England stumbled in their first innings of the third Test match against West Indies after losing five wickets before reaching 100 in the first session at Edgbaston. Joe Root kept the scoreboard moving from one end as West Indies took control of the final match of the series.
People's Republic of China's Yuting Huang and Lihao Sheng defeated the Republic of Korea's Park Hajun and Keum Jihyeon in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event in shooting to claim the first gold of Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday.
Elavenil Valarivan, Sandeep Singh, Ramita and Arjun Babuta will be in action in the 10m air rifle mixed team event on day one and will have a chance to open India's account. Meanwhile, the Indian men's hockey team will take on New Zealand in a Group B fixture to kick-start their campaign in Paris.
Paris delivered an unprecedented opening ceremony event to kick off the 33rd Summer Olympics with a floating Parade of Nations, music and dance performances for star singers Lady Gaga and Aya Nakamura, and cultural displays through various events at the Seine River.
The ace badminton player PV Sindhu and the veteran table tennis player Sharath Kamal led the 78-member Indian contingent on a boat at the Seine River as Paris kicked off the 33rd Olympics Games with an unprecedented event on Friday.
Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu continued her red-hot form by top-scoring with 63 runs off 48 balls as Pakistan failed to defend 140 runs in the second semi-final of the Women's Asia Cup 2024 final in Dambulla.
Paris Olympics Day 1 Schedule: The Indian men's hockey team will begin their campaign against New Zealand while the star badminton player Laksha Sen will take on Kevin Cordon in his first Group stage match in the men's singles event on Friday.
Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony: The Seine River is set to host the opening ceremony of the 33rd Summer Games in Paris with over 100 boats to carry more than 10,000 athletes in the Parade of Nations on Friday.
Indian men's hockey team will begin their Paris Olympics 2024 campaign against New Zealand on July 27 and are drawn against giant teams like Australia and Belgium in Group B. The veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh revealed India's plans at the Paris Games exclusively to India TV reporter Samip Rajguru.
"Hopefully, going forward, in the upcoming cycle - I think we play 30-40 T20Is before the next T20 World Cup - I can improve my performance when it comes to batting, and also we can improve as a team," Shubman Gill said.
Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2024 player auction: Mysore Warriors retained their captain Karun Nair and spent INR 50,000 to sign all-rounder Samit Dravid, the son of former Indian cricket team captain and head coach Rahul Dravid.
Tournament hosts Sri Lanka women defeated Thailand by 10 wickets to top the group B table with three dominant wins in three games while Pakistan women secured the semi-final berth with two wins in group A fixtures.
"I feel happy and proud to be one of the few Chef De Missions who is also an Olympics medallist. There are a handful of people. It's an honour for me. I was contributing to shooting athletes and now I'm able to contribute to all Indian athletes," Gagan Narang told India TV reporter Samip Rajgugu.
Indian women's archery team directly secured the quarter-final round after finishing fourth in the ranking round while the men's team secured third position to finish in the top-four and avoid South Korea in the semi-final fixture.
England sealed the three-match series with a huge 241-run win in the second Test in Nottingham and will target a clean sweep in the third and final match against West Indies at Edgbaston in Birmingham starting on July 26.
Aman Sehrawat was one of the last Indian wrestlers to secure a late quota for the Paris Olympics 2024. The youngster won a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou and is a former U23 world Champion.
The world no.2 Novak Djokovic is drawn against Australia's Matthew Ebden in the men's singles first round and could potentially face the 22-time Grand Slam winner and two-time Olympics medalist Rafael Nadal in the second round.
ENG vs WI, 2nd Test: Joe Root and Harry Brook recorded quick centuries on Day 4 as England managed to post a 400-plus total on Day 4 of the second Test match against West Indies. After impressive batting in first innings, the Caribbean side collapsed in the second innings.
Indian women's cricket team pulled off a huge 78-run win over UAE to record two wins in two games and find themselves at the top of the Group A points table. Pakistan also registered a big win over Nepal with a boost in their standings.
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