The atmosphere for Olympic swimming is electrifying. The times? Not so much. Through the first four days of competition in the portable pool at La Defense Arena, no world records were set. That finally changed in the final race on Wednesday night when Pan Zhanle of China broke his own mark in the men’s 100-meter…
Former India wicket keeper M.S.K. Prasad said that Anshuman Gaekwad never showed any bias towards any cricketer during his stint as the coach of the Indian team. M.S.K., who was also the former BCCI senior selection committee chairman, said in his tribute to the former India opener, who passed away on Wednesday, that Gaekwad was his…
Canadian gymnast Felix Dolci got a second chance to perform his entire horizontal bar routine in the men’s all-around final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday after an equipment malfunction sent him flying off the apparatus. After the 22-year-old effortlessly executed two breathtaking release-and-catch manoeuvres, he was swinging around the bar when unexpectedly his right…
Asian Games bronze medallist Nikhat Zareen lost to top seed Wu Yu of China 0:5 on points in the women’s 50kg boxing round of 16 of the Paris 2024 Olympics at the North Paris Arena on Thursday. Wu won the first round, with four of the five judges ruling in favour of her. She followed…
India clinched its third medal of Paris 2024 Olympics as Swapnil Kusale bagged a bronze in men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event in Chateauroux on Thursday. China’s Liu Yukun grabbed the gold to further tighten his country’s grip on the top spot in the medal table. France and Japan are in second and third place,…
Georgia’s Lasha Bekauri retained the men’s under 90kg judo title he won in Tokyo three years ago, while Croatia’s Barbara Matic won her country’s first gold medal of the Paris Games on Wednesday in the under 70kg category. Bekauri, now a double Olympic champion at the age of 24, beat Japan’s Sanshiro Murao in a…
Germany stunned the Netherlands 1-0 in the men’s hockey at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday to secure a spot in the quarterfinals as the Australian, Argentine, Belgian and Dutch women’s teams also progressed to the knockout stage. Niklas Wellen, the Germany skipper, found a sliver of space in the third minute for the only score…
Simone Biles, fresh off leading the U.S. women’s gymnastics team back to the gold medal in team competition, returns to the mat in Thursday action at the Paris Olympics. Here is a guide of what to look out for: Biles will attempt to become the oldest women’s all-around champion since 1952 when the 27-year-old American…
Marta was sent off after being red carded in Brazil’s Olympic group finale against Spain on Wednesday. The legendary Brazilian captain walked off the field in Bordeaux in tears after she was shown the straight red for a tackle on Spain’s Olga Carmona in first-half stoppage time. Marta, a six-time women’s world player of the…
Bino George had become a villain in West Bengal in 2022 when he helped Kerala beat Bengal in the 2021-22 Santosh Trophy final. Two years later, his reputation has flown against that current as he has become a reliable member of the coaching staff of Kolkata giant East Bengal. As the reserves team coach, he…
