Top seed Jannik Sinner survived a hard-fought battle against Tommy Paul to beat the American 7-6(3), 7-6(5), 6-1 and reach the US Open 2024 quarterfinals on Monday. Sinner, who fired down 10 aces at a rocking Arthur Ashe Stadium, became the only man to reach the last eight at all four majors this year. He…
Manolo Marquez will helm the Indian men’s football team for the first time as the Blue Tigers take on Syria and Mauritius in the Intercontinental Cup in Hyderabad. The team, currently ranked 124th in the world will be looking to start the era under the Spaniard on the perfect note after failing to qualify for…
The Indian football team, in the first half of 2024, has undergone significant changes – a new coach in Manolo Marquez and a team without its record goalscorer Sunil Chhetri (as an active international footballer) for the first time in nearly two decades. On Tuesday, September 3, it will test the waters against Mauritius, a…
Brazil’s Roberto Floriani begins with a throw of 57.99m. For India’s Sandip Sanjay Sargar, it is 54.86m. Australia’s Michal Burian sets the tone with his first throw of 63.68m, a new Season’s Best for him. Sri Lanka’s Dulan Kodithuwakku begins with 63.14m. An impressive first throw from Sumit Antil, the defending champion, as he begins…
The 17th edition of the Summer Paralympics began on Thursday and concludes on September 8. On the sixth day, medal events will be held across wheelchair fencing, para equestrian, para athletics, para shooting, para swimming, para archery and para table tennis. Here are the medal events on the sixth day of Paris 2024 Paralympics (timings…
Suhas Yathiraj won silver in the men’s singles SL4 category after losing to France’s Lucas Mazur 9-21, 13-21 in the ongoing Paralympics at the La Chapelle Arena Court 1 in Paris on Monday. Sukant Kadam was defeated by Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan 17-21, 18-21 in the bronze medal match. Suhas, an IAS officer from Uttar Pradesh,…
We are all familiar with the story of the hare and the tortoise. In a race to settle who’s faster, the tortoise, one of the slowest animals on land, calmly trudged to the finish ahead of its furry mate, who decided to squeeze in a snooze after getting a considerable head start. The real world…
India’s Nithya Sre defeated Rina Marlina of Indonesia 21-14, 21-6 to win bronze medal in the women’s SH6 category on Monday. The 19-year-old Indian beat the Indonesian para shuttler in just 23 minutes after waiting for almost an hour due to technical issues after the previous medal ceremony. Nithya along with Sivarajan Solaimalai lost in…
Sheetal Devi became the youngest Indian medallist in the history of Paralympics as she won a bronze medal in the mixed team compound open archery event in Paris on Monday. Sheetal, the armless archer who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, and Rakesh Kumar beat Italy’s Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonacina 156-155 in the bronze medal…
Indian para archers Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar defeated Italy’s Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonacina 156-155 in the bronze medal match at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Monday.
