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29-Jul-2024 |
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Paris, July 29 : Playing in his first Olympic Games, India's star badminton player H.S Prannoy says he made a patchy start but recovered well in time to win his opening match in the men's singles group stage in the Olympic Games on Sunday. In a late match, Prannoy defeated Fabian Roth of Germany 2-0 (21-18, 21-12) in a Group K match. Prannoy has Vietnam's Le Duc Phat as the third player in their group and needs to top the standings to make it to the quarterfinals. |
28-Jul-2024 |
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Paris, July 29 : After Manu Bhaker opened the country's account with a bronze on Sunday, Indian shooters will be hoping to add more medals with two of them figuring in the finals of their respective events in the Paris Olympic Games shooting competition in Chateauroux. |
28-Jul-2024 |
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Villeneuve-d'Ascq (France), July 29 : Powerhouses USA defeated Serbia 110-84 in the opening game of Group C at the 2024 Paris Olympics. |
28-Jul-2024 |
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Moscow, July 29 : Over 200 naval vessels, including ships from the Indian, Chinese, and Algerian navies, took part in the traditional maritime parade in St Petersburg to mark Russia's Navy Day on Sunday. |
29-Jul-2024 |
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Paris, July 29 : Manu Bhaker cut a forlorn figure as the women's 10m Air Pistol event ended in the Tokyo Olympic Games, tearfully ruminating on the cruel hand dealt to her by fate, which resulted in her pistol jamming at the most inappropriate moment and resulted in her losing time and focus during the qualifying stage. |
29-Jul-2024 |
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Dambulla (Sri Lanka), July 28 : Opener Smriti Mandhana scored 60 and Richa Ghosh struck a late cameo (30 off 14 balls) as India Women came back to post 165/6 in 20 overs against Sri Lanka Women in the final of the Women's Asian Cup here on Sunday. |
28-Jul-2024 |
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Dallas, July 28 : USA Cricket (USAC) on Saturday appointed Johnathan Atkeison as its new CEO effective August 1. Atkeison, who most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer of USA Rugby, joins USA Cricket with over 15 years of national governing body experience in both high-performance, grassroots development, and business administration. |
28-Jul-2024 |
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Chateauroux, July 28 : India's shooters continued to thrive on the second day of competitions as Arjun Babuta qualified for the final of Men's 10m Air Rifle in the Paris Olympics here on Sunday. Babuta finished seventh in the qualification round with a total of 630.1 points while his teammate Sandeep Singh failed to progress further after finishing in 12th position with 629.3 points. |
28-Jul-2024 |
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Chateauroux, July 28 : Manu Bhaker won a historic bronze medal for India in the women's 10m Air Pistol event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. |
28-Jul-2024 |
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Tahiti (France), July 27 : As the Paris Olympic Games surfing competition is expected to start on Saturday, Chinese coach Luo Yang is cautious despite the excitement of China's debut on the Olympic waves with 15-year-old Yang Siqi. |
27-Jul-2024 |
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Chateauroux, July 27 : Not a good start to the day for Indian shooting fans as the two pairs of Ramita Jindal-Arjun Babuta and Elavenil Valarivan-Sandeep Singh failed to qualify for the final of the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team qualification round at the Paris Olympics, here on Saturday. |
27-Jul-2024 |
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Manchester, July 27 : England wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow was dropped from the Test squad for the ongoing three-match home series against West Indies but he has not given up on the dream of playing red-ball cricket again for Ben Stokes-led side. Despite being dropped for the series, the 34-year-old is eager to return to the Test side. He remained a vital part of England's red-ball team since the appointment of Brendon McCullum as head coach in May 2022. |
27-Jul-2024 |
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Kollam (Kerala), July 27 : Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu and Telangana Hockey won their respective matches in the women’s category whereas Andhra Pradesh played out a draw with Kerala on Day 5 of the 2nd Hockey India Sub Junior Women and Men South Zone Championships 2024. The day witnessed a goal-fest as Le Puducherry Hockey, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu and Kerala Hockey won their respective games in other matches in the men’s section. |
27-Jul-2024 |
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New Delhi, July 27 : Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh on Thursday extended his best wishes to Indian athletes participating in the XXXIII Olympics Games in Paris, which will commence with a historic Opening Ceremony on the river Seine on Friday. |
27-Jul-2024 |
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Paris, July 26 : India's male archers did well in the individual rankings round in the Olympic Games in Paris, as they finished third in the ranking round for Team Competition, thus making it to the quarterfinals, scheduled on July 29. On Thursday, the trio of Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav accumulated a total score of 2013 which put them in a superb place to fight for a place in the semifinals. |
26-Jul-2024 |
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New Delhi, July 25 : The meeting between the BCCI and all ten IPL franchise owners is all set to take place on July 31, where the talk will be dominated by the number of retentions teams can make and the Right to Match (RTM) options in hand ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction. |
