Spain, the runner-up of the previous edition of the Olympic Games, will look to go the distance when it takes on France in the gold medal match, at the Paris 2024 Olympics in France on Friday. But before the match kicks off, here’s what happened in the previous edition of the Games, which happened at…
FOOTBALL Punjab FC signs Manish Timsina as goalkeeping coach Punjab FC on Friday announced the hiring of Manish Timsina as their goalkeeping coach ahead of the upcoming Indian Super League season. Timsina is an AFC/FAM Goalkeeping ‘A’ and ANFA ‘A’ Diploma Licenced Coach. Timsina, the current goalkeeping coach of the Nepal national side, had also…
Poland’s Natalia Bajor was on Friday announced as the replacement of Nina Mittelham in the Puneri Paltan squad ahead of the upcoming season of Ultimate Table Tennis. The world No 37 Bajor will replace Germany’s Mittelham who suffered an injury to her hand during her round of 32 singles match at the Paris Olympics. Bajor…
Paddy Upton was India’s mental conditioning coach when the men’s cricket team won the historic ODI World Cup in 2011. And, 13 years later, as India’s men’s hockey team clinched a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics and made it to the record books, Upton had a key role to play as the mental coach…
Pained by cousin Vinesh Phogat’s decision to retire, former wrestler Babita Phogat said that the grappler must recall her decision to retire and regroup herself to fulfil the Olympic dream of the Phogat family. “She (Vinesh Phogat) was disqualified because she was overweight by 100 grams. The entire world knows this happened because of the…
NEW DELHI: After leaving the Delhi Capitals, Ricky Ponting is still eager to pursue coaching chances in the Indian Premier League, and he has revealed that the team plans to appoint an Indian coach to succeed him.Despite acknowledging that his departure from the IPL team was a result of his lack of awards, Ponting, who…
RB Leipzig’s Spain international Dani Olmo is leaving after more than four years at the Bundesliga club, the midfielder said on Friday and is now expected to join Barcelona. Olmo, 26, signed for Leipzig in 2020, extending his contract until 2027 last year. He has played 148 times for the team in all competitions, scoring…
American teenage sprinter Quincy Wilson’s first run at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Friday was a learning lesson. The 16-year-old, who became the youngest American male to compete in track at the Olympics, left the U.S. in a distant seventh place after his opening lap in the first round of the 4×400 relay. The Americans,…
Bayern Munich winger Bryan Zaragoza signed on loan for Spanish side Osasuna on Friday until the end of the season. The 22-year-old joined Bayern in January from Granada for a reported 15 million euros ($16.5 million) but has not managed to break into the German giants’ side, making just seven appearances. “We’re convinced that this…
PR Sreejesh and Manu Bhaker will be India’s flagbearers during the closing ceremony of Paris 2024 Olympics on August 11. While Manu’s name had been announced, the confirmation regarding Sreejesh came on Thursday. 🚨- Sreejesh named India flagbearer with Manu Bhaker for Paris 204 Closing Ceremony Paris, August 9: The Indian Olympic Association is delighted…
