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PARIS: It's always a bit crazy inside the athletics stadium. The sport itself is considered the Blue Riband event of the Olympics, just like swimming and gymnastics. While the last two are confined within the walls of halls, athletics is…

PARIS: Unimaginable would be an understatement. Fifteen seconds and destiny took a providential turn. A new chapter will begin in her life. She was fighting against odds—nay, all odds. Those seconds turned wrestler Vinesh Phogat into a…

Paris: Twenty-two years after first picking up a bat, Brazilian amputee table tennis star Bruna Alexandre is finally making her dream come true, warming up for the Paralympics by competing at the Paris Olympic Games. The 29-year-old,…

PARIS: India's Kiran Pahal failed to book an automatic semifinal spot in women's 400m after finishing seventh in her heat race of the Paris Olympics on Monday and she will now run in repechage round. Kiran, who turned 24 on Monday,…

PARIS: Star player Manika Batra led from the front as India prevailed over higher-ranked Romania 3-2 in a thrilling tie and made a memorable entry into the quarterfinals of the women's table tennis team competition at the Paris Olympics…

PARIS: India's key defender and first rusher Amit Rohidas will miss Tuesday's Olympic men's hockey semifinal against Germany after the country's appeal against his one-match suspension, for being red-carded in the quarterfinal, was rejected…

PARIS: Star shooter Manu Bhaker, who created history by winning two bronze medals at the Paris Games, is set to be India's flag bearer at the Olympic closing ceremony here on Sunday. Manu opened India's medal account at the ongoing Games…

COLOMBO: Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay led the way with excellent figures of 6/33 as Sri Lanka beat India by 32 runs in the second ODI here on Sunday. For India, skipper Rohit Sharma made 64 in 44 balls while Axar Patel struck 44 in as…

PARIS: Deepika Kumari placed herself in an advantageous position against Korea's Suhyeon Nam by winning two of the first three sets but shot a horrible 7 with the second arrow of the fourth set to throw away a great opportunity as India's…

PARIS: Carlos Yulo won the second Olympic gold medal ever for the Philippines, edging defending champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel in the men's floor exercise finals at the Paris Games on Saturday. The 24-year-old Yulo scored 15.000,…

New Delhi: The first ODI in the 3-match series ended in a tie as India could only manage to equal Sri Lanka’ first innings score of 230 as Charith Asalanka bowled a delightful spell where he snapped up Shivam Dube and Arshdeep Singh in back…

PARIS: Lakshya Sen was struggling in the first game. The game of coherence he is known for deserted him. There were errors. A tinge of nervousness perhaps because he is the only Indian shuttler left at the 2024 Paris Olympics. A sport that…

CHENNAI: The Indian recurve mixed team of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara produced an excellent performance but fell short of a podium finish at the Paris Olympics on Friday. The American duo of Brady Ellison and Casey Kaufhold won…

PARIS: India stunned Tokyo Games silver medallist and their biggest nemesis Australia 3-2 here on Friday to finish their pool engagements on a high having already qualified for the quarterfinals of the men's hockey competition at the Paris…

Mumbai: After a Player of the Series performance in Zimbabwe, off-spinning all-rounder was once again at the forefront for India as the Men in Blue clean swept Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series on Tuesday. Having been in and out…

CHENNAI: As the ten Indian Premier League franchises met with the Board of Control for Cricket in India officials in Mumbai on Wednesday, the biggest talking point seems to be whether or not to have mega auctions every three years. In…

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Anshuman Gaekwad, who has served the game in different capacities after his retirement as a player, died on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 71. Gaekwad played 40 Tests and 15 ODIs for…

PARIS: They call it the ordeal or the curse of the fourth-place finish. One can be on the podium or last but the fourth is called the worst of all. It will torment the athletes throughout their life. Ask any Indian athlete — from the great…

PARIS: Harmanpreet Singh saved his best for last as an error-prone India left it late to salvage a point against Argentina in their second group game. The men's hockey team, who secured the points in the opening game against New Zealand…

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