Anshul Gupta

ICC has charged 25-year-old Sri Lankan spinner Praveen Jayawickrama for breach of the Anti-Corruption Code having been failed to report the approach from the bookies to fix certain matches. The said matches took place in 2021 and the bowler has gotten 14 days to respond to the charges.

India's final Gold medal hope, Neeraj Chopra will be in action at Stade de France on Thursday, August 8 in the men's javelin throw final at the Paris Olympics. The competition hasn't been a great one for the Indian contingent but Neeraj's qualification throw has raised everyone's hopes from him.

Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling following disqualification from the Paris Olympics due to that extra 100 grams weight while India's only Gold medal hope, Neeraj Chopra will be in action in the men's javelin throw final. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on August 8.

The whole of India slept on August 6, Tuesday night with hopes of a few medals on Wednesday but woke up to the most horrifying news from Paris Olympics. The hopes were shattered to pieces as let alone three, not a single medal was won on August 7 and Golden boy Neeraj Chopra remains the final one.

India's ace wrestler has decided to discontinue wrestling following her disqualification from the women's 50kg weight category at the Paris Olympics. Bajrang Punia and fans reacted to the same with 'you are a champion' posts as Vinesh missed a medal despite qualifying for the Gold medal bout.

India's decorated wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who had qualified for the Gold medal match in the 50kg category for women at the Paris Olympics, was disqualified from participation due to being overweight. Phogat will hence finish last and will not be able to return with any medal.

Indian women's wrestler in the 50kg category, Vinesh Phogat, set to fight in the Gold medal match bout has been disqualified from Paris Olympics 2024 after being found 150 grams overweight. It was a morning shocker for the Indian contingent as the protest continues but Vinesh will miss the medal.

Pakistan have named their 17-member squad for a two-match Test series against Bangladesh starting August 21 in Rawalpindi. Shan Masood, who led the side in the 3-0 series defeat to Australia will continue to be the captain but Pakistan have made a few changes in the side since then.

Priya Punia and Sayali Satghare with a few good shots at the end tried their best but failed to chase down 164 after needing 58 runs off the last five overs. Australia A women won the thriller by five runs and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series as India A women would aim to level on Friday.

Team India will be disappointed with their batting show in the ongoing ODI series against Sri Lanka so far as it has nearly cost them both the matches. India can't win the series but the Men in Blue have a chance to level it and might undergo a couple of changes to achieve that goal.

India will take on Sri Lanka in the three-match ODI series decider after losing a game and tying the other. Indian batsmen haven't been able to negate Sri Lanka's spin threat as despite a good start in the two matches, the middle-order has collapsed to nearly lose both of them.

Germany proved to be too good for India in the end as the three-time Olympic Gold medallists have qualified for the final in Paris winning the semi-final 3-2. India got a couple of penalty corners converted but Germany was spot-on in their defence but especially with their attack.

Germany beat India 3-2 in the men's hockey semi-final to qualify for the Gold medal match. A couple of errors in defence cost India big time as Germany with a decisive 54th minute goal from Marco Miltkau won the semi-final and will be aiming for their fourth Gold medal.

West Indies will host South Africa in a two-match Test series starting Wednesday, August 7 in Trinidad. West Indies will hope to take a few positives from the England tour into the two-match series while for South Africa, this series will be the beginning of their attempt to push for the WTC final.

India's senior shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa has thrown her weight behind Lakshya Sen and other badminton players of the contingent following Prakash Padukone's statement. Padukone had come down heavily on the players for showing accountability rather than holding federation or government responsible.

Northern Superchargers under the new leadership of Andrew Flintoff and Harry Brook has been in red-hot form in the men's Hundred 2024 winning three games on the trot after starting their campaign with a defeat. With Ben Stokes returning to the fold, Superchargers will not be easy to handle.