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.
Indian archers Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Bhajan Kaur performed well and finished fourth in the women's team ranking round. They accumulated 1983 points in the qualification ranking round as with Korea, China and Mexico finishing above India.
Aditi Ashok missed out on the medal by a whisker at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago finishing fourth. It was her best finish at the Games and the Paris Olympics will be her third appearance as she chases the elusive medal this time around.
Sri Lanka and India are scheduled to face each other in three T20Is starting from July 27. The two teams will also lock horns in three ODIs from August 2. But the hosts are in trouble with injuries to multiple players already.
Welsh Fire with changes in their personnel last year came up with an improved show in the men's Hundred and will hope to go much better with the number of options they have available this time. Manchester Originals, on the other hand, are set to miss Jos Buttler this year in a huge blow.
West Indies had to make a last-minute tweak to their Test squad with Jeremiah Louis getting injured in training during the second game against England. Louis had come into the squad as a replacement for Kemar Roach. West Indies will look to avoid a whitewash as England eye a 3-0 clean sweep.
PV Sindhu is chasing her third Olympic medal. She had won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics after going down to Carolina Marin in a three-set-long thriller. At the Tokyo Olympics, she went down in the semis to Tai Tzu-Ying and then defeated He Bingjiao in the bronze medal match.
India's table tennis veteran Sharath Kamal is set to appear at the Olympics this time for the fifth time in his career. He will also be the country's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the Games and is hopeful of coming back home with a medal this time around.
The Women's Asia Cup 2024 has reached its knockout stage with India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh being the four teams remaining. Both the semi-finals will take place on Friday, July 26 and the final is scheduled for Sunday, July 28, however, the timing has been advanced for the summit clash.
The Indian contingent for the marquee event in Paris comprises 117 athletes across several sporting disciplines. The Tokyo Olympics had the biggest contingent where 121 athletes participated.
The Paris Olympics 2024 Group B men's football match, Argentina vs Morocco, ended with chaos as fans stormed the stadium and threw water bottles on the pitch while India's campaign kicks off with archers taking part in the rankings round. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on July 25.
Ireland will be looking to put the T20 World Cup disappointment behind and aim for their second Test win in their ninth appearance in the format. Having beaten Afghanistan earlier this year, Ireland will fancy their chances against Zimbabwe, who are playing a Test after almost 18 months.
Paris Olympics football got off to a violent start in Saint-Etienne on Wednesday, July 24 with the Moroccan fans storming the stadium and throwing things including water bottles in an angry reaction after Argentina scored an equaliser. However, the match continued behind the closed doors post chaos.
Lovlina Borgohain won a Bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 in the 69kg category. Lovlina has switched her category to 75kg and will be gunning for another medal in the Paris Games. Here is Lovlina's journey to the Summer Games.
Sharath Kamal will spearhead a six-member Indian table tennis contingent for the upcoming Paris Olympic Games 2024. He will face Deni Kozul of Slovenia in his men's singles opener, while Manika Batra will take on Great Britain's Anna Hursey in her 1st clash, as per the draws announced on Wednesday.
Abhinav Bindra was awarded the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Bindra was honoured with the Award for his outstanding work in the Olympic movement. Bindra won the Gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are the four semifinalists for the Women's Asia Cup. India and Pakistan have qualified from Group A, while Sri Lanka and Bangladesh take the top two spots in Group B. Check the semifinal fixtures.
Jannik Sinner was set to make his Olympic debut but the World No.1 tennis star will have to wait for at least four more years to do so. Sinner has pulled out from the Summer Games. He is an Australian Open Champion, having won the title in 2024.
Olympic Games: The Paris Olympic Games will see break dancing making its debut while three sports, which were played for the first time in Tokyo 2021 have been picked for the Paris Games too. Meanwhile, three sports from the Tokyo Olympics have also been dropped for the Paris Games.
Sri Lanka is set to host India for the three T20Is and ODIs from July 27. The hosts had named the squad only on July 23 (Tuesday) and within 36 hours, chief selector Upul Tharanga has confirmed that the fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera will not play.
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