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AC Milan edges Manchester City 3-2 in New York thriller
Arsenal secured a 2-1 win over Manchester United with a late goal by Gabriel Martinelli in Los Angeles.
Paris Olympics 2024: Netizens slam designer Tarun Tahiliani for Indian team’s uniforms
The uniforms consisted of white kurta pajamas for male athletes, paired with jackets featuring the saffron and green of the Indian tricolour. Meanwhile, female athletes wore sarees.
Manu Bhaker bags bronze, becomes first Indian woman shooter to win Olympic medal
Bhaker becomes the first markswoman from the country to finish on the podium with a bronze in the 10m air pistol event of the Paris Games.
Shooter Manu Bhakar Clinches First Medal, a Bronze at Paris Olympics, PM Congratulates Her
“बड़ा सोचेंगे तभी तो बड़ा करोगे” - This is what Manu Bhaker said in our PIB podcast show ‘Beyond Scoreboard’ just before the #Olympics #PARIS2024
Surya-Gambhir era begins with 43-run T20I triumph against Sri Lanka.
PALLEKELE: New captain Suryakumar Yadav led from the front with a breathtaking half-century as India comfortably out-batted Sri Lanka by 43 runs in the opening T20 International to start the Gautam Gambhir era with a victory here on…
Medal contenders Satwik-Chirag, Sen make confident start in Paris
PARIS: Medal contenders Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty signalled their intention with an easy straight-game victory in their opening group stage men's doubles match after singles ace Lakshya Sen got his maiden Olympic campaign…
FIFA strips Canada of six points in Olympic football
PARIS: FIFA deducted six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women’s football tournament and banned three coaches for one year each on Saturday in a drone spying scandal.
The stunning swath of punishments include a 200,000 Swiss…
China wins the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics
PARIS: China took the first gold of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, as the rain that dampened the opening ceremony took its toll on the first full day of sporting action.
In a closely fought final of the mixed-team 10-metre air rifle,…
USA, World Cup holders Spain win women’s Olympic football openers
PARIS: Reigning Ballon d'Or Aitana Bonmati scored one goal and helped create another as World Cup holders Spain beat Japan 2-1 in their first game of the women's Olympic football tournament on Thursday, while record four-time gold…
Venkatesh follows in footsteps of Ganguly, Laxman by joining Lancashire
MANCHESTER: India and Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer on Friday joined Lancashire for a short stint comprising two Division One matches and One-Day Cup scheduled for next month, the English county announced.
Iyer, who…
Paris Olympics began with sabotaged trains and bad weather.
PARIS: The Paris Olympics were getting off to a rough start Friday, with suspected acts of sabotage targeting France's flagship high-speed rail network and cloudy skies, with rain forecast, over the French capital ahead of its sprawling,…
Indians eye double-digit medals at Paris Olympics’ grand opening
PARIS: Some would be carrying a huge burden of expectations, some others would look to spring a surprise and a few more would be eyeing the perfect closure to their glittering careers as the 117-strong Indian contingent aims for a…
Sindhu primed to add another medal to her glittering collection
PARIS: It's the beginning of the Olympics and, like most mega events, the first few days are like treasure hunts. There would be clues to where one has to go but no clue whatsoever how to find it. The bunch of volunteers at any venue would…
Djokovic, Nadal in potential second-round clash at Olympics
PARIS: Grand Slam record-breakers Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were placed on an Olympics second-round collision course in the draw for the Paris Games on Thursday.
Nadal, a singles gold medallist at the 2008 Olympics, is playing in…
Canada football staff sent home over Olympic drone scandal
PARIS: An assistant coach and an analyst with the Canadian women's football team were sent home from the Olympics Wednesday for their part in a spying scandal.
The analyst, 43-year-old Joey Lombardi, was also given a suspended…
IOC, Macron reject Israel boycott call at Paris Olympics
PARIS: The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and French President Emmanuel Macron rejected Tuesday a Palestinian demand that Israel be barred from the Paris Games over the war in Gaza.
As the Israeli team settled into the…
Indian women’s team approach is one game at a time – Deepti Sharma
DAMBULLA: Senior player Deepti Sharma said India's mantra in the Women's T20 Asia Cup has been to take one game at a time as conditions haven't really changed from the last time the team played here.
India marched into the semifinals…
Shubman Gill is a quick learner and always wants to improve: Nehra
CHENNAI: Among the many queries India's new head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar addressed at a press conference on Monday, one thing was clear. They see Shubman Gill as a potential successor to Rohit Sharma. The…
New Zealand Olympic soccer team complains after Canadian team drone
WELLINGTON: New Zealand says it has complained to the International Olympic Committee’s integrity unit after a drone flown over a New Zealand women’s soccer team training session was found to be operated by a member of the Canadian team’s…
ICC sets up three-member panel to review T20 World Cup conduct
CHENNAI: After their Annual General Body meeting, the International Cricket Council has formed a three-member committee to “review the delivery” of the T20 World Cup which was co-hosted by the USA and the West Indies last month.
The…
