China’s men’s table tennis team triumphed over host nation France with a 3-0 semi-final victory at the Paris Olympics on Thursday but the scoreline belied the closely contested matches that captivated a packed stadium of French and Chinese fans. From the start, French duo Alexis Lebrun and Simon Gauzy put pressure on China’s top players…
Indian men’s hockey team goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh was given the title of the ‘God of Indian Modern Hockey’ by Hockey India ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics bronze medal match against Spain on Thursday. Sreejesh who has been in between the sticks since 2006, announced that he will bring down the curtains on his illustrious…
Paris 2024: What happened the last time Indian men’s hockey team played in an Olympic bronze medal match? As the Indian men’s hockey team lost to Germany 2-3 to qualify for the bronze medal match, here is all you need to know on what happened the last time the Indian team played in an Olympic…
The United States look well-placed to regain the Olympic women’s 4×100 metres relay title from Jamaica after qualifying fastest, despite a changeover scare, in Thursday’s heats. The U.S. took gold ahead of its big rival in 2012 and 2016 but was knocked back into second in Tokyo. Jamaica, however, is shorn of the superstars who…
MBSG vs IAFFT: Catch all the LIVE updates from Mohun Bagan Super Giant’s clash against Indian Air Force Football Team in the Durand Cup 2024 in Kolkata.
India will host the cream of world shooting when one of the most prestigious ISSF events, the World Cup Final, is held at the Karni Singh Ranges here in October this year. The World Cup Final (WCF) will be the season-ending tournament for elite shooters in pistol, rifle and shotgun to determine the best exponents…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Thursday that Praveen Jayawickrama, a 25-year-old spinner from Sri Lanka, has been charged with three violations of the anti-corruption code. The charges stem from Jayawickrama’s failure to report an approach to fix matches and his obstruction of an ongoing investigation.According to the ICC, Jayawickrama was approached to fix…
Sri Lankan spinner Praveen Jayawickrama has been charged with three counts of breaching the ICC anti-corruption code, including failure to report match-fixing approach without delay and disruption of evidence. The 25-year-old left-arm spinner Jayawickrama allegedly failed to report to the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit approaches made to him to fix international matches as well as Lanka…
Lionel Messi will miss a fifth consecutive match for Inter Miami on Thursday when the defending champion hosts Toronto in a Leagues Cup knockout-round opener. The 37-year-old striker suffered a right-ankle injury in Argentina’s victory over Colombia in last month’s Copa America final. Miami coach Gerardo Martino said on Wednesday that Messi had continued to…
Portugal’s Pedro Pichardo looked casual in a backward cap as he cruised through triple jump qualifiers, ready to defend his Olympic gold in Friday’s final against challengers including Spain’s Jordan Diaz and Burkina Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zango. Pichardo leapt 17.44 metres on his first attempt, the best jump of the night and easily clearing the…
