Australia’s Ariarne Titmus defeated arch rivals Summer McIntosh of Canada and USA’s Katie Ledecky to defend her 400m freestyle title at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday. Titmus clocked 3:57.49 almost a second faster than the Canadian teen McIntosh and four-time Olympian Ledecky, who secured silver and bronze medals, respectively. All three medallists were past…
NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav has equalled Virat Kohli’s record for the most Player of the Match (POTM) awards in T20 Internationals. Surya secured his 16th POTM award in just his 69th match, matching Kohli’s tally achieved in 125 matches. This milestone came during India’s commanding 43-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first T20I of…
Paris Olympics 2024: Top Indian performers on Day 1
NEW DELHI: New T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav struck a spectacular half-century to lead India to a 43-run victory over Sri Lanka in the series opener in Pallekele on Saturday, marking the start of Gautam Gambhir era on a strong note.Suryakumar dazzled with a 26-ball 58, contributing to India’s total of 213 for 7, which was…
Former West Indies captain Deandra Dottin has come out of retirement and will be available for selection to represent the West Indies Women’s international cricket team, a statement from the board said. Dottin last played for the West Indies in 2022. She has featured in 270 international matches across the two white-ball formats. Dottin registered…
The Indian men’s hockey team began its Paris 2024 Olympics campaign with a 3-2 win against New Zealand at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium on Saturday. New Zealand took the lead after eight minutes through Same Lane who scored past PR Sreejesh from a penalty corner. India equalised in the second half after Mandeep Singh scored on…
Canadian officials Joseph Lombardi and Jasmine Mander were also banned for a year by FIFA.
Argentina earned a 3-1 win over Iraq in Lyon and Spain outclassed the Dominican Republic 3-1 in Bordeaux in the second matchday of the men’s Olympic football tournament on Saturday. Argentina recovered from its chaotic opening loss to Morocco and boosted its chances of reaching the next round as it went top of Group B…
FIFA, the world’s football governing body, has rejected Argentina’s complaints over a last-minute equaliser being ruled out in the Paris Olympics’ opening match against Morocco, the head of Argentina’s football association (AFA) said on Saturday. “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee rejected the protest filed regarding the events that occurred in the match against Morocco,” AFA President…
