Indian hockey team registers first victory against Australia in Olympics in 52 years
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The 22-year-old from Almora fought his heart out against the world number 11 Taiwanese after losing the first game to eventually prevail 19-21 21-15 21-12 in the men's singles quarterfinal that lasted 75 minutes
The 22-year-old, who has already made history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win two bronze medals in one edition of the quadrennial showpiece, can add to her aura if she wins a third medal on Saturday
For record, it is India's first win over Australia at the Olympics since 1972 Olympics in Munich
Paris, August 1 Italian boxer Angela Carini pulled out of the Olympics after she sustained a series of crunching blows from her Algerian opponent Imane Khelif, who last year failed a gender eligibility test at the World Championships. Khelif, whose...
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Rohit Mahajan Tribune News Service Paris, August 1 Nikhat Zareen, beaten by Yu Wu, world champion, in the pre-quarterfinals of the women’s 50kg boxing competition, speaks brave words suggesting she’s got boundless strength of the mind — “I’m tough! I’m...
Indian golfer Diksha Dagar, who is due to take part in the Olympics next week, has escaped unhurt from a car accident and will compete in her event as scheduled. Diksha was involved in an accident late on Tuesday night....
Archery Mixed team 1/8 elimination Dhiraj Bommadevara & Ankita Bhakat vs Indonesia 1:20pm Athletics Women’s 5,000m heats Ankita Dhyani, Parul Chaudhary 9:30pm Men’s shot put qualification Tajinderpal Singh Toor 11:40pm Babminton Men’s singles quarterfinals Lakshya Sen vs Chou Tien Chen...
Satwik-Chirag crash out in quarters; PV Sindhu goes down in straight games
The 29-year-old from Hyderabad failed to mount a consistent attack and was outpaced 21-19 21-14 by Bingjiao
Diksha, who will not be seen in action till next week, was involved in an accident late on Tuesday night
Carini and Khelif had only a few punch exchanges before Carini abandoned the bout, an extremely unusual occurrence in Olympic boxing
She was contesting against Croatia’s Donna Vekic when she grooved on the court
Nikhat was put under pressure by the top-seeded reigning flyweight (52kg) world champion in the opening round itself
All three medals have come in shooting events, which is also a first in India's Olympic history
New Delhi, July 31 Former India cricketer Anshuman Gaekwad, who served the game in different capacities after his retirement as a player, died today after a long battle with cancer. He was 71. Gaekwad played 40 Tests and 15 ODIs...
Manika Batra’s splendid run came to an end following a meek surrender against higher-ranked Japanese Miu Hirano. The seasoned Manika had become the first Indian to progress to the Round of 16 at the Olympic Games on Monday. Up against...
Archery Men’s individual 1/32 elimination round Pravin Jadhav vs Kao Wenchao (China) 2:30pm Boxing Women’s 50kg Round of 16 Nikhat Zareen vs Yu Wu (China) 2:30pm Golf Men’s individual Round 1 Gaganjeet Bhullar, Shubhankar Sharma 12:30pm Hockey Men’s Pool B...
A famous German seems to have asked this question of his commander during World War II in 1944. The question may have been slightly premature — 80 years, it can be said that Paris is burning, for it’s been oppressively...
Sindhu reaches Round of 16 with ruthless win
After reaching pre-quarters, four-time Olympian Deepika says she’s competing only against herself
Indian boxing campaign at Paris Olympics has been mixed so far with three of the six in contention, already out of competition
The 29-year-old Sindhu, who had beaten Maldives’ Fathimath Abdul Razzaq 21-9 21-6 in her first match, topped the group
Rohit Mahajan Paris, July 30 Paris — sweaty, sweltering Paris — is oppressively hot, surprisingly so. The Indian hockey team felt the heat when it played Ireland today, and seemed relieved to get three points from the 2-0 win. With...
Medal contenders Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty notched up a dominating straight-game win against Indonesian duo of Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Fajar Alfian to top Group C in men’s doubles badminton competition. The third-seeded Indian duo won 21-13 21-13. Ashwini...
Vinayak Padmadeo New Delhi, July 30 The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) cannot get its act together. When the country is celebrating two bronze medals in shooting, the IOA officials cannot seem to think beyond their egos. ‘Unilateral decisions’ I must...
Rohit Mahajan in Paris Success has gone to Manu Bhaker’s heart — she’s more serene than ever before. “Shooting is a sport where your heart races very fast, you got to control that,” said Manu today after winning her second...
Nitish Sharma Ambala, July 30 Family and coach are elated at the achievement of Sarabjot Singh, who belongs to Dheen village here. Present at the shooting range where Sarabjot practises, his father Jatinder Singh says: “He has done the country...
Ravinder Saini Jhajjar, July 30 The mood has been nothing less than festive at Universal Public School in Manu Bhaker’s native Goriya village, where she studied and charted a course in shooting. The big screen, put up on the school...
Rohit Mahajan in Paris Shortly after 10 in the morning today, the stoicism that’s central to shooting was shed by Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh. The torrent of emotion washed away the shooters’ mandatory impassiveness at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre,...
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