Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Cincinnati Open on Thursday, less than a week after the 37-year-old from Serbia collected his first Olympic gold medal. The Cincinnati event announced his withdrawal. Djokovic won last year’s title there; this year’s tournament starts next week and serves as a hard-court tuneup ahead of the U.S. Open. The…
On August 9, India will attempt to make a new headway in athletics by securing a medal in the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay events. Amoj Jacob, Rajesh Ramesh, Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, and Muhammed Anas Yahiya will be competing for the men’s team, while Jyothika Sri Dandi, Kiran Pahal, MR Poovamma, Vithya…
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma fell short of a century once again but was the top scorer as South Africa reached 344-8 at stumps on the second day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Queen’s Park Oval on Thursday. Bavuma contributed 86 runs before being dismissed leg before wicket to a…
Paris Olympics 2024 in pictures: Neeraj wins javelin silver; Arshad breaks record to clinch gold
The Indian men’s hockey team won back-top-back medals in the Olympics games for the first time since 1972 after the 2-1 win over Spain in the bronze medal match of the Paris 2024 Olympics at the Yves de Manoir Stadium on Thursday. The previous instance of the men’s team winning medals in consecutive Olympic games…
Silver medallist India’s Neeraj Chopra and Gold medallist Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem celebrate after the men’s javelin throw final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. | Photo Credit: PTI Silver medallist India’s Neeraj Chopra and Gold medallist Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem celebrate after the men’s javelin throw final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. | Photo Credit: PTI
The Indian hockey team won its first Olympic medal at the Amsterdam Games in 1928. It scored 29 goals in five matches to win the gold medal. The wizard Dhyan Chand scored 14 goals, including a hat-trick in the final against the Netherlands. Led by Harmanpreet Singh, the Indian men secured their 13th men’s hockey…
Lebron James of United States and Stephen Curry of United States celebrate after the Paris 2024 Olympics Men’s Semifinal match. REUTERS/Brian Snyder | Photo Credit: REUTERS Lebron James of United States and Stephen Curry of United States celebrate after the Paris 2024 Olympics Men’s Semifinal match. REUTERS/Brian Snyder | Photo Credit: REUTERS
PR Sreejesh, the goalkeeper of the Indian field hockey team retired on a high after India won the bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Thursday. The 36-year-old had already announced that this Games would be his last but the bronze medal, two in a row for him and India, would make his…
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem beat India’s Neeraj Chopra to clinch his maiden Olympic gold in the Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday. Arshad registered a monstrous 92.97m throw on his second attempt to seal the final in his favour. Neeraj, who managed a best distance of 89.45m in his second and only legal attempt but could not…
