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Paris: Italian boxer Angela Carini abandoned after just 46 seconds her bout with Algerian Imane Khelif in the women's 66kg round of 16 match in the Paris Olympics Thursday. Carini quit the match as her opponent had earlier failed a gender eligibility test. Carini broke...

Paris: American gymnastics superstar Simone Biles claimed her second Olympic all-around title at the Paris Olympics. The medal is Biles’ ninth at the Games, bringing her career total to six gold, one silver and two bronze. Biles accumulated 59.131 total to finish on top, as...

Chateauroux/Paris: Little-known shooter Swapnil Kusale kept a firm grip on his nerves despite a growling tummy and a racing heart to secure India's first ever Olympic medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions event on a day when four strong podium contenders from the country,...

Paris: Reigning champions Belgium prevailed over India 2-1 in a high-octane Pool B clash in the men's hockey competition in the Olympic Games at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium here Thursday. While Abhishek (18') scored the lone goal for India, Thibeau Stockbroekx (33') and John-John Dohmen (44')...

Lahore: Fast-bowling great Waqar Younis is likely to become the new Chief Cricket Officer (CCO) of the Pakistan Cricket Board, having joined the PCB as an advisor to the chairman of cricket affairs temporarily. A source aware of the developments said that the former captain...

Paris: Shuttler Lakshya Sen stormed into the quarterfinals of the men's singles event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with a commanding straight-game victory over compatriot HS Prannoy. The all-Indian clash at the La Chapelle Arena Thursday saw Sen dominate from start to finish, winning...

Chateauroux (France): Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale clinched the first-ever Olympic bronze in 50m rifle 3 positions event, taking the country's overall tally to three at the ongoing Paris Games here Thursday. Kusale shot an aggregate of 451.4 in the eight-shooter final to finish third after...

Colombo: Sri Lanka pacers Matheesha Pathirana and Dilshan Madushanka have been ruled out of the three-match home ODI series against India after sustaining injuries. Uncapped right-arm pacers Mohamed Shiraz and Eshan Malinga have been called up as replacements for the two fast bowlers. "Madushanka suffered...

Hyderabad: Legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni picked Jasprit Bumrah as his favourite bowler, but the multiple World Cup-winning former Indian skipper refrained from selecting between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as the batsman of his choice. Bumrah played a vital role in India's recent T20 World...

New Delhi: Whether to have a mega auction ahead of the upcoming season was the major point of contention in the meeting between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the 10 franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The meeting of the...