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Paris: Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has filed a legal complaint in France for online harassment after a rain of criticism and false claims about her sex during the Paris Olympics, her lawyer said Sunday. Khelif won gold Friday in the women's welterweight division, becoming...

Paris: Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei won the gold medal in the women’s 57kg weight class of boxing at the Paris Olympics despite the ongoing row over her gender eligibility. The Taipei pugilist defeated Poland's Julia Szeremeta in a 5-0 unanimous decision at Stade...

Paris: China moved past USA to sit on top of the Paris Olympics medal tally, and enter the concluding day of the Games Sunday with 39 golds, 27 silver and 24 bronze medals. The USA, on the other hand, with 122 medals, including 38 gold,...

Paris: Indian wrestler Reetika Hooda lost a close quarter-final bout against Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan in the women's 76 kg freestyle category at the Paris Olympics here Saturday. The wrestlers were locked 1-1 after six minutes of top-quality defensive wrestling but the Kyrgyz won...

Paris: Reetika Hooda outclassed two-time European Championships medallist Bernadett Nagy of Hungary 12-2 via technical superiority to enter the quarter-finals of the women’s freestyle 76kg category in the Paris Olympics Saturday. The 22-year-old Indian grappler showcased her aggressive style early in the bout, taking a...

Paris: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will announce its decision on wrestler Vinesh Phogat case at 6:00 pm local time (9:30 pm IST) Saturday. Vinesh has challenged the decision to be disqualified from the 50kg gold medal bout and has knocked on the...

Dhaka: The Bangladesh Cricket Board has sought security assurance from the country's army chief for conducting the women's T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in October 3-20 amid political unrest in the country following ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The women's T20...

New Delhi: The Indian men’s hockey team returned from the Paris Olympics campaign filled with new records, with a bronze medal Saturday. The 16-member squad, which boasted 11 members from the bronze-winning team in the Tokyo Olympics, created history by winning back-to-back medals for the...

Paris: Aman Sehrawat, after securing a historic bronze medal in the 57 kg freestyle wrestling on his Olympic debut, wants the young Indian wrestlers to take inspiration from his medal and work hard in the game. The 21-year-old grappler’s victory, a 13-5 triumph over Puerto...

Paris: Imane Khelif of Algeria claimed Olympic women's boxing gold at Paris 2024 beating Chinese world champion Yang Liu 5-0 in the 66kg final, a year after being disqualified from the World Championships due to a gender eligibility controversy. Khelif's victory, which came by unanimous...