Daily Latest News
Vinesh Phogat in action at Paris Olympics 2024© AFP The Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) advocate Vidushpat Singhania confirmed that only a “single-line order has come” and not a detailed order. On Wednesday, CAS released a statement to confirm that, “The application field by Vinesh Phogat on August 7 has been dismissed.” Speaking to…
The Paris Olympics 2024 not only saw some stunning performances, but it was also the stage of several conflicts and controversies. Some of them saw a change in the result, some saw medals being stripped, some saw athletes being sent home, and some raged on as debates on social and world media. From…
Paris bade a triumphant “au revoir” to the Olympics on Sunday as the curtain came down on its widely praised staging of the global sporting spectacular. A dazzling closing ceremony that culminated with Hollywood star Tom Cruise abseiling off the roof of the Stade de France in front of 71,500 spectators was the…
Rai Benjamin in action as USA win 4x400m relay gold at Paris Olympics 2024.© AFP Rai Benjamin anchored the United States to victory in the Paris Olympics 2024 men’s 4x400m relay in Paris on Saturday. Benjamin, the winner of the 400m hurdles gold, helped the US quartet also featuring Christopher Bailey, Vernon Norwood and Bryce Deadmon…
India men’s hockey team after losing their semi-final defeat to Germany at Paris Olympics 2024.© AFP India missed a golden chance to enter the hockey final of the Olympics for the first time in 44 years as they went down 2-3 to Germany in a close last-four clash at the Paris Games here…
US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles polished off a redemptive Paris Olympics campaign with a floor exercise silver on Monday, shrugging off a balance beam fall to finish runner-up to Brazilian Rebeca Andrade. Biles went into the final day of competition with a chance to push her tally of Paris gold to a record-setting…
Lakshya Sen during his Paris Olympics 2024 badminton men’s singles bronze medal match.© AFP Lakshya Sen’s hopes of winning an Olympic medal on Games debut went up in smoke after he lost in three games to Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia in the bronze playoff here on Monday. The 22-year-old from Almora squandered a…
Novak Djokovic described his Olympic gold medal triumph on Sunday as “probably” his “biggest sporting success” and revealed he may defend the title at the 2028 Los Angeles Games when he will be 41. Djokovic, competing in his fifth Games, came through 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2) against Carlos Alcaraz in an enthralling final…
Femke Bol produced an astonishing anchor leg to lead the Dutch quartet to the mixed 4x400m relay gold at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Bol, along with Eugene Omalla, Lieke Klaver and Isaya Klein Ikkink clocked a European record of 3min 07.43sec for victory. The United States took silver in 3:07.74, with Britain…
Julien Alfred (left) won gold in the women’s 100m final at Paris Olympics 2024.© AFP Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred stunned favourite Sha’Carri Richardson to win the Olympic women’s 100m gold medal on Saturday, etching her name into history to claim the Caribbean nation’s first ever medal at the Games. Alfred — who had…