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Paris: Former India head coach Rahul Dravid lauded cricket’s inclusion in the sports program for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 by calling it truly phenomenal. Dravid graced the inaugural India House as part of a panel discussion on cricket's inclusion in the Olympics that...

Mumbai: After Manu Bhaker opened India’s account at the Paris Olympics by winning the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol event, Hindi film celebs congratulated the country’s shooter for making the country proud. Preity Zinta shared Manu Bhaker’s photo and wrote, “Congratulations @bhakermanu on...

Paris: India's HS Prannoy opened his maiden campaign in Olympics with a straight-game win over lesser-ranked Fabian Roth of Germany in men's singles competition here Sunday. The 32-year-old from Kerala, who was down with chikungunya for almost two weeks ahead of the Paris Games, gave...

Paris: Sumit Nagal stuck to his strong baseline game but that didn't seem to be enough against a mercurial Frenchman Corentin Moutet, who knocked out the Indian from the Paris Olympics with a stylish three-set win, here Sunday. In his second appearance at the Olympic...

Paris: Indian women's archery team endured a forgettable outing as they went down 0-6 to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics here Sunday. Indian trio of Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur and Deepika Kumari lost 51-52, 49-54, 48-53 to the Dutch team in...

Dambulla (Sri Lanka):  Captain Chamari Athapaththu's turbo-charged fifty combined well with the steadfast half-century of Harshitha Samarawickrama as a resilient Sri Lanka carved an eight-wicket win over defending champions India to bag their maiden women's Asia Cup title here Sunday. This is the second time...

Paris: Two-time Olympic medallist Indian shuttler PV Sindhu began her Paris Olympics campaign with a resounding straight games win over Maldives' Fathimath Abdul Razzaq in the women's singles group stage match, here Sunday. The gulf of class between the two players was evident as Sindhu,...

Chateauroux (France): A resilient Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman shooter to claim an Olympic medal by snaring a bronze in the 10m air pistol event here Sunday, a triumph that opened the country's account in the Paris Games and ended a 12-year wait...

Pallekele: India all-rounder Axar Patel says new T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav is a bowlers' captain who allows them the freedom to execute their plans. The spin all-rounder also said that the team will look to maximise its batting combinations in the ongoing series against Sri...

Paris: India's top pistol shooter Manu Bhaker will go for gold in the Women's 10m Air Pistol Final while two-time medallist PV Sindhu will open her campaign in the hunt for an unprecedented medal in the third successive Games, on the second day of competitions...