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…
Manchester United will open its Europa League campaign this season against Rangers and will also face Jose Mourinho’s current side, Fenerbahce in the league phase of the tournament. The league phase opponents for the Red Devils were revealed at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, with Rangers, Porto, PAOK, Fenerbahce, Bodo/Glimt, Viktoria Plzen, FC Twente and…
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,…
Kevin De Bruyne was included in Belgium’s squad for next week’s Nations League matches but Romelu Lukaku was omitted after asking for time off to concentrate on getting fit after his move to Napoli, coach Domenico Tedesco announced on Friday. There had been much speculation about the international future of the 33-year-old De Bruyne, who…
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…
Brighton and Hove Albion defender Jan Paul van Hecke received a first call-up to the Netherlands squad on Monday after Tottenham Hotspur’s Micky van de Ven was dropped for Nations League matches against Bosnia & Herzegovina and Germany. Van de Ven did train with Tottenham last week but was not included in their matchday squad…
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…
Leading up to his first game as India’s head coach, Manolo Marquez is back to where it all began for him. After joining Hyderabad FC in 2020, he became a household name in Indian football after guiding the club to the ISL title in the 2021-22 season. Two years later, he is back as the…
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…
