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Jeffrey Vandersay the surprise destroyer as Sri Lanka humble India by 32 runs
For Gautam Gambhir, India’s coach, this was a return to the dark days. He was part of the squad when India were destroyed by Ajantha Mendis’ mystery spin in a Test series in 2008.
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Lovlina Borgohain’s quarterfinal loss leaves Indian boxing medal-less in Paris Olympics
Lovlina Borgohain's defeat, on the back of Nishant Dev’s controversial loss on Saturday night, ended India’s disappointing boxing campaign in Paris.
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Paris Olympics: Split decision or not, Nishant Dev’s inexperience showed in loss to Marco Verde
Nishant Dev had Marco Verde where he wanted him in the first round, but couldn’t sustain that pressure in the next two. And professional or amateur, getting caught on the ropes usually never ends well.
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Leon Marchand – Swimming sensation who had French President fist pumping, and Michael Phelps doing a jig of delight
Leon Marchand can freeze an image from Friday night of Emmanuel Macron giving it a proper fist pump after the 22 year old had raced to his fourth gold medal of the games in the men’s 200m individual medley.
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Paris Olympics: Dhiraj Bommadevara, Ankita Bhakat break new ground for Indian archery, but agonisingly miss out on bronze
No Indian archers had ever gone that far, either as a team or in the individual events, and the disappointment of losing the bronze aside, this performance is something to build on.
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Ind vs SL Match Report: Charith Asalanka, Sri Lanka’s new ODI skipper, and Dunith Wellalage star as hosts salvage a tie in first ODI against India
Ind vs SL Match Report: Charith Asalanka, in his ODI captaincy debut, and Dunith Wellalage's all-round performance secured Sri Lanka an improbable tie in the series opener.
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Rohit and Kohli star attractions as India’s preparation for Champions Trophy begins in earnest
India will play only six ODIs before the Champions Trophy next year and apart from this series, they will have just three more matches, against England in February, to fine-tune things.
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Paris Olympics: Imane Khelif’s 46-second bout against Angela Carini restarts controversy over DSD athletes
The whole issue of DSD athletes gained prominence through the exploits of Semenya, South Africa’s star athlete who took Olympic 800m gold in both London (2012) and Rio Di Janeiro (2016).
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Paris Olympics: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty out; Lakshya Sen demolishes HS Prannoy in all-India clash
Apart from PV Sindhu, who plays China’s He Bingjiao in the last 16 on Friday, India’s best hope of a badminton medal is now Lakshya Sen, who cruised past HS Prannoy, his countryman, in the round of 16.
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Paris Olympics: Nikhat Zareen exits boxing ring in tears, loses last-16 bout to Wu Yu of China
Nikhat, who carried forward the torch that Mary Kom lit, has won laurels for India for half a decade, but it remains to be seen if she has the appetite to carry on if there’s no Olympic gold at the end of the tunnel.
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Swapnil Kusale stands up when it matters to clinch bronze in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions
In the elimination shots, Kusale shot 10.5, 9.4, 9.9 and 10.0. That was 0.5 behind Kulish, who would go on to take the silver.
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Ahead of 50m Rifle 3 Positions final, Swapnil Kusale knows the value of every shot
In the Paris final, Kusale and China’s Liu Yukun, who topped qualification with 594 points, will be the only two Asians.
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Paris Olympics badminton: Lakshya Sen overcomes big-time nemesis Jonatan Christie to enter knockouts
Lakshya Sen caused one of the big upsets of the men’s singles competition so far by putting out Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie, the No. 3 seed, in the group stage.
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Paris Olympics: India’s archers need to buck history of mental frailty in knockout rounds
Ahead of the individual events starting on Tuesday afternoon, this mental frailty under pressure is the biggest concern, and it's up to Bommadevara, Ankita, Bhajan and Deepika to somehow rewrite that narrative over the coming days.
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“Let’s keep fighting till the last shot” – Manu Bhaker reveals the mantra behind mixed-team bronze medal
The Indian pair of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh have clinched the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Paris 2024 Olympics. They triumphed over the South Korean team of Oh Ye Jin and Lee Wonho in the bronze medal match, marking India’s second medal of the Games.
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Paris Olympics: Dismal India pinned by Turkey in archery quarterfinal
The individual events remain, but excuses about wind and whatever else no longer cut it in a scenario where the archers have been supported to the hilt.
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Paris Olympics shooting: Arjun Babuta, and India’s fourth-place curse
More than 60 years after Milkha Singh in the men’s 400m in Rome and four decades after PT Usha’s near-miss in Los Angeles in the 400m hurdles, fourth place remains Indian Olympic sport’s biggest curse.
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Paris Olympics: Four years after taking his first stroke, Balraj Panwar readies for single-sculls quarterfinal
After finishing second in his repechage heat on Sunday, Balraj Panwar finds himself in the quarterfinals, up against 23 world-class rowers, most of whom have been on the water for close to two decades or more.
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Suryakumar Yadav leads from the front as Gambhir era starts with a thumping win
The opening duo of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill led the way before a bright and breezy half-century from Suryakumar Yadav, the new captain, put India on course for a mammoth total.
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Suryakumar Yadav leads India to a 43-run victory against Sri Lanka
Parag and Rinku Singh, neither of whom were part of the T20 World Cup-winning squad, were two selections that bore the Gambhir imprint.
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Paris Olympics: Zhiying Zeng – from child prodigy in China to Chile’s grandmother of ping pong
At Paris Olympics, Zhiying Zeng, who just turned 58, is seeded No. 60, in a field where the top two players will both be wearing the Chinese jersey she once donned.
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Paris Olympics: Can Jyothi Yarraji and the 4x400m relay quartets emulate Neeraj Chopra?
What Neeraj Chopra’s historic throw in Tokyo did was raise expectations across the spectrum. As many as 29 athletes have gone to Paris, with several nursing ambitions of being the next Chopra.
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Paris 2024: Despite recent slump, don’t rule out a third Olympic medal for PV Sindhu
Paris Olympics: What goes in PV Sindhu’s favour is her knack of upsetting the odds on the biggest stage.
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Euro 2024 Final: Super sub Oyarzabal gives Spain record fourth Euro title
Cole Palmer, on as a second-half substitute for Kobbie Mainoo, scored a bolt-from-the-blue equaliser that briefly took the wind out of Spanish sails. But once that shock receded, Spain did what they had done all night, bossing the game and clinching a deserving winner through Mikel Oyarzabal in the 86th minute.
