The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics will take place in Paris from July 26 to August 11 this year. Paris Olympics will feature 32 sports, including the 28 “core” disciplines. Additionally, sports like breaking, skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing have been added to the roster. The first event in which India is scheduled to…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistani cricketer Ahmed Shehzad, who had slammed Pakistan captain Babar Azam throughout the recently held T20 World Cup, was at the receiving end of some ‘unplayable’ deliveries himself.A video is doing the rounds on the internet in which Ahmed Shehzad is shown batting during a street game in Pakistani city of Chitral…
The Albanian football federation renewed its contract with Brazilian head coach Sylvinho on Wednesday, with the aim of qualifying for the 2025 Nations League and reaching the World Cup a year later for the first time. The 50-year-old Sylvinho, who took over in January 2023, led the team to the Euro 2024 finals but took…
The Indian men and women archers will trust their hard training while trying to overcome last minute distractions due to the absence of Korean coach Baek Woong Ki and psychologist Gayatri Madkekar as they begin their campaign with a hope to win India’s first archery medal in the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Baek did not…
NEW DELHI: India’s star pacer Mohammed Shami has faced numerous obstacles throughout his career. Despite being India’s top wicket-taker in the last three ODI World Cups, his personal life has often been in the spotlight. The 33-year-old pacer, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, went through separation from his wife, Hasin Jahan, who filed a police…
Only captains will be allowed to speak and discuss decisions with the referee during the Olympics, FIFA said on Wednesday following the rule’s first implementation at last month’s European Championship. FIFA is encouraging the adoption of the measure by competition organisers globally after UEFA extended the new approach to all of its competitions in a…
When one travelled from the City of Joy to the City of Light, bright smiles of the volunteers, dressed in green uniform, made one forget the long and tiring journey. Their gesture was enough make a visitor comfortable and help them skip the initial hiccups they would have anticipated after arriving in a new country….
NEW DELHI: Calvin Savage‘s all-round performance powered Texas Super Kings to a comprehensive 37-run win against Seattle Orcas in the final league match of Major League Cricket 2024 at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Tuesday.After being put in to bat by Seattle Orcas, who were already eliminated from the tournament, Texas Super Kings posted…
A fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco on Wednesday caused chaos, with Argentina eventually beaten 2-1 following a VAR review after play was suspended with the score tied at 2-2. Argentina’s Cristian Medina scored deep in injury time to salvage what looked like a 2-2 draw,…
Canada women’s football coach Bev Priestman said Wednesday she’ll step away from the team’s opening game against New Zealand at the Paris Olympics in the wake of a pair of drone incidents. New Zealand complained to the International Olympic Committee’s integrity unit after it said drones were flown over practice sessions earlier in the week….
