Plucked out of his comfort zone and training without a partner for a mixed event in what is to be his debut Olympics, race walker Suraj Panwar is gearing up for quite a roller-coaster ride in Paris this month. But he is quite used to upheaval. He was born into it. The 23-year-old was an…
NEW DELHI: Time and again, local cricket matches worldwide have produced captivating visuals that thrill the fans. Following a young boy’s imitation of Jasprit Bumrah‘s unsusual bowling action, another video clip has gone viral on social media, reminding of Suryakumar Yadav‘s heart-stopping catch during the T20 World Cup final last month.After a young Pakistani boy…
Japan footballer Kaishu Sano has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman, local media reported on Wednesday. The 23-year-old defensive midfielder and two friends, also in their 20s, allegedly sexually assaulted the woman at a hotel in Tokyo on Sunday, Japan public broadcaster NHK and other media reported, citing unnamed police sources. After responding…
After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is set to swim in the Seine river later on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise she made in January nine days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. The swim will occur along the stretch of the river that passes by the imposing-looking City Hall and the…
Sri Lanka‘s former captain Arjuna Ranatunga, who led his country to their maiden ODI World Cup triumph in 1996, has shocked the cricket world with his latest image that shows him to have lost weight to the point of being almost unrecognizable. Ranatunga’s transformation, which is visible in an image on social media along with…
As the clock ticked closer to ninety minutes at the Olympiastadion Berlin during the Euro 2024 final, England fancied its chances of pulling a final rabbit out of the hat to spoil Spain’s party. However, with four minutes to go, Marc Cucurella outpaced Kyle Walker on the left flank to fire a low cross into…
It was a Spanish Sunday, all right, as first Carlos Alcaraz, the 21-year-old Spaniard, won the All England Men’s Singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets, and then a few hours later, the Spanish football team ended the dream of the England football team of winning their first title since 1966. While…
NEW DELHI: Washington Freedom became the first team to qualify for the Major League Cricket 2024 playoffs with a crushing 94-run victory against MI New York at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Tuesday.Washington Freedom extended their winning streak to four matches as chasing 183, defending champions MI New York were bundled out for…
Hard Rock Stadium defended the security measures in place for Sunday’s Copa America final after CONMEBOL accused the venue of ignoring advice that might have prevented the chaotic incidents that held up the game. The showpiece final between Colombia and Argentina at the Miami venue was delayed by 82 minutes as overwhelmed security struggled to…
From Nilima Ghose becoming the first Indian woman to compete in the Olympics to PV Sindhu making history as the second Indian athlete to win two medals at the quadrennial showpiece event, here are some notable achievements by Indian female athletes at the Summer Games. India’s first woman Olympian In a historic moment, Indian women…
