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Montreal: Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from a U.S. Open tuneup tournament in Montreal after his victory over Rafael Nadal at the Paris Olympics. The 37-year-old Djokovic beat Nadal in straight sets Monday at Roland Garros to reach the third round of the Summer Games. Djokovic...

Paris: Indian table tennis star Manika Batra expressed her joy after becoming the first Indian paddler to reach the round of 16 at the Olympics. Despite reaching a significant milestone, Batra emphasised her focus on playing each match with her best effort and enjoying the...

Paris:  A superb victory in the men's team competition in Artistic Gymnastics helped Japan surge to the top of the medals table midway through Monday's schedule at the Olympic Games here. The gold in Gymnastics helped Japan move to six gold medals and 12 medals...

Chateauroux: Indian shooter Arjun Babuta buckled under pressure and finished fourth in the men's 10m air rifle competition after coming close to winning a medal in his maiden Olympics here  Monday. Babuta shot a total of 208.4. A 9.5 in response to Croatia's Miran Maricic's...

Colombo: India skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and a few other players will start their from Monday ahead of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka starting August 2. While the Indian T20I team under Suryakumar Yadav will play the third and final match Tuesday...

Chateauroux: It was a heartbreak for India as Ramita Jindal finished seventh in the women's 10m Air Rifle shooting event at the Paris Olympics, here Monday. The 20-year-old, Ramita scored a total of 145.3 points. She was placed fourth at one point in an eight-woman...

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...