Dambulla: SrI Lanka won the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 title after beating India by eight wickets in the final at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. India had it easy in the group stage and the semi-final against Bangladesh, but Sri Lanka made them sweat. Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama kept India on their toes in…
Paris: Indian table tennis ace Achanta Sharath Kamal made a shock exit from the Paris Olympics men’s singles competition, losing 2-4 to lower-ranked Deni Kozul of Slovenia in a round of 64 match here on Sunday. The 42-year-old Sharath Kamal, who was making his fifth Olympics appearance, lost 12-10 9-11 6-11 7-11 11-8 10-12 to…
Nanterre (France): India’s swimming campaign at the Paris Olympics came to an end with both Srihari Nataraj and Dhinidhi Desinghu failing to progress to the semifinals of their respective events here on Sunday. Nataraj finished joint-second in the slower heat with a timing of 55.01s but the 23-year-old was 33rd in the overall standing for…
Chateauroux (France): Indian shooter Arjun Babuta secured a spot in the 10m air rifle final of the Olympic Games after finishing seventh in the qualification round here on Sunday. The 25-year-old Babuta shot a series of 105.7, 104.9, 105.5, 105.4, 104.0 and 104.6 to make the cut with a score of 630.1 points. He will…
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…
