Will India’s shooting contingent be third time lucky after debacles in two consecutive Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo? As the nation pins its hopes on the marksmen to lead the medal tally in Paris, Dr Amit Bhattacharjee, one of the noted mental conditioning coaches, has a piece of advice for the shooters –…
NEW DELHI: Venkatesh Iyer, the versatile Indian cricketer, has secured a contract with Lancashire, a prominent English county club. He will participate in the One-Day Cup tournament and feature in two matches of the County Championship.Iyer’s first appearance for Lancashire is slated for July 28, when they face Kent. His selection was influenced by Phil…
Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony: Who will be flag bearers at the opening ceremony?
NEW DELHI: Jason Holder showcased his all-round skills as the West Indies fought back valiantly in the final session of the opening day of the third Test at Edgbaston, despite England‘s strong position.Holder’s crucial 59 runs helped the West Indies recover from a precarious 115-5 to post a respectable total of 282 all out, giving…
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…
