Paris: World record-holder Ryan Crouser said his unprecedented third consecutive Olympic title in the men’s shot put on Saturday “definitely means the most” of the trio. The 31-year-old American, who previously won at the 2016 Rio Games and in Tokyo in 2021, managed a season’s best of 22.90 metres with his third effort for victory…
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…
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,…
Paris: The Indian men’s hockey team beat Australia at the Olympic Games for the first time since 1972, outsmarting the formidable rivals 3-2 to finish second in Pool B, here on Friday. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace as India registered the famous win over Tokyo Games silver medallist and nemesis Australia in its final…
Chateauroux/Paris: Manu Bhaker looked primed to become a legend at 22 as she placed herself in contention for an unparalleled third successive medal at the ongoing Olympics, while shuttler Lakshya Sen looked a man possessed during his march into the semifinals on a roller-coaster Friday for India at the Games. Adding to the joy was…
Paris: Abhishek opened the scoring as Harmanpreet scored twice to help India men’s hockey team beat Australia 3-2 in their last group stage Pool B match of the Paris Olympics at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium on Friday. The Indians started their campaign on a shaky note with a close 3-2 win over New Zealand and then…
