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Boxer Imane Khelif at the Paris Olympics 2024© AFP Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif said she had won for her country’s women as Algeria’s Paris Games medallists received a hero’s welcome at Algiers airport on Monday. Khelif, who was the centre of a gender controversy at the Olympics on her way to the…
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Veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha, who returned to Bengal after two seasons with Tripura, expressed his plans to play in all three formats for the state in the forthcoming domestic season. The 39-year-old Saha, who has played 40 Tests, scoring 1353 runs with three centuries and six fifties, had parted ways with Bengal in…
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India cricket icons Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid among others have come together to donate for a charity auction, benefitting the Vipla Foundation, an organisation striving to empower unprivileged communities in India. The auction was organised by Indian wicket-keeper batter KL Rahul and his wife Athiya Shetty, titled ‘Cricket…
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As the Paris Olympic Games 2024 concludes, the Indian contingent returns with a low number of 6 medals, after winning seven in the Tokyo Games three years ago. Contrary to the last edition of the Olympic Games, India didn’t have a single gold medal this time. Though Vinesh Phogat stood a chance at…
France bid a reluctant farewell on Monday to an “enchanted” fortnight of Olympic sport as athletes headed home from Paris praising a dazzling edition of the Games that has breathed new life into the biggest show on earth. Hollywood star Tom Cruise delivered stardust at the closing ceremony on Sunday evening — and a link…
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Wrestler Vinesh Phogat is likely to travel to India with Olympic bronze medalist Aman Sehrawat after completion of the Paris Olympics 2024 and is expected to reach Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi by 10:30 am on Tuesday. “Vinesh Phogat is travelling to India tonight with Olympic bronze winner Aman Sehrawat, will reach…
PR Sreejesh and Neeraj Chopra© AFP Indian men’s hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh joined Manu Bhaker as the nation’s second flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024. The decision, however, was a late one, with Neeraj Chopra earlier designated for the role. However, when the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)…
Star Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been confirmed to play the remaining Test matches in 2024, with chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain affirming his availability for the remainder of the year. Bangladesh is scheduled to play eight Test matches – four two-match Test series against Pakistan, India, South Africa, and the West…
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Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra believes there was a scope of “more conversions” for Indian shooters at the Paris Games but overall it was a campaign which they should be proud of. India clinched six medals overall with three in shooting as Manu Bhaker became the first ever athlete from the country post…
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