Paris 2024 Olympics: Paolini hunting medals, and Rafa selfie
Italian Jasmine Paolini’s breakout year could be about to get even better as she prepares for the Paris Olympics with strong medal prospects in singles and doubles and the chance to grab a selfie with French Open king Rafa Nadal. The 28-year-old Tuscan returns to Roland Garros just weeks after reaching the French Open final […]
Expect Women Boxers To Do Better Than Before In Paris Olympics: Vijender
India’s boxing medal hopes at the Paris Games will hinge on how its women pugilists perform, feels the country’s lone Olympic medal-winning male boxer Vijender Singh, who expects the Nikhat Zareen-led squad to fetch at least two podium finishes. Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) and Tokyo bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) […]
Paris 2024 Olympics: Rybakina pulls out of Olympic tennis events
The Olympic tennis competition suffered another blow as women’s third seed Elena Rybakina joined a lengthy list of non-starters due to illness just hours after the draw took place at Roland Garros on Thursday. The big-serving 25-year-old Kazakh was down to face Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian in the first round of the singles. “It is difficult […]
Formula One: Ferrari driver Sainz still weighing up his future, will remain in F1
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz remained tight-lipped on Thursday about his future ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Prix but said he would remain in Formula One. Sainz will leave Ferrari at the end of the season and news that former Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto will join Audi’s F1 project as Chief Operating and Chief Technical Officer […]
Paris 2024: India’s flagbearers across editions of the Olympics
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and table tennis star Sharath Kamal will join an elite list of Indian athletes who have been assigned the role of an Olympic flagbearer. The duo will take up the responsibility at the Paris games opening ceremony, scheduled to happen on July 26. Over the years, several legendary athletes have […]
Paris 2024 Olympics: July 27 schedule, full list of events, venues, timings in IST, live streaming info
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics began in Paris on Friday and concludes on August 11. The Paris Olympics feature 32 sports, including the 28 “core” disciplines, that include breaking, skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing. OLYMPICS 2024 FULL SCHEDULE.pdf Saturday’s schedule features medal events in shooting, diving, cycling, judo, skateboarding, rugby sevens, swimming and fencing. […]
Pickleball announces PWR World Rankings, Series and Tour
Pickleball World Rankings (PWR) is launching a global ranking system similar to tennis for the popular paddle sport, along with a world tour and major tournaments like Grand Slams, PWR said at its launch event in Dubai. The PWR World Series will kick off in March 2025 with a $1.5 million prize money for its […]
Paris 2024 Olympics: Canada women’s football coach removed by Canadian Olympic Committee over drone controversy
The Canadian Olympic Committee removed women’s national football head coach Bev Priestman for the remainder of the Paris Games following an alleged drone spying scandal. The COC said in a statement released early Friday that assistant coach Andy Spence would lead the defending gold medalists for the remainder of the tournament. Canada’s camp was thrown […]
Record Shooting Contingent Out To End India's 12-Year Medal Drought
A squad full of debutants free from past baggage will aim to ace the ultimate test of their lives when the shooting competition of the Paris Olympics begins in the sleepy French town of Chateauroux on Friday. India has won four Olympic medals in shooting out of its overall tally of 35 but […]
Indian sports wrap, July 26: Punjab FC signs Croatian Midfielder Filip Mrzlijak
FOOTBALL Punjab FC on Friday announced the signing of Croatian midfielder Filip Mrzlijak, its first foreign signing ahead of the upcoming 2024-25 season. The Croatian player last featured for Croatian top-flight club, HNK Gorcia. The 31-year-old was born in Zagreb and primarily plays as a defensive midfielder. He graduated from the Dinamo Zagreb Academy which […]
