Premier League club Everton has signed Napoli midfielder Jesper Lindstrom on loan with an option to make the move permanent in 2025, both clubs said on Friday. While the financial details of the deal were not disclosed by either club, Italian media reported that Everton would pay Napoli around three million euros ($3.26 million) in…
Syria and Mauritius on Friday confirmed their participation in the Intercontinental Cup 2024, which will be in Hyderabad during the FIFA Window from September 2 to 10. While Syria is placed 93rd in the latest FIFA rankings, Mauritius stands at 179th. India is currently ranked 124th. This will be the fourth edition of the Intercontinental…
Rafael Nadal practised alongside doubles partner Carlos Alcaraz at Roland Garros on Friday as doubts continued about the Spaniard’s fitness ahead of the Olympic tennis competition. The 38-year-old had missed his training slot on Thursday with Germany’s Alexander Zverev with Spain’s coach Carlos Moya saying he was struggling with a thigh injury. Fourteen-time French Open…
There is a 70-80 percent chance of “moderate to heavy” rain at the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony starting at 7:30 pm (2300 IST) on Friday, French weather channel La Chaine Meteo said. “There is still uncertainty about the trajectory and exact position” of the rainstorm, meteorologist Cyrille Duchesne said in a post on the…
V.S. Aravind, Sportstar’s Assistant Editor in Hyderabad, passed away at a hospital in Bhubaneswar late on Thursday after a brief illness. He was 36 and is survived by his parents and younger brother. With more than 13 years of experience in the industry, Aravind started his career with an English daily newspaper in Bhubaneswar before joining Sportstar in 2018, where…
Welcome to live coverage of India vs Bangladesh semifinal in the Women’s Asia Cup And then there were four. UAE, Nepal, Malaysia and Thailand have returned home from the group stage while India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Pakistan will now fight for a chance to make the big final. Catch all the live updates here…
Coco Gauff said she is excited and a little nervous to meet fellow US flag bearer LeBron James for the first time when the pair carry the Stars and Stripes on a boat down the Seine at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. The 20-year-old US Open champion will be the youngest-ever US flag…
The Delhi Soccer Association, during its Executive Committee Meeting this week, imposed a lifetime ban on 10 Indian footballers on account of suspicions of match-fixing on multiple occasions. Among the players is a former youth Indian international, who represented the country in the AIFF (All India Football Federation) Youth Cup in 2016 and was in…
Both men and women archers ensured India’s Paris Olympics 2024 campaign was off to a bright start on Thursday. While the men’s team – comprising Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav – finished third in the qualification round, the women’s team – consisting of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Bhajan Kaur – finished fourth….
Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony: List of India’s recent flag bearers at the Summer Olympic Games
