Para archer Avani Lekhara and Paralympic Committee of India’s President Devendra Jhajharia are among the four Indians with the most medals at the Paralympic Games. With the conclusion of Paris Paralympics, Jhajharia along with Joginder Singh Bedi have been joined by Avani and Mariyappan Thangavelu having won three medals at the Paralympic Games. Both Avani and…
Press Conference ahead of Intercontinental Cup 2024 in Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad, on 8th September 2024. | Photo Credit: Shibu Preman/AIFF Press Conference ahead of Intercontinental Cup 2024 in Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad, on 8th September 2024. | Photo Credit: Shibu Preman/AIFF elcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the final match of the Intercontinental Cup 2024 between…
The 17th edition of the Summer Paralympic Games was held in Paris from August 28 to September 8. While the Games in Paris received a lot of appreciation for putting across the message of enabling and empowering persons with disabilities, it did have its fair share of controversies too. Here are the top five controversies…
China’s para swimmer Jiang Yuyan emerged as the most successful athlete at Paris 2024 Paralympics with seven gold medals. The 19-year-old Jiang, known as the ‘Flying Fish,’ made her Paralympic debut in Tokyo and clinched two gold, one silver and one bronze medal. In Paris, Jiang competed in nine events and the only two in…
India A will be led by Mayank Agarwal in the ongoing Duleep Trophy after Shubman Gill was named in India’s squad for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, which begins from September 19. India A lost its campaign opener to India B by 76 runs at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday. India…
In a first, the 2026 Asian Games, to be staged in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, will not have a Games Village and the athletes will be accommodated in hotels and cruise ships instead. In his address during the 44th General Assembly of Olympic Council of Asiad here on Sunday, former Japan Olympic Committee president Tsunekazu Takeda, informed…
The 35-year-old will become the youngest ever chairman of cricket’s governing body when he succeeds New Zealander Greg Barclay on December 1.
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the Afghanistan vs New Zealand one-off Test being played at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida. No play has been possible yet due to a wet outfield and Lunch has been taken without a ball being bowled or the toss taking place. The…
Jamie Smith’s dashing 67 in the third Test against Sri Lanka at the Oval on Sunday sparked memories of Australia great Adam Gilchrist for England assistant coach Paul Collingwood on what was an otherwise chastening day for the home side. England, already 2-0 up in this three-match series, suffered a dramatic top-order collapse as it…
India had a memorable outing at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, finishing with its best-ever medal tally at the quadrennial event. Seven golds, nine silver medals and 13 bronze medals helped India cross its tally of 19 medals from Tokyo 2020. The latest edition of the Paralympics in Paris featured 4,400 athletes from around the world…
