Mumbai: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri stopped just short of calling pacer Jasprit Bumrah a magician with the ball and said his standout moments in the T20 World Cup in the Americas were India managing to thwart Pakistan’s charge in the group stage and Rohit Sharma’s side pulling the rabbit out of the hat…
Paris: The first objective has been achieved. On to the next one. The Indian men’s hockey team finished second in the group, ahead of the Aussies after a deserving 3-2 win over them and will now face Great Britain in the quarterfinal – a repeat of Tokyo 2020. Back then, India emerged 3-1 victorious to…
Paris: LGBTQ+ athletes, officials and observers have warned that a deluge of hateful comments misidentifying female boxer Imane Khelif in the Paris Olympics as transgender or a man could pose dangers for the LGBTQ+ community and female athletes. The concerns come as famous figures — from former U.S. President Donald Trump to “Harry Potter” author…
Chennai: The Sri Lankan Navy handed over two fishermen, recently apprehended, and also the mortal remains of a fisherman who died at sea to the Indian Navy near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in the wee hours on Saturday, an official release here said. Indian Navy ship, INS Bitra, which was on deployment off…
New Delhi: The Centre has denied political clearance to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for his visit to Paris to support the Indian Hockey team at the Olympic Games, an official source said on Saturday. Mann, who holds a diplomatic passport, was scheduled to visit Paris from August 3 to 9 for the Indian hockey…
Paris: The sensational Manu Bhaker’s dream of a grand treble went up in smoke after she lost the tie-shoot for bronze medal to Hungarian shooter Veronika Major by the narrowest of margins in the women’s 25m sports pistol event at the Olympic Games on Saturday. In a high-quality final, Bhaker gave it her all and was placed No.1 among eight shooters for…
Paris: India’s Deepika Kumari on Saturday qualified for the quarterfinals of the women’s individual archery event after defeating Germany’s Michelle Kroppen in the 1/8 elimination round but Bhajan Kaur crashed out following the loss to Indonesia’s Diananda Choirunisa 6-5. Deepika will be in action again later on Saturday. Deepika defeated her German rival 6-4 in…
Paris: Mathias Boe, the coach of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, on Saturday announced his retirement from coaching following the ace Indian badminton pair’s exit from the ongoing Paris Olympics. Satwik and Chirag were considered India’s biggest medal hope at the Olympics but the Indian duo lost to Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik,…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday that search and rescue operations in disaster-hit Wayanad are in their final stages, but 206 people remain missing. Addressing the media here, Vijayan said there is difficulty in identifying the dead bodies and parts recovered from the Chaliyar river. “Till now, 215 bodies have been recovered,…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday announced that Karnataka will construct 100 houses for victims in landslide-hit Wayanad. Taking to the social media post ‘X’, Siddaramaiah said in light of the tragic landslide in Wayanad, Karnataka stands in solidarity with Kerala. “I have assured CM Shri @pinarayivijayan of our support and announced that Karnataka…
