Noah Lyles wants his thrilling Olympic 100m victory to have a transformative effect on his sport in the United States — starting with a Michael Jordan-style sports shoe deal. The 27-year-old American catapulted himself into a new level of stardom on Sunday after ending the USA’s 20-year wait for a gold medal in the Olympics’…
NEW DELHI: The ongoing three-match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka has faced controversy following a Decision Review System (DRS) incident during the second ODI on Sunday. Sri Lanka secured a 32-run victory, taking a 1-0 lead after the first match ended in a tie. The issue arose from a contentious DRS call involving…
Cup winners Feyenoord edged league champions PSV Eindhoven on penalties at the end of an eight-goal stalemate in the Johan Cruyff Shield, as the new Dutch season got off to a rollicking start on Sunday. The traditional season opener saw PSV ahead after nine minutes but it then had to come back three times to…
Olympic boxer Imane Khelif said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender “harms human dignity,” and she called for an end to bullying athletes after being greatly affected by the international backlash against her. The Algerian athlete spoke about her tumultuous Olympic experience on Sunday night in an interview…
Lakshya Sen lost to Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen in the badminton men’s singles semifinal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Sunday, and will contest for a bronze medal. The 22-year-old will be up against Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia, who lost to Thailand’s Kunlavit Vitidsarn in his last-four match. The last meeting between the two shuttlers came…
India were handed a 32-run defeat by hosts Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the three-match series in Colombo on Sunday and are now in a must-win situation in the final game of the series, where a win will help the visitors to draw the series.The first match of the series last week on…
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics began in Paris on July 26 and concludes on August 11. The Paris Olympics feature 32 sports, including the 28 “core” disciplines, that include breaking, skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing. OLYMPICS 2024 FULL SCHEDULE.pdf Monday’s schedule features medal events across triathlon, shooting, badminton, artistic gymnastics, canoe slalom, athletics, track…
World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79sec to claim gold in a dramatic men’s Olympic 100m final in Paris on Sunday. Lyles won in the closest Olympic 100m finish in modern history as just five thousandths of a second separated him from Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson. Both were given the rounded-up time of 9.79sec…
In 9.79 seconds, it is all over. Noah Lyles is the Olympic 100m champion. The marquee event of the Olympic Games couldn’t have been any closer. Lyles needed to record a new personal best and even then it nearly wasn’t enough. He got off to a horror start – the slowest of the blocks in…
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…
