Category: Sports

Paris: Manu Bhaker has created history by becoming the first ever female shooter from India to win an Olympic medal. The star Indian shooter clinched a historic bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event in Paris on Sunday. PV Sindhu was in red-hot form as she began her quest for a third straight Olympic…

Chateauroux: The sun finally broke through, literally, at the far away Chateauroux Shooting Centre, some 250km away from Paris, the weather cleared even for the Indian shooting team. The first hours of gloom on Saturday gave way for optimism and hope. On Sunday, one more shooter stormed into the final. This time it was Ramita…

Paris: PV Sindhu began her Tokyo Olympics campaign with a dominant win in her group-stage match on Sunday at the Musashino Forest Plaza. The 6th seed defeated Israel’s unseeded Ksenia Polikarpova in straight games — 21-7, 21-10 — in just 29 minutes. PV Sindhu has been drawn in Group J along with Polikarpova, who is…

Paris: Indian boxer Preeti Pawar picked up an unanimous decision win against Vietnam’s Vo Thi Kim Anh to enter the women’s 54kg category pre-quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics. The Asian Games bronze medallist, competing in her maiden Olympic Games, opened the proceedings for India in the boxing arena as she won her first round by…

Paris: As is the case with any Olympic Games host, Paris has become a melting pot right now and those who have made the effort to travel are liking the experience so far. Last night, even a heavy downpour did little to diminish the spirit of the spectators, thousands of them from other countries, as…

Paris: Reigning Ballon d’Or Aitana Bonmati scored one goal and helped create another as World Cup holders Spain beat Japan 2-1 in their first game of the women’s Olympic football tournament on Thursday, while record four-time gold medallists the United States beat Zambia 3-0. Spain are making their Olympic women’s football debut at the Paris…

Paris: China took the first gold of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, as the rain that dampened the opening ceremony took its toll on the first full day of sporting action. In a closely fought final of the mixed-team 10-metre air rifle, teenage duo Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting outscored Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun…

Seoul: The International Olympic Committee apologised Saturday for a gaffe during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in which South Korean athletes were incorrectly introduced as North Korean. As the South Korean delegation sailed down the Seine River in the French capital, they were introduced with the official name for North Korea: “Republique populaire…

Chateauroux: Sarabjot Singh and Arjun Singh Cheema sparkled in patches but could not make the men’s 10m air pistol final after both the air rifle mixed teams also fell by the wayside during qualification in a disappointing start for Indian shooters in the Olympic Games here on Saturday. Sarabjot finished ninth with a total score…