India unveiled their 16-person Olympic team for Paris, including five first-timers. The team's vice-captain is Hardik Singh, while Harmanpreet Singh will serve as captain. Harmanpreet is going to his third Olympics. The team, which includes captains Manpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh from Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, strikes a balance between youth and experience. Krishan Bahadur Pathak joins Sreejesh, the lone custodian, on the alternate list. Jarmanpreet Singh, Sanjay, Raj Kumar Pal, Abhishek, and Sukhjeet Singh are among the debutants. Chief Coach Craig Fulton gave his thoughts on the tough
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur moved up to ninth, while vice-captain Smriti Mandhana fell to fourth, in the ICC Women's ODI batting rankings. Mandhana scored 343 runs in a three-match series against South Africa to maintain her ranking in the top ten with 738 rating points. Meanwhile, 648 points were earned by Harmanpreet. Laura Wolvaardt, the captain of South Africa, shot up to second place, 16 points behind England's No. 1 Nat Sciver-Brunt. Despite South Africa losing the series 0-3, Wolvaardt made waves with her stunning 135 not out in the second game and his 65 in the last over. On
Tommy Paul beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 7-6(8) in the cinch Championships final at Queen's Club to win his third ATP Tour title and his first on grass. Throughout the 88-minute match, the fifth seed showed a strong sense of intensity and aggressiveness. They overcame a 1/4 disadvantage in the tiebreak and saved a set point at 6/7. With this triumph, Paul will move up to No. 12 in the PIF ATP Rankings, surpassing Taylor Fritz as the top-ranked American. He has won 27 matches at the tour level thus far this season, and he has played well all week, dropping just one set. His victories at the Que
Noah Lyles qualified for the Paris Olympics by winning the 100-meter final in the US Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, in 9.83 seconds. On June 23, he finished ahead of Tokyo silver medalists Fred Kerley (9.88) and Kenny Bednarek (9.87), having pushed ahead at the halfway point. In preparation for the Olympics, Kerley declared, "We're ready to go put on a show." The Olympic gold medalist Bednarek stated, "I just stayed calm, collected, and executed my race." After taking the lead at first, Christian Coleman dropped to fourth in 9.93 seconds. With his sights set on four gold medals in Pa
Kevin Csoboth scored a thrilling goal in the 100th minute of Hungary's 1-0 victory over Scotland in a pivotal Group A encounter of UEFA Euro 2024. This stands as the latest goal in regulation time in Euro history. Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, and Scotland are in Group A. Switzerland would probably follow Germany into the Round of 16, so Scotland's match against Hungary was crucial to clinching third place. Scotland would not have advanced as one of the top third-ranked teams, even with a draw giving them third place and insufficient points. Hungary required a victory to remain competitiv
On Saturday, the Indian compound women's archery team—Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami, and Parneet Kaur—won a World Cup match against Estonia, securing a hat trick of gold medals. In a dominating final, the top-seeded team defeated Lisell Jaatma, Meeri-Marita Paas, and Maris Tetsmann of Estonia 232-229 to keep their winning record intact this season. They are the 2024 World Cup series winners, having previously won gold in Yecheon and Shanghai. Rising Indian archer Priyansh finished in second place in the men's final following a close match with world-ranked Mike Schloesser, just mi
Seven-time Olympian Caeleb Dressel won the US Olympic trials in Indianapolis, securing his place to defend his 50-meter freestyle championship in Paris. Dressel thrilled the Lucas Oil Stadium audience by winning the 50 metres in 21.41 seconds, although he was unable to retain his 100-meter freestyle title due to his third-place finish. In the 100 free, Chris Guiliano came in first and will swim in the 50 metres in Paris, only missing second place by 0.001 seconds over Matt King. Regan Smith won her third solo event at the trials after dominating the 200 backstroke, adding to her workload i
According to Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance, the Women’s Super League (WSL) clubs achieved a record-breaking £48 million ($61 million) in the 2022–23 season. It represents a 50% increase in revenue from the prior year, more than doubling the £20 million recorded in the 2020–21 season and coming after England's victory at Euro 2022. Due in part to England's World Cup runner-up finish in 2023, the combined attendance for the WSL and Championship in the 2023–24 season exceeded one million. With an average attendance that was approximately 200% higher than the prev
27-year-old Donia Abu Talib, a taekwondo competitor from Saudi Arabia, became the first Saudi woman to ever qualify for the Olympics. Her goal is to bring home the first gold medal from Saudi Arabia at the Olympics in Paris. Due to the lack of possibilities for female athletes in her hometown of Jeddah, she honed her skills at a male club. This experience, she says, made her strong and resilient. Since Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took office, Saudi Arabia has made strides in empowering women, particularly in the realm of sports. After getting official backing and competing to great su
Marcus Stoinis of Australia has surpassed Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan to become the top all-rounder in the most recent ICC Twenty20 rankings. Stoinis helped Australia reach the Super Eights of the Twenty20 World Cup by taking six wickets and contributing significantly with the bat. Nabi fell three spots in the rankings, while Stoinis rose to become the best all-around player. Veteran Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh and skipper Wanindu Hasaranga of Sri Lanka both rose to the positions of second and third, respectively. The West Indies bowler, Akeal Hosein, a left-arm spinner, jumped six s