Dindigul Dragons, powered by skipper R. Ashwin’s brilliant batting and inspirational leadership, clinched its maiden TNPL crown with a six-wicket win over Lyca Kovai Kings in the final at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. Dragons’ attack, led by pacer Sandeep Warrier (4-0-26-2) and spinners Varun Chakravarthy (4-0-26-2) and P. Vignesh (4-0-15-2), restricted Kovai Kings…
Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh lived up to her pre-Paris Games billing to win the women’s Olympic high jump at the Stade de France on Sunday. The world champion and world record holder managed a best of 2.00 metres to win on countback from Australia’s Nicola Olyslagers. Another Australian, Eleanor Patterson, claimed joint bronze with another Ukrainian,…
Noah Lyles of the USA clocked 9.79 to win the men’s 100m final of Paris Olympics 2024 on Monday.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) late on Sunday night issued a statement on the ongoing matter surrounding defender Anwar Ali’s transfer. It said that the AIFF Players’ Status Committee (PSC) is an independent adjudicatory body of the AIFF that has adjudicated over 90+ cases since its appointment in 2022. “The Committee is composed solely…
Paris Olympics 2024 in pictures: Bobby Finke smashes 12-year-old men’s 1,500m freestyle world-record to clinch gold
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. On August 5, Indian athletes will be in action across multiple disciplines such as shooting, badminton, athletics and…
Paris Olympics 2024 in pictures: Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz to win maiden tennis men’s singles gold
Amit Rohidas was shown a red card during India’s Paris 2024 Olympics quarterfinal hockey match against Great Britain on Sunday. His suspension for the match meant India played nearly three quarters with 10 players. Harmanpreet Singh and side still managed to qualify for the semifinal courtesy of a 4-2 penalty shootout win. India will now…
Gold medalist Liu Yang of Team China celebrates after the Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Rings Final on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Gold medalist Liu Yang of Team China celebrates after the Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Rings Final on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. | Photo…
TENNIS Porto Challenger: Ramkumar-Paris duo loses doubles final Top seeds Sander Arends and Luke Johonson beat Joshua Paris and Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-3, 6-2 in the doubles final of the €148,625 Challenger tennis tournament in Porto, Portugal. The champion team collected 125 ATP points and €8,450. The runners-up pocketed 75 points and €4,870. In the $25,000…
