Chateauroux: Avni Lekhara has given India its first medal in the Paralympic Games. She won the gold medal with a Paralympic record in the SH1 category of women’s 10 meter air rifle shooting. She scored 249.7. The previous Paralympic record of 249.6 was also in Avni’s name, which she made in Tokyo. Korea’s Yunri Lee.
New York: Spain’s star tennis player Carlos Alcaraz was eliminated after losing in the second round of the US Open. Botic van de Zandschulp defeated world number 3, Alcaraz, ranked 74th in the world rankings, in the second round of the men’s singles on Friday. Netherlands’ Zandschulp defeated four-time Grand Slam winner Alcaraz 6-1, 7-5,.
New York: Defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia has reached the third round of the US Open. Djokovic got a walkover in the second-round match played on Wednesday night. In the second round, Laslo Djere of Serbia retired due to injury. Djokovic won this match 6-4, 6-4, 2-0. This was Djokovic’s 90th win in the.
New Delhi: Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell said he is still dealing with the after-effects of having broken his left leg in 2022, adding that lots of hardwork is needed every day for him to play cricket pain-free. Shortly after Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign ended in the league stage in 2022, Maxwell suffered a shattered.
New Delhi: Paris Olympic medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra extended his best wishes for the Indian contingent for the Paralympics, which gets underway on Wednesday with the Opening Ceremony in Paris. A total of 84 Indian para athletes will compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, scheduled from August 28 to September 9 in France. It.
Rawalpindi: Abrar Ahmed and Kamran Ghulam, who were previously released from the Pakistan Test squad against Bangladesh, have been recalled to join the team for the second Test scheduled to be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from August 30 to September 3. Both players had been contributing in a four-day match for Pakistan Shaheens.
New Delhi: Jay Shah, the current honorary secretary of the BCCI, has been elected unopposed as the Independent Chair of the ICC, and will assume his position on 1 December, 2024. On August 20, it was announced that current ICC Chair Greg Barclay would not seek a third term and would step down at the.
London: England have rewarded strong individual performances from their recent domestic competition when revealing their squad for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Tuesday. The inaugural Women’s T20 World Cup champions announced their 15-player group for October’s tournament on Monday, with regular skipper Heather Knight once again named captain for the ninth edition.
New Delhi: Former India opening batter Shikhar Dhawan has signed up for the Legends League Cricket (LLC), just days after announcing his retirement from international and domestic cricket. The LLC is set to commence its next season in September, featuring a lineup of retired cricketing greats competing in a league. Shikhar’s career includes several significant.
New Delhi: DDCA President Rohan Jaitley may become the new Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He will replace BCCI’s current secretary Jay Shah. Sources said that Rohan Jaitley’s name is at the forefront in the race to become the board secretary. Everyone agreed on Rohan’s name. Other officials including.
