Lakshya Sen beat 12th-seeded, Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen 19-21, 21-15, 21-12 to advance to the semifinals of the Men’s singles badminton at the La Chapelle Arena in Paris Olympics on Friday. This is the first time an Indian male shuttler has reached the semifinals at the Olympics. He will play either Viktor Axelsen or…
Morocco reached the Olympic men’s football semifinals for the first time with a resounding 4-0 win over the United States, that included two penalties at the Parc des Princes on Friday. Morocco dominated from the start to prevail in its first-ever Olympic knockout match to set up a clash with the winner of the Spain-Japan…
Somnath Ghosh, personal coach of Sreeja Akula, said that they were both “upset and crying,” after she fought gallantly and lost against world number one Sun Yingsha of China in the women’s singles table tennis pre-quarterfinal of the Paris 2024 Olympics. In an exclusive telephonic chat with Sportstar from Paris on Friday, Somnath said it…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian World Cup-winning skipper MS Dhoni recently discussed his bond with Virat Kohli, a prominent Indian batsman. The two have shared numerous unforgettable moments and partnerships throughout Dhoni’s remarkable career.During a recent event in Hyderabad, Dhoni opened up about his connection with Kohli. He mentioned that whenever they have the opportunity to…
Fulham has signed England midfielder Emile Smith Rowe from Premier League rival Arsenal on a five-year contract, it was announced on Friday. No fee was mentioned for the deal, which will keep Smith Rowe at Craven Cottage until the summer of 2029, with a club option to extend by a further 12 months, was disclosed….
India’s archery mixed team of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara went down 2-6 to USA’s Casey Kaufhold and Brady Ellison in the bronze medal match at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Friday to settle for a fourth-place finish. Ankita shot a sub-par seven-point arrow in the first set which saw India concede the opener 38-37….
India beat World No. 4 Australia, the Tokyo 2020 silver medallist, 3-2 in its final Paris 2024 Olympics hockey Pool B match on Friday. This is Indian men’s first Olympic win against Australia since 1972 in Munich. India got off to a strong start by running up a 2-0 lead heading into the second quarter….
Stellenbosch FC Academy had arrived at the Next Generation Cup 2024 campaign, singing and dancing on the pitch. They have continued to transform that mojo on the field as it beat Aston Villa’s under-18 side 1-0 on the second day of the tournament, here on Friday. Villa started the match aggressively, but stuttering ball control…
Paris prosecutors said Friday that police have opened a hate speech investigation following a complaint by Olympics opening ceremony artistic director Thomas Jolly over death threats. The Paris prosecutor’s office said in a statement that Jolly filed a police complaint on Tuesday, four days after the opening ceremony, for death threats, “public insults” and “defamation.”…
NEW DELHI: India skipper Rohit Sharma has been well known for his on-field chatters with teammates and opposition players and some of them, caught on stump mic, have turned out to be absolute rib-ticklers.Rohit on Friday was once again involved in an hilarious exchange of words, this time, with Washington Sundar during the first one-dayer…
