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Paris: The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games began with the 'Parade of the Nations' here in which athletes from 205 countries sailed down the iconic Seine river on boats, marking a dreamy break from tradition despite rain threatening to play spoilsport. French President Emmanuel...

Dambulla: Pacer Renuka Singh's three-wicket burst followed by Smriti Mandhana's brisk unbeaten fifty underlined India's ruthless performance as the defending champions walloped Bangladesh by 10 wickets and marched into their record-extending ninth women's Asia Cup final, here Friday. India will face the winner of the...

Paris: France's high-speed rail network was hit Friday with widespread and “criminal” acts of vandalism including arson attacks, paralysing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe only hours before the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics. French officials condemned the attacks...

Dambulla: Bangladesh wins toss and elected to bat first against India in the first semi-final of the Women's Asia Cup at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium Friday. The winner of this clash will enter the title clash at the same venue Sunday. India has...

Paris: India started its Paris Olympics campaign on a bright note a day ahead of the Opening Ceremony with the women's team securing a fourth-place finish in the ranking round to seal a spot in the quarterfinal stage at Les Invalides here Thursday. In the...

New Delhi: The meeting between the BCCI and all ten IPL franchise owners is all set to take place  July 31, where the talk will be dominated by the number of retentions teams can make and the Right to Match (RTM) options in hand ahead...

Colombo: Sri Lanka fast bowler Nuwan Thushara has been ruled out of Sri Lanka’s upcoming T20I series against India due to a fractured left thumb. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has named Dilshan Madushanka as his replacement. SLC said in its statement Thursday that Thushara suffered...

Paris: Indian sports administrator Nita Amabani was Wednesday re-elected unanimously as member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), ahead of the Paris Olympics. Ambani won unanimously with 100 per cent of vote at the 142nd IOC session here. "I am deeply honoured to be re-elected...

Paris: The French Alps was named as the 2030 Winter Games host by the International Olympic Committee Wednesday, though with conditions attached. French President Emmanuel Macron helped present the bid to IOC members and gave assurances that the national government being formed in office after...

Mumbai: One of the four individual Indian athletes hoping for a repeat of their success from the Tokyo Olympics and win back-to-back medals, weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu is the lone weightlifter representing the country in the Paris Olympic Games. Being the only one from India...