MS Dhoni and his retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been the trending question over the last two years. Dhoni was expected to hang his boots after winning the 2023 edition of the cash-rich league but he came back for the fans despite having a dodgy knee.
Swapnil Kusale was a part of India's team that had won Gold at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in the men's 50m rifle 3 position. Kusale is a huge fan of the former India and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Day 6 at the Paris Olympics 2024 has a packed schedule for Indian athletes with athletics starting today (August 1). However, all eyes will be on Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy who will face each other today in the round of 16.
PV Sindhu won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics by beating He Bing Jiao of China in straight games 21-13, 21-15. However, the head-to-head record is in favour of the Chinese shuttler.
India and Sri Lanka are set to face each other in a three-match ODI series starting on August 2. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are set to play ODIs for the first time since the World Cup final that India lost to Australia on November 19 last year. Here's all you need to know about the series...
India TV Sports Wrap on August 1: From all the Olympics action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on August 1.
Swapnil Singh clinched a bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 position event but it was a disappointing day for the Indian contingent with star contenders PV Sindhu, Nikhat Zareen, Sift Kaur Samra, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty facing shock elimination.
Lakshya Sen entered the round of 16 with a spirited performance against the world rank No. three and the third seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia. Lakshya made a phenomenal comeback after trailing behind in the first game.
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal crashed out of the men's doubles competition after suffering an excruciating loss at the hands of the fourth-seeded American duo of Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram.
It was a largely positive day for India at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, July 31 with the likes of PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, and Deepika Kumari advancing to the next round of their respective events while Swapnil Kusale made it to men's 50m rifle 3 positions final. Day 6 holds more promise.
"My deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mr Aunshuman Gaekwad. Heartbreaking for the entire cricket fraternity. May his soul rest in peace," the BCCI general secretary Jay Shah confirmed Anshuman Gaekwad's demise.
Indian ace shuttler Lakshya Sen won his third consecutive men's singles match in Group L at the Paris Olympics. During his 21-18, 21-12 win against Jonatan Christie, Sen played one of the most ridiculous shots by a shuttler recently that had everyone's jaw dropped to the floor.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma return to the ODI setup as Sri Lanka host India in the three-match ODI series in Colombo starting on August 2. Virat Kohli targets a major milestone in 50-over cricket and eyes Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record in the upcoming series.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup winners France defeated New Zealand 3-0 to reach the men's quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics where they will be facing the world champions and the current no.1 team Argentina on August 2.
The fifth day at the Paris Olympics has turned out to be a great one for India so far with the athletes winning their respective matches across different sporting disciplines. Deepika Kumari is the latest one as she qualified for the round of 16 in women's archery individual event.
South Africa are set to play Afghanistan in a three-match ODI series in September in the UAE. Afghanistan, following their T20 World Cup heroics, have been in demand as they will play a Test match against New Zealand for the first time followed by a maiden bilateral series against the Proteas.
The 26-year-old Indian boxer claimed a famous bronze in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and directly qualified for a round of 16 at the Paris Games 2024 in the women's 75kg category. Lovlina Borgohain was excellent with her early punches and dominated her opponent Hofstad Sunniva.
English star batter Joe Root was the top run-getter in the recent three-match Test series against West Indies with 291 runs in four innings with one century and two fifties. Root also became the second English cricketer to reach 12,000 runs in Test cricket.
India whitewashed Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series on July 30 (Tuesday). The visiting players have benefited a lot in the latest ICC T20I rankings thanks to their brilliant show in the entire series. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has jumped to number four closing in on the top spot.
Lakshya Sen had only beaten Jonatan Christie only once in his career. Christie came into this game on the back of a favourable 4-1 head-to-head record over the Indian emerging shuttler.
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