Shericka Jackson. File | Photo Credit: AP Shericka Jackson of Jamaica will not run in the 100 meters when Olympic track starts, saying July 31 that the injury she suffered at a tune up race earlier this month played a part in the decision. Ms. Jackson said she would still run in her better race,…
Paris Olympics 2024: Social media was all praise for India’s Table Tennis player Manika Batra, who lost to Japanese Miu Hirano in the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals but became the first Indian Table Tennis player to qualify into the Round of 16 in the Olympics. Manika Batra faced 1-4 defeat at the hands of Hirano in…
Indian badminton Lakshya Sen stunned the spectators with his behind-the-back “matrix” shot at Paris Olympic Games on Wednesday. RPG Group chairperson Harsh Goenka shared the video on X social media platform, lauding the badminton heavyweight. “SENsational display today by Lakshya to win over world seed #4 Christie. And this return was truly in-SEN! #LakshyaSen #OlympicGames,”…
Dedicated duo: Lakshmi Vaikunth & J. Rekha. | Photo Credit: K. Keerthivasan. At a time when women’s hockey tournaments in Tamil Nadu, organised by private clubs, are hard to come by, a group of 15 women, has been organising a tournament successfully for the last three years here. In its recently concluded fourth edition (July…
BENGALURU Jersey King, Santissimo, Supernatural and Jamari impressed when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (July 31). Outer sand 600m: Wonderland (rb), Rodney (rb) 45. They moved on the bit. 1000m: Stellar Gold (rb) 1-15.5, 600/44. Moved freely. Forever Royal (rb) 1-15.5, 600/43.5. In fine trim. 1200m: Jersey King (Akshay), Art Gallery (Rayan)…
India’s Lakshya Sen plays against Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie during their men’s singles badminton group stage match at Porte de la Chapelle Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. | Photo Credit: AP India’s Lakshya Sen progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the Olympics men’s singles badminton competition with a stunning…
Sanju Samson’s fans were furious for long with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for ignoring the Kerala wicket-keeper-batter. A regular performer in domestic cricket and in the IPL, Sanju was often called the “victim” who never got his due. Then, he was selected. But, to the disappointment of his fans, he…
Indian badminton ace P V Sindhu won against Estonia’s Kristin Kuuba in the women’s singles group stage match at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 31. With this, Sindhu has now entered pre-quarters. Sindhu dominated with 21-5, 21-10 in her second and last Group M match. Earlier, the two-time Olympic medallist had beaten Maldives’ Fathimath…
What India pulled off last night against Sri Lanka was nothing less than magic. While chasing India’s moderate total of 137/9, Sri Lanka were cruising at 117/3 in the 17th over. Then, India won the match. Rohit Sharma, under whose captaincy the Men in Blue won the T20 World Cup 2024, has reacted to India’s…
Sarabjot Singh of India pauses in between shots in Chateauroux shooting range during the qualification round of the Paris Olympics 2024 | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar For Sarabjot Singh, the moment hasn’t really sunk in yet. He also has no idea how his life is about to change. For now, his mind is still…
