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Arshad Nadeem won the men’s javelin gold at Paris Olympics 2024© X (Twitter) Arshad Nadeem scripted history by becoming the first athlete from Pakistan to win an individual Olympic gold medal. Nadeem came up with a monster throw of 92.97m to break the Olympic record and clinch the gold medal in the men’s…
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Suspense continued on the fate of Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against her Olympic disqualification with the ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport extending the time limit to deliver its decision till August 16 without specifying the reasons for continuing to defer the matter. The 29-year-old was disqualified from the women’s 50kg freestyle final…
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File photo of Graham Thorpe. | Photo Credit: Reuters It is so much easier to join the dots — or even look for them — after the picture is complete. It takes a reckless friend or an inspired doctor to see in the build-up such as the occasional nervous breakdown or suggestive statement the route…
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French authorities said on Tuesday that more than 140 cyberattacks were reported during the Paris Olympics, but none of them disrupted the competitions. In the runup and throughout the Olympic Games, France’s cyber security agency had been on high alert for attacks that had the potential to disrupt the organising committee, ticketing or transport….
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File photo of Ian Bell© AFP Former England player Ian Bell was named Tuesday as Sri Lanka’s batting coach for the three-match Test series against England. Sri Lanka Cricket said the 42-year-old former right-hand batter was hired to draw on his experience of playing 118 Tests for England. “We appointed Ian to bring…
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Former England batsman Graham Thorpe died after being struck by a train at a railway station, an inquest into his death heard Tuesday. The 55-year-old took his own life, his wife Amanda revealed on Monday in an interview with The Times. Thorpe died on the morning of August 4 having suffered “traumatic injuries”…
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Botswana gave a rapturous welcome to Letsile Tebogo on Tuesday as the sprinter returned home with the southern African country’s first ever Olympic gold medal. Families with children, elderly people and young supporters waved Botswana’s sky blue, white and black national flag as the Olympic team landed back in the capital Gaborone. Hundreds…
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Only a few footballers have managed to hang up their boots after a stellar career and later return to command the game from the sidelines and manage a team to glory. While Zinedine Zidane and Carlo Ancelotti are rare cases of individuals being extraordinary players and even better managers, many who have tried their hand…
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Paris Olympics bronze medallist hockey player PR Sreejesh during an interview with PTI, in New Delhi, on August 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Legendary PR Sreejesh is a big fan of former India head coach Rahul Dravid’s coaching philosophy and would similarly like to mentor the talented juniors with an aim to create a…
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Close call: Indian Navy goalkeeper Robinson thwarts an attempt by Mohammedan Sporting forward Lalthankima | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri Mohammedan Sporting SC picked up the first win of the tournament in its concluding Group B league outing as it downed Indian Navy FT by a solitary goal in the 133rd Durand Cup at the Kishore…
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