Skipper Chamari Athapaththu’s diligent fifty propelled Sri Lanka to a thrilling three-wicket win over Pakistan in the second semifinal of the women’s Asia Cup here on Friday, setting up the title clash against India. In the first semifinal earlier, defending champions India had beaten Bangladesh by 10 wickets. The final will be played on Sunday….
The opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics saw the flag being hoisted upside down at the Trocadéro on Friday. For the first time in the history of Summer Games, the opening ceremony will not take place in a stadium. “What better place than Paris to share the magic of this Olympic Games with the…
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 –…
Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony: Who will be flag bearers at the opening ceremony?
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…
Paris 2024 Olympics: Looking at India’s strongest medal prospects
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…
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…
Pacer Renuka Singh Thakur said India has been playing consistent cricket in the Women’s Asia Cup so far and would look to continue in the same vein in the final to lift the trophy on Sunday. India outclassed a hapless Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the first semifinal here on Friday, and the Player of…
With Paris 2024 setting a new benchmark as the most gender-equal Olympic Games ever, in terms of number, it is time to look back at the long road the modern Olympics has taken in its 128-year-old journey to achieve much-needed equality. When the Games was revived in 1896 at its spiritual home Athens, women’s participation…
