Mandeep Singh has been one of Punjab’s longest-serving cricketers. Ever since making his debut back in 2010, he went on to become one of the batting mainstays and eventually led the team to its maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title last year. But ahead of the forthcoming domestic season, Mandeep has decided to move on…
American Noah Lyles said that his Paris Games are over, hours after he needed medical attention following his shock third-place finish in the 200 metres, when it was revealed he tested positive for COVID. Lyles turned up the positive test on Tuesday, officials said, two days after he won the 100 metres, and appeared to…
Cindy Ngamba won the Refugee Olympic Team their first ever medal on Thursday when she settled for bronze in women’s boxing. Ngamba, who was born in Cameroon but sought safe haven in Britain aged 11, was beaten by Panama’s seventh seed Atheyna Bylon by split decision in the semifinals of the women’s 75kg category. That…
India will play an additional fixture during its tour of Australia at the end of the year following confirmation of a two-day day-night match against a Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra. The match will take place at Manuka Oval in the nation’s capital on November 30 and December 1 and will fall in between the…
Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Cincinnati Open on Thursday, less than a week after the 37-year-old from Serbia collected his first Olympic gold medal. The Cincinnati event announced his withdrawal. Djokovic won last year’s title there; this year’s tournament starts next week and serves as a hard-court tuneup ahead of the U.S. Open. The…
On August 9, India will attempt to make a new headway in athletics by securing a medal in the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay events. Amoj Jacob, Rajesh Ramesh, Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, and Muhammed Anas Yahiya will be competing for the men’s team, while Jyothika Sri Dandi, Kiran Pahal, MR Poovamma, Vithya…
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma fell short of a century once again but was the top scorer as South Africa reached 344-8 at stumps on the second day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Queen’s Park Oval on Thursday. Bavuma contributed 86 runs before being dismissed leg before wicket to a…
Paris Olympics 2024 in pictures: Neeraj wins javelin silver; Arshad breaks record to clinch gold
The Indian men’s hockey team won back-top-back medals in the Olympics games for the first time since 1972 after the 2-1 win over Spain in the bronze medal match of the Paris 2024 Olympics at the Yves de Manoir Stadium on Thursday. The previous instance of the men’s team winning medals in consecutive Olympic games…
Silver medallist India’s Neeraj Chopra and Gold medallist Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem celebrate after the men’s javelin throw final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. | Photo Credit: PTI Silver medallist India’s Neeraj Chopra and Gold medallist Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem celebrate after the men’s javelin throw final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. | Photo Credit: PTI
