The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics is set to take place from July 26 to August 11 in Paris and 16 other cities in France. The quadrennial event will be hosted in the French capital for the third time after 1900 and 1924 – the second city to have hosted three Olympiads after London (1908,…
Lionel Messi of Argentina reacts during the CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 semifinal match between Canada and Argentina at MetLife Stadium on July 09, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Lionel Messi of Argentina reacts during the CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 semifinal match between Canada and Argentina at MetLife…
TENNIS Aarav ousts Rian in quaterfinals of AITA National junior Aarav Chawla bounced back from a slow start to oust top seed Rian Sharma 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the HPCL Mittal AITA National series junior tennis tournament at the CLTA Complex on Thursday. In the girls section, Sherry Sharma got past third…
NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has stepped down from his role as the captain of the national T20I team ahead of the upcoming three-match series against India. This decision comes in the wake of Sri Lanka‘s disappointing performance in the T20 World Cup, where they failed to progress beyond the group stage.Hasaranga, who…
The 1964 Tokyo Olympics was crucial for Indian hockey. After losing the gold medal in the 1960 Rome Olympics and the Asian Games golds in 1958 (Tokyo) and 1962 (Jakarta) to Pakistan, India aimed to reclaim its top position. To prepare, the team toured New Zealand before the Olympics. After visiting Malaysia, we travelled to…
The domestic season of Indian football will begin with the Durand Cup 2024, later this month, with Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan Super Giant drawn in the same group. FULL LIST OF DURAND CUP 2024 GROUPS Group A (Kolkata): Mohun Bagan SG, East Bengal FC, Indian Air Force FT, Downtown Heroes FC Group…
The domestic season of Indian football will begin with the Durand Cup 2024, later this month, with Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan Super Giant drawn in the same group.
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer known for his aggressive and fierce approach on the field, Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah, following the conclusion of Rahul…
The dream of every athlete is to win a medal at the Olympics. I also dreamt and lived it in my first appearance at the Olympics in 1964. At 18, I was the squad’s youngest member, and we regained the gold lost to Pakistan in Rome, in 1964. Tokyo was special. The next, in Mexico,…
Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk will consider his future for both club and country over the next few weeks as he processes the disappointment of semi-final elimination at the European Championship on Wednesday, he said. Van Dijk, who turned 33 on Monday, said he would spend the next weeks figuring out his next career steps…