25-Jul-2024 |
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Paris, July 25 : “It’s the biggest circus I’ve ever seen in my life," said Argentina team manager Javier Mascherano as his team's opening match against Morocco in the Olympic Games football competition caused a massive controversy in Paris on Wednesday. The Games witnessed unprecedented controversy and a major scandal after Argentina's match was suspended due to hooliganism by Morocco fans in the final minutes of the match, their equaliser disallowed, and teams forced to play the final few minutes two hours after scheduled close of the match. |
24-Jul-2024 |
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Paris, July 25 : A day before the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, India’s archery squad will get into action with the preliminary rounds scheduled to begin on Thursday at Invalides. The archers will be the first to start India's campaign in Paris. |
24-Jul-2024 |
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Madrid (Spain), July 25 : FC Barcelona forward Ansu Fati's injury nightmares continue with the confirmation that he has suffered from a foot injury that will keep him out of his side's pre-season tour of North America. "Ansu Fati has an injury to his right foot and will undergo conservative treatment in Barcelona," explained the Barcelona website without specifying a return date. |
24-Jul-2024 |
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Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh), July 25 : Maharashtra and Rajasthan secured high-scoring wins in the women's section while in the men’s category, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh scored victories in their respective matches on Day 4 of the 2nd Hockey India Junior Women and Men West Zone Championship 2024 here on Wednesday. |
24-Jul-2024 |
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Stavelot (Belgium), July 24 : The 2024 Belgian Grand Prix will mark the beginning of the month-long summer break in Formula One but the last race of the first half of the season has just been made very interesting as table-topper Max Verstappen is likely to be handed a 10-spot penalty on the grid in the upcoming race. |
24-Jul-2024 |
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New Delhi, July 24 : Lando Norris believes he can catch up with table-topper Max Verstappen if McLaren continue their current trajectory, following a controversial second place at the Hungarian Grand Prix that cut the leader's lead to 76 points. As the Formula 1 season heads into the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend, Norris is optimistic about his chances to push Verstappen all the way. |
24-Jul-2024 |
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Mumbai, July 24 : One of the four individual Indian athletes hoping for a repeat of their success from the Tokyo Olympics and win back-to-back medals, weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu is the lone weightlifter representing the country in the Paris Olympic Games |
24-Jul-2024 |
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New Delhi, July 24 : Hockey India on Tuesday named the core probable group for the senior men's national coaching camp in SAI, Bengaluru for the forthcoming Asian Champions Trophy to be held in Hulunbuir City, China in September. The core group includes players who didn't make the final cut for Paris 2024. It also includes players from the development group and the junior men's hockey team. Players from the Olympic squad will join the ongoing national camp on August 24 after a brief break. The camp will end on September 4. |
24-Jul-2024 |
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Neuburg, July 24 : Audi have announced former Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto as the new boss of their Formula 1 project on Tuesday. Earlier this year German car maker Audi took full ownership of the Sauber team, which will be run under the Audi banner from 2026, with an all-new power unit currently being developed in-house in Germany. |
24-Jul-2024 |
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Mumbai, July 23 : Abhinav Bindra, the first Indian to win an individual medal at the Olympics, has been conferred with the Olympic Order for his outstanding services to the Olympic movement. The Olympic Order is the highest award given by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for meritorious services. Bindra, a member of the IOC Athletes Commission, is the first Indian to receive the Olympic Order and was hailed by many prominent persons for this achievement. |
23-Jul-2024 |
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London, July 11 : Italy's Jasmine Paolini battled from a set down and twice a break down in the decider to outlast Donna Vekic in three sets in the longest semifinal-ever in women's singles at Wimbledon here on Thursday. Paolini, the No.7 seed, defeated Vekic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(8) in 2 hours and 51 minutes to become the first Italian woman to reach the final at Wimbledon in the Open Era. |
11-Jul-2024 |
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New Delhi, July 11 : The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved multiple proposals for assistance towards equipment by athletes and Para-athletes as they prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. |
11-Jul-2024 |
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Kadapa (A.P.), July 11 : Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh triumphed in their respective women’s matches while Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Karnataka emerged victorious in the men’s fixtures on Day 2 of the 2nd Hockey India Junior Women and Men South Zone Championship 2024 here on Thursday. |
11-Jul-2024 |
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London, July 11 : Italy's Jasmine Paolini battled from a set down and twice a break down in the decider to outlast Donna Vekic in three sets in the longest semifinal-ever in women's singles at Wimbledon here on Thursday. Paolini, the No.7 seed, defeated Vekic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(8) in 2 hours and 51 minutes to become the first Italian woman to reach the final at Wimbledon in the Open Era. |
