Durand Cup 2024: Kerala Blasters qualifies to the quarters as Punjab FC fails to manage enough in its Mumbai City win

Punjab FC struck twice late in the injury-time to defeat Mumbai City FC 3-0 in its concluding Group C match of the 133rd Durand Cup at the Kishore Bharati Stadium here on Sunday. Norwegian forward Mushaga Bakenga struck twice, including an injury-time penalty, while Croatian midfielder Filip Mrzljak scored once to complete Punjab FC’s dominance…

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Paris 2024 Olympics: USOPC says it will appeal decision forcing US gymnast Jordan Chiles to return her bronze medal

U.S. Olympic officials say they will appeal a court ruling that resulted in American gymnast Jordan Chiles being asked to return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) voided an on-floor appeal by Chiles’ coach that vaulted her to third, saying the appeal came…

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Olympics diary: HI president, Tirkey invites journalists for brunch; Authorities put up merch stalls across all venues

A gesture In a rare gesture to the contribution of journalists covering the sport, former India captain and Hockey India (HI) president Dilip Tirkey invited some of them over lunch to celebrate the national hockey team’s second consecutive bronze medal win in the Paris Olympics. Tirkey, always warm towards the scribes through his long career…

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Sprinter Mulamba provisionally suspended after testing positive for banned substance

Congolese sprinter Dominique Lasconi Mulamba has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance, the International Testing Agency said on Sunday, days after he competed in the 100 metres at Paris 2024 Olympics. Mulamba got through the preliminaries with a time of 10.54 but went out in round one on August 3 when…

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