in a presidential election in Windhoek, Namibia, on Wednesday. A woman who joined Namibia’s underground independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country voted Wednesday in a presidential election. But SWAPO, which has governed the southern African …

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1 month ago

Prithviraj Chavan To Amit Thackeray: Major Upsets In Maharashtra Elections

ABP News

The Maharashtra polls threw surprises that even the winning Mahayuti alliance did not expect but also delivered some major upsets. Former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, former cabinet minister Rajesh Tope, and Congress veteran Balasaheb Thorat were some of the bigwigs who had to wrest power after a long spell in power. Among debutant contestants, Raj Thackeray's son and MNS leader …

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1 month ago

No. 5 UCLA upsets No. 1 South Carolina, snapping Gamecocks’ 43-game win streak

New York Times

LOS ANGELES — South Carolina didn’t just come into Sunday’s contest against UCLA as the defending national champions. 1 ranked team 🤩#B1GWBBall x #B1GStats pic.twitter.com/7aPQjP6aKg — Big Ten Women's Basketball November 24, 2024 The Bruins feature one of the few lineups in the country that isn’t overwhelmed by South Carolina’s size. South Carolina’s defense kept things close through the opening …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'It upsets people': Mar-a-Lago neighbors said to be 'understandably' mad after Trump win

Raw Story

Hopes by Palm Beach residents that their lives might return to a semblance of normalcy suffered a blow on Tuesday after local man Donald Trump was re-elected president, meaning four more years of disruption as he comes and goes from Mar-a-Lago. According to a report from the Palm Beach Post, road closures would have lessened if Vice President Kamala Harris …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Who can pull off the college football upsets this week? Plus our weekly viewer guide

New York Times

Until Saturday Newsletter 🏈 | This is The Athletic’s college football newsletter. The Gamecocks’ offense fell flat in a 27-3 loss to Ole Miss last week, but the Crimson Tide shouldn’t overlook this game. What could’ve been a top-10 Big Ten matchup lost some fire with USC losing to Minnesota last week. Sure, the Ducks looked vulnerable early on — …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Singapore Open 2024: Treesa-Gayatri upsets World No. 2 Baek-Lee to reach quarterfinal

The Hindu

Rising Indian women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand stunned world number two Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee of South Korea to enter the quarterfinals at Singapore Open here on Thursday. The Commonwealth Games bronze medallist duo of Treesa and Gayatri kept the Indian flag flying by eliminating Baek and Lee 21-9 14-21 21-15 in close …

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7 months ago

5 Biggest upsets in T20I cricket history as Bangladesh go down to USA

India TV News

Unlike ODIs and Tests, the T20 format gives a chance for the lower-ranked teams to upstage the stronger sides. Ever since its inception, the T20 Internationals have witnessed a lot of upsets over the years with the recent one being USA beating Bangladesh by five wickets chasing down 156 runs in the last-over thriller. Zimbabwe beat Australia in T20 World …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Ramkumar Ramanathan upsets top seed Luca Nardi to reach quarterfinals at Bengaluru Open 2024

Hindustan Times

India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan fought back impressively after losing the opening set to upset top seed Luca Nardi of Italy to reach the singles quarter-finals of the Bengaluru Open 2024 being played at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association Stadium on Wednesday. Ramkumar Ramanathan will now face the winner of the match between ninth seed Seongchan Hong of South Korea and …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Street vendor making idli ice cream upsets foodies on Instagram, they demand ‘justice’

Hindustan Times

A video featuring a street vendor making idli ice cream has been making the rounds on Instagram. The video highlights an interesting fusion of South Indian cuisine with ice cream, where sambhar and chutneys are also used to make this unique ice cream roll. The image, taken from a viral video, shows a street vendor making idli ice cream. As …

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1 year, 2 months ago

OLIVER HOLT: Never before have so many apologies been owed by so many to so few... ridiculed before the World Cup England came agonisingly close to one of their greatest EVER upsets against South Afri

Daily Mail

Never in the field of sporting conflict have apologies been owed by so many to so few. Ridiculed and mocked at the start of this tournament, written off by most on the eve of their semi-final with South Africa, Steve Borthwick’s England side came desperately, heart-breakingly close to achieving one of the nation’s greatest ever upsets at the Stade de …

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1 year, 2 months ago

ENG vs SA: England, South Africa look to shrug off upsets to get World Cup campaign back on track

The Hindu

Even before the World Cup began, it was supposed to be among the marquee clashes of the mega event. Add to it the context of the stage of the tournament and Saturday’s clash between England and South Africa is perhaps the most important match of the tournament which trudges along towards the halfway mark. While dark horse South Africa can …

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1 year, 5 months ago

China upsets US in Women's Volleyball Nations League

China Daily

Li Yingying, Gong Xiangyu and Wang Mengjie of China pose after the 2023 Volleyball Nations League match between China and the United States in Suwon, South Korea, July 2, 2023. SUWON, South Korea - China staged a dramatic comeback to stun the United States 3-2 on Sunday, wrapping up its journey in the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League preliminary round …

