Vinesh Phogat scripted history by becoming the first player in women's international wrestling to beat Japanese champion and defending gold medallist Yui Susaki before winning her quarter-final bout at the Paris Olympics 2024. Vinesh will now play her semi-final bout on Tuesday, August 6 itself.
A day after being appointed as SA20 league ambassador, former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik signed up with Paarl Royals for the 2025 edition of the tournament as a player. Karthik, who retired from Indian cricket following IPL 2024, is currently working as a commentator in the Hundred.
The time is running out for Manchester Originals as far as the ongoing edition of the men'd Hundred is concerned as the last year's runners-up have lost all four of their matches played so far. As the Originals look to stay alive in the competition, they face the in-form Oval Invincibles.
Sweden's pole vaulter Armand Duplantis flew like a bird in front of a packed and roaring Stade de France on Monday, August 5 as he smashed Olympic and world records into pieces in Paris. Duplantis not only retained his Gold medal but also registered a personal best of 6.25m over the bar.
It is a big day for the Indian contingent at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Tuesday, August 6 given the highly anticipated event, javelin throw gets underway with Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena set to take part in the men's qualification event with the hockey team set to face Germany in the semi-final.
India badminton great Prakash Padukone came down heavily on the players for not taking responsibility after the Paris Olympics campaign for the shuttlers came to an end on Monday, August 5 without a medal. Lakshya Sen, India's last hope, lost his bronze medal match against Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia.
Viktor Axelsen became only the second men's singles player to defend his Gold medal in the Olympics as he beat Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn in straight sets in Paris on Monday, August 5. Vitidsarn had started well but Axelsen was just too good for his opponent as he joined Lin Dan in rare list.
Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia beat Lakshya Sen in a comeback for the ages as after being one game down, the 26-year-old shuttler won the final two games to win the bronze medal as India's agony at the Paris Olympics. It was India's sixth fourth-placed finish in Paris with India's tally staying at three.
ICC revealed the Player of the Month nominees for July for both men and women. India have a total of three players being nominated among six, one in the men's category and two for the women. Washington Sundar, who was the Player of the Series in Zimbabwe, is the sole Indian male player nominated.
SA20 confirmed on Monday, August 5, the signing of Dinesh Karthik as the league's ambassador for the global footprint of the tournament. In just two seasons, SA20 has been able to catch the imagination of viewers and overseas players among other stakeholders.
England will take on Sri Lanka in a three-match Test series starting on Wednesday, August 21 in Manchester. England won their previous Test assignment West Indies 3-0 and just have to keep winning every red-ball match they play in the current cycle to have a chance of making it to the WTC final.
Netherlands' Femke Bol ran one of the finest last laps in a relay race in recent times to help her country trump the mighty USA team in the 4x400m mixed team relay race at the Paris Olympics. Bol recovered from fourth position to beat the USA to complete a miraculous win.
India at Paris Olympics, Day 9 Live: India men's hockey team defeated Great Britain in a penalty shootout to reach the semi-finals round but young badminton player Lakshya Sen and ace boxer Lovlina Borgohain suffered big defeats in their respective matches.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma scored a quickfire 58 in the first ODI against Sri Lanka and inched closer to surpassing former skipper MS Dhoni on the list of leading run-getters in the format. Rohit has been magnificent at the top of the order since last ODI World Cup taking the aggressive approach.
London Spirit got their first win in the men's Hundred 2024 campaign as they did just enough against the Welsh Fire to get over the line and will be hoping to get on a winning run of sorts. Against them are their local rivals and the defending champions, Oval Invincibles, who lost their last game.
India will rue not being able to get over the finishing line in the first ODI of the three-match series in Colombo on Friday but will have a chance again on Sunday, August 4 to make amends. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, with the way they came back, will be motivated as well to topple India.
India's double medal winner Manu Bhaker will be the country's flag-bearer at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Bhaker won a bronze in the 10m air pistol and 10m air pistol mixed team events while missing a medal in the women's 25m pistol event as she finished fourth.
India will take on Sri Lanka in the first of the three-match ODI series in Colombo on Friday, August 2. India have hit the transition button in T20Is but for ODIs the squad largely remains similar while Sri Lanka too have changed their captain as they look to have a better outing in the 50-over.
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