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Colombo: Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay led the way with excellent figures of 6/33 as Sri Lanka beat India by 32 runs in the second ODI here Sunday. For India, skipper Rohit Sharma made 64 in 44 balls while Axar Patel struck 44 in as many deliveries....

Paris: India's dream of a first-ever Olympic gold in badminton will remain unfulfilled after Lakshya Sen suffered a straight-game defeat to reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles semifinals at the Paris Games here Sunday. The 22-year-old from Almora, a 2021 World Championships...

Paris: She has flattered to deceive for four straight Olympics but multiple World Cup medal-winning archer Deepika Kumari has vowed not to quit unless she ends up on podium which she feels could be Los Angeles in four years' time. For Deepika, it has always...

Paris: India beat Great Britain 4-2 in penalty shoot-out to enter the semifinals of the men's hockey event at the Paris Olympics, having played with 10 men for more than 40 minutes here Sunday. This is their second consecutive semifinal appearance at the Games. India...

Paris: Tokyo Olympics bronze-winning Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) bowed out of the ongoing Paris Games after losing a hard-fought quarterfinal bout to China's Li Qian here Sunday. Borgohain went down 1-4 in a messy contest during which both the boxers were repeatedly cautioned for...

Paris: Indian runner Parul Chaudhary has failed to make the cut for the women’s 3000m steeplechase final a fter finishing eighth in Heat 1, here Sunday. Parul, who is a four-time national champion in the 3000m steeplechase event and won the Asian Championships gold last...

Paris: Despite Nishant Dev's quarterfinal loss in the Men’s 71 kg boxing bout at the Paris Olympics, his coach Surendra Chauhan said it was heartbreaking, but he remained optimistic, confidently declaring that they will bring home gold at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. Nishant...

Paris: Nishant Dev was eliminated by Marco Verde by judges' decision 1-4 in favour of the Mexican in the quarterfinals of the Men’s 71 kg bout in the boxing competition of the 33rd Olympic Games here on Saturday (local time). A win would have secured...

Colombo: Sri Lanka spinner Wanindu Hasaranga will miss the remainder of the One-day International series against India as he has suffered an injury to his left hamstring. Hasaranga experienced pain in his left hamstring while delivering the last ball of his 10th over during the...

Kokrajhar (Assam): Odisha FC (OFC) started their campaign in the 133rd Durand Cup, with a dominant 5-0 victory over Border Security Force Football Team (BSF FT) in a Group E encounter played at the SAI Stadium here Saturday. Givson Singh Moirangthem’s double and Rahul Mukhi,...