After their nail-biting final victory over South Africa at the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados, India celebrated with fireworks and joy throughout the country. Celebrations erupted late into the night, with fans pouring into the streets to express their joy. Fireworks lit up the sky, the tricolour fluttered proudly, and videos flooded the internet showcasing jubilant crowds dancing and chanting patriotic slogans. From Mumbai's Shivaji Park to Hyderabad's RTC X Road, the nation resonated with the collective euphoria of this momentous win. The win ended India's 13-year trophy drou
Max Verstappen fended off a late challenge from Lando Norris to win the Spanish Grand Prix, seizing the lead in the first corner. Even though George Russell had a brief lead, Verstappen regained it on lap three with the help of DRS. The advantage between Verstappen and Norris changed several times during the tactical race, but he kept his cool and extended his championship lead. Starting in fourth place, Russell made a good move by diving to the left to lead the pack into the first turn. But Verstappen passed him, and McLaren kept up with the competition by pitting Norris later and giving
The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) has elected Kapil Dev, a renowned Indian cricketer and an avid amateur golfer, as its new president. Following H Srinivasan's withdrawal of his candidature, he took over as president. The executive director of PGTI, Uttam Singh Mundy, highlighted Dev's "valuable experience as a professional sportsman" and how it would propel "the further growth of Indian professional golf." At 65 years old, Kapil Dev is still widely regarded as one of cricket's all-time best all-rounders. He spearheaded India's 1983 World Cup victory, which sparked a cricket re
Australia's Travis Head has replaced India's Suryakumar Yadav as the top batter in the latest ICC T20 rankings. Prior to December 2023, Suryakumar was the highest-ranked player; however, Head's outstanding performance during the T20 World Cup shot him to the top. Despite Australia's elimination, Head amassed 255 runs, including 76 against India, to move two points clear of second-place finisher Suryakumar (842 points). The other three in the top five are Pakistan's Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, and England's Phil Salt. Additionally, Afghan player Rahmanullah Gurbaz jumped five spots to e
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