Month: August 2024
Bhutanese Runner Finishes Marathon 1.5 Hours After Winner, Gets Loudest Cheer. Watch
Kinzang Lhamo, a marathon-runner from Bhutan, received the loudest cheers from the Paris crowd as she crossed the line in the women’s marathon event at the Paris Olympics 2024. But she wasn’t the winner. Nor the runner-up. Not even the bronze medalist. In fact, the 26-year-old Lhamo finished last. Not just by a…
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Thousands Flee Their Homes After Wildfires Bear Down On Greek Capital
Rising temperatures are leading to longer wildfire seasons. Penteli, Greece: Thousands of people fled their homes around Athens on Monday, including in the historic town of Marathon, as strong winds fanned a wall of wildfire flames closer to the Greek capital. A 30-kilometre (20-mile) long frontline of fires, more than 25 metres (80 feet) high…
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Former Olympic Champion Tom Daley Retires From Diving
Tom Daley at the Paris Olympics 2024© AFP Former Olympic gold medallist Tom Daley announced his retirement from diving on Monday following the Paris Games. Daley, who won five Olympic medals during his decorated career, revealed the decision to call time on the sport during an interview with British Vogue. The 30-year-old bowed out after winning silver…
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Muhammad Yunus Over Sheikh Hasina’s Ouster
Bangladesh News: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is ‘chief advisor’ of the interim government (File). New Delhi: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus – who last week took oath as head of Bangladesh’s interim government – has heaped praise on students who spearheaded protests against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “There is no doubt… because of the student-led…
One Duleep Trophy fixture set to be moved to Bengaluru
Your call: The BCCI has given Rohit and Kohli the option to decide whether or not to play the Duleep Trophy. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: RITU RAJ KONWAR One of the two opening round fixtures of the Duleep Trophy – the domestic season-opening tournament in the men’s calendar – is set to be shifted…
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One Duleep Trophy fixture set to be moved to Bengaluru
Your call: The BCCI has given Rohit and Kohli the option to decide whether or not to play the Duleep Trophy. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: RITU RAJ KONWAR One of the two opening round fixtures of the Duleep Trophy – the domestic season-opening tournament in the men’s calendar – is set to be shifted…
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Bangladesh Interim Caretaker Muhammad Yunus To Student Leaders Of Protest
Muhammad Yunus was called by the student leaders of the protests. Dhaka: Bangladesh was experiencing a “student-led revolution” after the ouster of premier Sheikh Hasina, the South Asian country’s new interim leader Muhammad Yunus said. “This is a revolution, a student-led revolution,” the Nobel laureate told a news briefing on Sunday. “There’s no doubt about…
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Neeraj Chopra’s Net Worth Is Rs 37 Crore, Claims Report. Post Olympics, Arshad Nadeem’s Is…
Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem – that is one javelin rivalry that will be closely followed in years to come. The two stars almost had a same career trajectory since they started competing at the senior level, winning medals at the global level in a discipline that was largely dominated by Europeans before….
Neeraj Chopra’s Homecoming Delayed After Paris Olympics 2024 – Report Reveals Grim Reason
Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has left for Germany after winning a silver medal in the Paris Games to take medical advice regarding a possible surgery and to decide whether to feature in the upcoming Diamond League meetings, according to sources. A family source told PTI that he has left for Germany…