11-Jul-2024 |
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Mumbai, July 11 : With four very different players in the semifinals, many fans and experts are expecting defending champion Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Serbia's 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic to face off in the men's singles semifinals at Wimbledon 2024. In the semifinals on Friday, Alcaraz will take on Daniil Medvedev while Djokovic will meet Lorenzo Musetti. Former top-20 player from India and noted commentator Vijay Amritraj believes that Sunday's final could be a repeat of last year's summit clash in which Alcaraz overcame Djokovic in a five-set thriller. |
11-Jul-2024 |
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London, July 6 : American second seed Coco Gauff eased past British qualifier Sonay Kartal 6-5, 6-0 on a packed No.1 Court while former US Open winner and wild card Emma Raducanu maintained her chances by stunning ninth seed Maria Sakkari in straight sets to reach the fourth round of women's singles at the Wimbledon here on Friday. |
05-Jul-2024 |
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London, July 6 : Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz improved to a 12-1, his overall record in five-set encounters in majors as he got the better of American Frances Tiafoe in a thrilling encounter in men's singles third round at the Wimbledon 2024 on Friday. |
05-Jul-2024 |
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Johor Bahru (Malaysia), July 5 : Talented Indian player Abhay Singh has stormed into two semifinals in the ongoing Asian Doubles Squash Championships here on Friday. |
05-Jul-2024 |
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New Delhi, July 5 : Atiqa Mir, the 9-year-old racing sensation who is the fastest Indian girl on four-wheels, has been shortlisted for the first-ever selection process of the cult Switzerland-based all-women motorsports team Iron Dames's new Young Talents initiative. The initiative aims to identify and develop young female kart racers between the ages of eight and 13, who dream of a career in motorsport. |
05-Jul-2024 |
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Mohali, July 5 : Punjab FC have announced the signing of midfielder Vinit Rai and goalkeeper Muheet Shabir ahead of the upcoming 2024–25 season. |
05-Jul-2024 |
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Monaco, July 3 : Just three weeks ahead of the upcoming Paris Olympic Games, World Athletics has ratified the women's marathon world record set by Peres Jepchirchir earlier this year. Kenya’s Jepchirchir rewrote the record book as she ran 2:16:16 to improve the women-only world marathon record by 45 seconds at the TCS London Marathon. |
03-Jul-2024 |
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London, July 3 : Second seed and the 2023 U.S Open winner, Coco Gauff advanced into the women's singles third round of the Wimbledon 2024 Championships. |
03-Jul-2024 |
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London, July 3 : Former World No.1 Andy Murray will partner fellow Grand Slam champion Emma Raducanu in the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon. |
03-Jul-2024 |
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Berlin, July 3 : Ronald Koeman seemed in doubt about what gives him more happiness: the letter he received from his grandson or the Netherlands' clean 3-0 win over Romania in the last 16 of Euro 2024. The 61-year-old Netherlands coach praised his grandson's colourful drawings and his prediction of a 3-1 win. |
03-Jul-2024 |
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Beijing, July 3 : In a heartfelt tribute, the Chinese badminton team overcame South Korea 3-1 in the mixed team final at the 2024 Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Indonesia on Tuesday, reclaiming the title after six long years. The emotional ceremony saw the entire team ascend the podium with a jersey of their recently deceased teammate, Zhang Zhijie, a promising 17-year-old badminton star. |
02-Jul-2024 |
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New Delhi, July 1 : As fans and the cricket ecosystem in India continue to revel in the joy of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 victory, they are also coming to terms with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja announcing their retirements from the format on a high. |
01-Jul-2024 |
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New Delhi, July 1 : The iconic Kingsmead Cricket Stadium in Durban, South Africa, is set to captivate cricket enthusiasts and deliver thrilling performances globally when it hosts the next edition of the World Masters League T20. Starting in the first week of August 2024, the league will feature six dynamic teams: Indraprastha Warriors, Gulf Superstars, Sydney Spartans, Colombo Titans, Lahore Lions, and Caribbean Pirates. |
01-Jul-2024 |
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Mumbai, July 1 : Former India captain Virat Kohli on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his encouraging words for him when the PM called the Indian team following its triumph in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday night. |
01-Jul-2024 |
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New Delhi, July 1 : When David Miller heaved a Hardik Pandya full toss through the line off the toe-end on the first ball of the final over, many felt it would clear long-off for six and get the equation marginally in South Africa’s favour in their quest to win 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup. |
01-Jul-2024 |
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New Delhi, July 1 : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary, Jay Shah has announced the cash reward of Rs 125 crore for the Rohit Sharma-led side, following their T20 World Cup 2024 triumph. |
01-Jul-2024 |