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.
Andy Murray's Paris Olympics campaign came to an end after he lost his men's doubles quarterfinals alongside fellow Brit Dan Evans at the hands of USA's Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in straight sets.
India will take on Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the three-match series in Colombo. India's big guns including the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have all returned for the ODI series and with the Champions Trophy in mind, these three matches will be key.
After disappointing and some shocking upsets on Day 6 of sporting events at the Paris Olympics, the Indian team targets some success with some key medal qualification events scheduled for Day 7. Medal hopefuls Manu Bhaker and Lakshya Sen will be in action on Friday.
It was India's third badminton defeat one after the other on Thursday, August 1 as PV Sindhu exited Paris Olympics prematurely in Round of 16. This will be the first Olympic Games campaign for Sindhu without a medal after winning a silver medal in Rio in 2016 and a bronze medal in Tokyo.
IND vs SL 1st ODI live: Star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma return to ODI setup for the first time since India's ICC World Cup 2023 final loss against Australia in November last year while Sri Lanka miss their star pacers Matheesha Pathirana and Dilshan Madushanka to injuries.
Swapnil Kusale claimed India's third medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 after recording a bronze in the men's 50m 3 positions event on Thursday. Kusale joined Manu Bhaker and Sarbjot Singh to claim three medals in shotting for India in Paris.
Angela Carini abandoned her Round of 16 boxing match against Algeria's Imane Khelif after a suspected broken nose in just 46 seconds at the Paris Olympics 2024. Carini broke down saying that she took the right call by calling it off after the second punch after feeling that it wasn't going well.
IND vs SL pitch report: The Indian cricket team will be playing their first ODI match of the year 2024 against Sri Lanka at Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium on Friday. India won their recent T20 series against Sri Lanka in Pallekele and will target a dominant performance in ODIs.
Team India will be up against Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series following their 3-0 T20 series win. The series is the first one in the build-up to the Champions Trophy for India and from the last time they played the ODI format in December 2023, there are quite a few changes to the squad.
Swapnil Kusale finished third in the 50m rifle 3 positions men's final event to clinch a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday. He became India's third medalist at the 33rd Summer Games and first in the men's individual shooting event.
Lakshya Sen breezed past his compatriot HS Prannoy in the Round of 16 clash in men's singles of Badminton at the Paris Olympics. Lakshya continued his impressive run in the ongoing Olympics that saw him winning fourth match in straight sets in a row as he sustained India's medal hopes in the sport.
PV Sindhu is ranked No. 13 in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) women's singles rankings whereas her round of 16 opponent He Bing Jiao is ninth.
The world no.3 pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a shock defeat against Malaysia's unseeded pair of Soh Wooi Yik and Chia Aaron to miss out on the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday.
Former India cricketer MS Dhoni prefers to stay away from the limelight while not playing and makes limited public appearances. He attended a promotional event and opened up on various aspects including his chances of playing in IPL 2025.
Southern Brave were handed a shock defeat by Northern Superchargers being blown away in Nicholas Pooran storm. Despite the bowling attack they have, their batters have to pull up their socks but the inaugural Hundred men's champions will be confident taking on the Manchester Originals.
London Spirit haven't had a great start to the men's Hundred 2024 losing their first two matches. However, the Dan Lawrence side will hope to put up a much better performance against the Welsh Fire, who themselves are coming off a poor show against the Oval side where they failed to chase down 113.
Sri Lanka have been rattled by injuries to key players in the home series against India. Multiple players got ruled out even before the T20I series and once again, they lost a couple of their cricketers just before the ODI leg of the tour. Can they beat India in this series?
IND vs SL: The Indian cricket team is set to play their first ODI of 2024 as they tour Sri Lanka for the three-match series starting on August 2. India boast a dominating head-to-head record against Sri Lanka and target a historic milestone in 50-over cricket in the first match in Colombo.
Swapnil Kusale became the third shooter to win a medal for India at the Paris Olympics 2024. He secured the bronze medal in the Men's 50m air rifle 3 positions event bringing glory to the nation. He finished third among eight finalists with a total of 451.4 after 44 shots.
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