China beat Belgium 3-2 during a penalty shootout in women’s hockey at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday to advance to the final after a 1-1 draw in regulation, as goalkeeper Ye Jiao stopped Delphine-Daphne Marien’s final penalty attempt. China last made it to medal contention in 2008 when it was the host and took silver,…
Mohun Bagan Super Giant will take on Indian Air Force Football Team on Thursday in a Durand Cup 2024 group stage fixture in Kolkata. While Mohun Bagan currently sits in second place with three points after narrowly beating Downtown Heroes 1-0, the Indian Air Force side is languishing in last place with zero points. The…
South Africa reached 45-1 before heavy rain forced an early close to the first day of the first test against the West Indies in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Wednesday. South Africa lost opener Aiden Markram after he and Tony de Zorzi had put on 43 runs for the first wicket in a slow start…
NEW DELHI: After India’s series defeat by Sri Lanka, captain Rohit Sharma voiced his worries about the Men in Blue’s lack of dominance against spin and their failure to execute enough sweep shots on a challenging surface.The hosts prevailed resoundingly, winning the series 2-0. This is the first time Sri Lanka has triumphed over India…
Australia’s Olympic hockey player Tom Craig was released from police custody and apologised to his family and teammates on Wednesday, after being arrested in Paris for buying cocaine. Craig, 28, a silver medallist at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, has played more than 100 games for the national side. The men’s team, known as…
Keegan Palmer struggled to wrap his mind around his accomplishment after successfully defending his Olympic park skateboarding title at the Paris 2024 Olympics. “Wild, crazy feeling dude,” the 21-year-old Australian said Wednesday. “To be able to say I’m a two-time Olympian, let alone two-time Olympic gold medalist is a crazy, crazy feeling. I literally can’t…
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka stunned India with a commanding 110-run victory in the third ODI at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium, securing their first series win over the visitors in 27 years. The win highlighted Sri Lanka’s strategic advantage on home turf, where they leveraged the spinning conditions to outplay the visitors.India, chasing a target of…
Indian captain Rohit Sharma hinted that the team would consider personnel changes if necessary to stay competitive across all conditions following India’s 2-0 loss to Sri Lanka in the three-match one-day series. It was the Men in Blue’s first bilateral ODI series loss to Sri Lanka in 27 years, and the Indian batters struggled against…
International Hockey Federation (FIH) disciplinary committee suspended Amit Rohidas, who received a red card in India’s quarterfinal hockey match against Great Britain, was suspended from playing in the Paris Olympic semifinal against Germany. The Indian defender was sent off after the video umpire deemed he had hit a Will Calnan’s face with his stick intentionally….
As the Indian men’s hockey team lost to Germany 2-3 to qualify for the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics, here is all you need to know on what happened the last time the Indian team played in an Olympic bronze medal match. The Indian men’s hockey team overturned a 1-3 deficit to earn…
