In 9.79 seconds, it is all over. Noah Lyles is the Olympic 100m champion. The marquee event of the Olympic Games couldn’t have been any closer. Lyles needed to record a new personal best and even then it nearly wasn’t enough. He got off to a horror start – the slowest of the blocks in…
Dindigul Dragons, powered by skipper R. Ashwin’s brilliant batting and inspirational leadership, clinched its maiden TNPL crown with a six-wicket win over Lyca Kovai Kings in the final at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. Dragons’ attack, led by pacer Sandeep Warrier (4-0-26-2) and spinners Varun Chakravarthy (4-0-26-2) and P. Vignesh (4-0-15-2), restricted Kovai Kings…
Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh lived up to her pre-Paris Games billing to win the women’s Olympic high jump at the Stade de France on Sunday. The world champion and world record holder managed a best of 2.00 metres to win on countback from Australia’s Nicola Olyslagers. Another Australian, Eleanor Patterson, claimed joint bronze with another Ukrainian,…
Germany beat Argentina 3-2 to progress into the semifinal of men’s hockey in Paris Olympics on Sunday. Germany opened the scoring in the ninth minute. But the South American side equalised immediately. Former Argentina player Gonzalo Peillat put Germany back in the lead in the 24th minute. The action intensified in the final quarter with…
Noah Lyles of the USA clocked 9.79 to win the men’s 100m final of Paris Olympics 2024 on Monday.
NEW DELHI: Indian captain Rohit Sharma expressed his disappointment following the team’s 32-run loss to Sri Lanka in the second ODI in Colombo on Sunday. He described the defeat as “hurting” and indicated that the team would analyze their batting performance, particularly during the middle overs.The Indian batsmen struggled against the leg-spin of Jeffrey Vandersay,…
Key defender Amit Rohidas will miss India’s Paris Olympics semifinal after he was suspended for a game for the red card he received during the quarterfinal clash against Great Britain on Saturday.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) late on Sunday night issued a statement on the ongoing matter surrounding defender Anwar Ali’s transfer. It said that the AIFF Players’ Status Committee (PSC) is an independent adjudicatory body of the AIFF that has adjudicated over 90+ cases since its appointment in 2022. “The Committee is composed solely…
NEW DELHI: India star Ravichandran Ashwin led from the front as Dindigul Dragons secured their first-ever Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) title. The Dragons defeated the reigning champions Lyca Kovai Kings by six wickets in the final in Chennai on Sunday.Chasing a target of 130 runs, Dindigul Dragons successfully reached the mark, thanks to a…
Paris Olympics 2024 in pictures: Bobby Finke smashes 12-year-old men’s 1,500m freestyle world-record to clinch gold
