The Indian bowlers, led by Renuka Singh Thakur (3/10) and Radha Yadav (3/14), restricted Bangladesh to a paltry 80/8 in their 20 overs and later Smriti Mandhana (55) and Shafali Verma (26) overhauled the target in just 11 overs ..read more

French weather channels have predicted rain at around 7 pm, just 30 minutes before the opening ceremony is scheduled to begin ..read more

Rafael Nadal’s coach Carlos Moya confirmed the development and said they are monitoring Nadal’s progress ..read more

London:�Ollie Pope reckons England can breach the 600-run mark inside a day's play in Test cricket while ruling out any let up to their ultra aggressive 'Bazball' approach with the bat. England hold the record for the most runs scored in a day when they piled up 588 for 6 on the second day of the Manchester Test against India in 1936, and Pope believes the current side under Ben Stokes can eclipse that. "Sometimes we might score 280 to 300 in a day but that's OK and probably because we're reading situations. There might also be a day where we go and get 500 to 600 at some point in the future ..read more

Paris:�It's a "now-or-never situation for me", says veteran Indian archer Tarundeep Rai as he seeks to win a maiden Olympic medal in his fourth appearance at the Games while also serving as the team's unofficial mentor in Paris. The 40-year-old Rai has won medals in every championship at the global and continental level but not the Olympics. He has two silver at the World Championships (2005, 2019), nine World Cup medals, including three gold and a bronze in Asian Games, two silver and a bronze in Asian Championships. "It's emotional every day. It's the fourth time. It's a now-or-never situat ..read more

Pallekele:�Sri lanka's interim head coach Sanath Jayasuriya on Wednesday revealed that IPL side Rajasthan Royal's high performance director Zubin Bharucha has helped his batters prepare for the upcoming T20 series against India where he expects them to take advantage of the recent retirements by stars like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The T20 series against Sri Lanka will get underway here on July 27. Jayasuriya revealed despite some of the Sri Lankan players' involvement in the Lanka Premier League, they have held a six-day camp with Bharucha. "We just started the sessions just after the LP ..read more

Nita Ambani re-elected as India’s representative to International Olympic Committee Nita Ambani, founder of the Reliance Foundation, has been unanimously re-elected as India’s representative to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The election took place at the 142nd session in Paris, ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Nita Ambani said she was deeply honoured to be re-elected. “I am deeply honoured to be re-elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee. I would like to thank President Bach and all my colleagues in the IOC for their faith and trust in me,” she said in a state ..read more

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner withdraws from Paris Olympics 2024 Italian tennis player and World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics 2024 due to illness. Sinner took to social media to announce his withdrawal and said due to tonsillitis, he would not be able to take part in the Summer Games. He was to take part in men’s singles and also in doubles, partnering Lorenzo Musetti. Sinner added to the illustrious list of players who will not be in action at the Olympics this year. Apart from Sinner, Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova, Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, World ..read more

Paris: Ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this weekend, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today announced that Mrs Nita M. Ambani, leading Indian philanthropist and Founder of the Reliance Foundation has been re-elected unanimously as the IOC from India at the 142nd IOC session in Paris that is currently underway, winning unanimously with 100% of the vote. Speaking after her re-election, Mrs Nita. M. Ambani said “I am deeply honored to be re-elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee. I would like to thank President Bach and all my collea ..read more

Germany bids to host 2040 Olympics Germany is looking to potentially host the 2040 Olympics, the government announced on Wednesday. Germany had originally planned to bid for the 2036 Olympics exactly 100 years after Berlin hosted the 1936 Olympics but the reference to the Nazi made the government defer it to four more years. The 1936 edition became popularly known as Nazi Games. The 2040 edition marks the 50th year of German reunification and hence, hosting the 2040 Olympics gives Germany a better view. The German government signed a memorandum of understanding with the German Olympic Sports ..read more