Objectively, India’s Paris 2024 Olympics campaign already got underway on Thursday — a day before the Opening Ceremony — with a direct quarterfinal qualification for both of India’s archery teams. As happy as he was on his side’s start, 40-year-old Tarundeep Rai —part of the men’s team event— had one more ‘start’ he was eager…
NEW DELHI: Skipper Chamari Athapaththu‘s resolute half-century led Sri Lanka to an exciting three-wicket victory against Pakistan in the women’s Asia Cup second semifinal in Dambulla on Friday. The win secured Sri Lanka’s spot in the championship match against India, who had defeated Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the first semifinal earlier in the day.The…
Paris 2024 Olympics: Looking at India’s strongest medal prospects
NEW DELHI: With the Olympics going on, the India-Sri Lanka limited-overs series has hardly raised the fervour among fans. Sanath Jayasuriya, the interim head coach of Sri Lanka, however, believes the series holds “massive importance” for young players from both sides. The Lankan legend spoke to TOI on a number of topical subjects related to…
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics is set to commence in Paris, France from July 26 and will run till August 12. The history of the Olympics, also known as the modern Olympics, is more than a century old, with the maiden leg, under the aegis of the International Olympic Committee, in the Greek…
NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya were spotted enjoying each other’s company during Team India’s training session in Kandy ahead of the first T20I match against Sri Lanka, scheduled to take place on Saturday.There were no signs of animosity between both of them despite Hardik losing out India’s T20I captaincy to Surya. During a…
Defending champion Mohun Bagan Super Giant will lead the challenge as 24 teams brace themselves for Indian football’s first competition of the 2024-25 season in the form of the 133rd edition of the Durand Cup. Mohun Bagan SG, also the holder of the Indian Super League shield title, will be facing the Srinagar-based club Downtown…
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics will take place in Paris from July 26 to August 11 this year. The Paris Olympics will feature 32 sports, including the 28 “core” disciplines, that include breaking, skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing. The Opening Ceremony will be held on Friday on the Seine river instead of a stadium. The organisers…
NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav, who has recently been named as the captain of the Indian T20I team, made a statement on Friday. He emphasized that the team will maintain the aggressive style of play that was a signature of the previous captain, Rohit Sharma‘s tenure.India adopted a revolutionary attacking approach starting from the ODI World…
FC Goa completed its foreign contingent for the ISL 2024-25 season with the signing of Borja Herrera on a permanent deal on Friday. Herrera had joined the club on a short-term loan deal in January earlier this year. The 31-year-old Spanish midfielder scored two goals and made three assists in 14 appearances in the second…
