India secures Olympic archery team quotas for Paris 2024
For the first time, team quotas are offered to the top two nations after the three-leg Olympic qualifiers. The first Olympic Qualifier was held during the World Archery Championships in Berlin last year, where South Korea, Turkey, and Japan qualified…
Anatomy of a clean sweep and lessons for future
CHENNAI: In many ways, India’s last home ODI series against Australia was full of missed opportunities. An opening match where India let Australia make a comeback with the bat after smashing their highest total against Australia, followed by a missed…
Wrestler Bajrang suspended again by NADA, serves him notice of charge
Bajrang has time till July 11 to request for a hearing or accept the charge. The elite wrestler has maintained that he never refused to give samples but only demanded to know NADA’s response to his email where he sought…
How Sports Help Refugees Integrate and Build Bridges: A Story of Resilience
CHENNAI: THIRTY-SIX athletes with as many tales training in 12 disciplines, hosted by 15 countries representing more than 120 million displaced people across the world. All unified through sport. The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Refugee Olympic Team is not just…
Tennis star Sumit Nagal confirms qualification for Paris Olympics
CHENNAI: Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal on Saturday confirmed that he has officially qualified for the men’s singles event of the upcoming Paris Olympics. The Paris Games will be his second stint in the Olympics, having also qualified for the…
Energised Austria win 3-1 to put Lewandowski’s Poland at risk of elimination
BERLIN: Austria picked up a crucial win at the European Championship by defeating Poland 3-1 in its second group match and leaving the Poles on the brink of elimination on Friday. Gernot Trauner, Christoph Baumgartner and Marko Arnautovic scored for…
Calafiori own goal brings back memories of Escobar tragedy
He was hailed as Italy’s rising star at Euro 2024. The championship was expected to be the 22-year-old centre-back’s comeback story. But the mighty do fall. Riccardo Calafiori’s own goal floored his team thereby helping Spain race into the last…
Denmark hold lacklustre England to 1-1 draw
FRANKFURT: England failed to guarantee their place in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 after Morten Hjulmand’s spectacular strike earned Denmark a 1-1 draw on Thursday. A point was the least the Danes deserved as England again flattered to deceive…
Dismay for football fans as Copa America unlikely to be telecast or streamed in India
Much to the disappointment of football fans across the country, the keenly-awaited Copa America 2024 is unlikely to be telecast or live-streamed in India. The tournament features titans of football like Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, but fans eager to watch…
More Musiala magic sees Germany beat Hungary 2-0 to reach knockout stage
STUTTGART: Jamal Musiala scored his second goal of the tournament to help Germany beat Hungary 2-0 on Wednesday and book its spot in the European Championship knockout stage. Musiala opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with a goal that…