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In the latest ODI rankings released by the ICC after the first ODI between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gill has now got 743 rating points and is placed as India's top-ranked batter.

World number 19 Gayatri and Treesa, who reached the semifinals of the All England Championships in the last two editions, beat Chang and Yang, ranked 37th, 21-18 21-10 in 38 minutes.

It was a remarkable run for the 23-year-old Richardson, who was barred from the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after testing positive for marijuana.

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was a notable omission from the squad, leaving India with only one wrist spinner in Kuldeep Yadav.

These days, Ali Walsh can’t wait to fight, and he’ll do so again Wednesday at Madison Square Garden with his next bout on a Professional Fighters League card.

Rinku Singh, in his first knock for India at the international level, looked comfortable and ready.

If Praggnanadhaa can eke out a win with the white pieces, he will advance to the final where he may face Carlsen, who edged local lad Nijat Abasov in a wild game.

Rifle shooter displays nerves of steel in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final in ongoing World C'ships to win bronze medal and an Olympic quota for India

Tenshi Iwami made the last wave count and won with a score of 16.30. Kian Martin of Sweden finished just behind him with a score of 14.70 in the men's category.

SFI will bid for the upcoming 12th Asian Swimming Championship 2024, I am hopeful we will host the championship in India and the Kalinga Stadium will be the venue: SFI Secretar

Rifle shooter tops qualification stage before going on to finish third in the final of ongoing ISSF World Championships in Baku; Tilottama, 15, finishes fourth.

The number one-seeded Vennam started well but lost one point each in the second and fourth end, while Gibson scored all 150 points.

National camps for male wrestlers have not been organised since April. For women wrestlers, the situation has been worse as they hardly got to train at the camp this year except for a few days

With three gold, Indian women also win their maiden team championship at the tournament

Haryana wrestler in line to defend U-20 Worlds gold but father says back-to-back high-intensity competitions may cause injuries

All Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from competition "for the foreseeable future" since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Including the option of competing as a neutral.

None of the six 10m air pistol shooters competing were able to clinch a 2024 Paris Olympic quota.

Names of all players were finalised by July 15 except wrestling, which was sent on July 23, but the sports ministry and SAI have not cleared them so far.