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1 year, 5 months ago

China upsets Japan to win FIBA Women’s Asia Cup title

The Hindu

Giant centre Han Xu sank 26 points as China stunned five-time defending champion Japan 73-71 Sunday to win its first women’s Asia Cup basketball title in more than a decade. New York Liberty’s Han also made 10 rebounds and two assists at Sydney Olympic Park while fellow superstar Li Meng poured in 17 points to hand world number two China’s …

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1 year, 9 months ago

2023 March Madness upsets: Bracket Breakers picks its 10 most likely first-round upsets

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of UConn vs. Miami in the Final Four. As always, we’ll have detailed analysis of every game with giant-killing implications in the lead-up to Thursday’s action, plus our annual lookahead at potential second-round Bracket Breaker matchups. So, below, you’ll find the list of the top-10 most likely first-round upsets according to our statistical model. East …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Introducing Bracket Breakers for the women’s NCAA basketball tournament

New York Times

At 8 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday night, after the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament selection committee unveils its choices and seedings, a separate group of 12 athletic directors and administrators will release brackets for women’s teams. Upon first impression, you might not expect us to find much because upsets historically have been far rarer in the women’s tournament than among …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Women’s March Madness could have more upsets due to parity

Associated Press

More March Madness chaos in the women’s NCAA Tournament could be looming on the horizon if the past few months of upsets are any indication. The NCAA did its second reveal of the top 16 seeds for the tournament on Feb. 23 and since then only four teams — South Carolina, UConn, Virginia Tech and Iowa — didn’t lose games. …

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2 years ago

Samoa upsets defending champion NZ to win Cape Town Sevens

Associated Press

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Samoa pulled off an upset to beat defending champion New Zealand 12-7 with a late try to win the Cape Town Sevens title for the first time on Sunday. Samoa led the final 5-0 through an early score by Faafoi Falaniko but Brady Rush’s reply in the second half and a conversion by Tepaea Savage …

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2 years, 1 month ago

T20 World Cup: 'It's Indian batters vs South African pacers,' says Lance Klusener

Firstpost

Perth pitch will have a big role to play during India vs South Africa T20 World Cup Super 12 game, says former Proteas all-rounder Lance Klusener. New Delhi: It will be a clash between India’s batting firepower and South African pace attack when the two teams meet in the T20 World Cup on Sunday, said former Proteas all-rounder Lance Klusener. …

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2 years, 1 month ago

T20 World Cup: What will the India vs South Africa be all about? Lance Klusener answers

India TV News

The India and South Africa clash will be all about how India's batting firepower fares against a world-class South African bowling attack, said the all-rounder Lance Klusener. It is about to change the balance of the team a bit with Dwaine being injured.the game there for me will be how well the Indian batsmen can handle the pace of South …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Harris upsets top-seeded Thiem at Dubai Championships

The Hindu

South African qualifier Lloyd Harris stunned US Open champion Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-4 in the Austrian’s opening match at the Dubai Championships on Tuesday. Harris hit nine aces and didn’t allow fourth-ranked Thiem a single break point as he booked a third-round match against Filip Krajinovic. I played some of the important points very well, so I’m very proud of …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Kerala: Marriage between Christian woman and Muslim man upsets faithfuls

Op India

Mar Mathew Vaniyakizhakkel, former bishop of Satna, has said he is sorry for having attended a marriage function of a Christian woman with a Muslim man. However, I regret attending it.” The Canon Law of Catholic Church and ‘disparity of cult’ The Canon Law of the Catholic Church is a set of laws and legal principles developed by the hierarchical …

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Namibia votes and could have its first female leader. But election upsets have shaken the region

Namibia votes and could have its first female leader. But election upsets have shaken the region

Prithviraj Chavan To Amit Thackeray: Major Upsets In Maharashtra Elections

No. 5 UCLA upsets No. 1 South Carolina, snapping Gamecocks’ 43-game win streak

'It upsets people': Mar-a-Lago neighbors said to be 'understandably' mad after Trump win

Who can pull off the college football upsets this week? Plus our weekly viewer guide

Singapore Open 2024: Treesa-Gayatri upsets World No. 2 Baek-Lee to reach quarterfinal

5 Biggest upsets in T20I cricket history as Bangladesh go down to USA

Ramkumar Ramanathan upsets top seed Luca Nardi to reach quarterfinals at Bengaluru Open 2024

Street vendor making idli ice cream upsets foodies on Instagram, they demand ‘justice’

OLIVER HOLT: Never before have so many apologies been owed by so many to so few... ridiculed before the World Cup England came agonisingly close to one of their greatest EVER upsets against South Afri

ENG vs SA: England, South Africa look to shrug off upsets to get World Cup campaign back on track

China upsets US in Women's Volleyball Nations League

China upsets Japan to win FIBA Women’s Asia Cup title

2023 March Madness upsets: Bracket Breakers picks its 10 most likely first-round upsets

Introducing Bracket Breakers for the women’s NCAA basketball tournament

Women’s March Madness could have more upsets due to parity

Samoa upsets defending champion NZ to win Cape Town Sevens

T20 World Cup: 'It's Indian batters vs South African pacers,' says Lance Klusener

T20 World Cup: What will the India vs South Africa be all about? Lance Klusener answers

Harris upsets top-seeded Thiem at Dubai Championships

Kerala: Marriage between Christian woman and Muslim man upsets faithfuls