'And when I say sabotage I mean people who are not happy to see India rise as a sporting nation. This girl has been through so much, your heart breaks for her. What more could she have done? Which other test?'
He is the first athlete to retain the pole vault title in nearly seven decades.
Manika Batra led from the front as India prevailed over higher-ranked Romania 3-2 in a thrilling tie
Australian Nicola Olyslagers took silver and Ukraine's Iryna Gerashchenko and Australian Eleanor Patterson shared the bronze.
Indian men's hockey team beat Great Britain 4-2 in shoot-out to enter the semi-finals and remain on course to win its second consecutive Olympic medal.
American Ryan Crouser became the first man to "three-peat" in the Olympic shot put on Saturday.
Zheng Qinwen became the first Chinese player to win an Olympic tennis singles gold medal when she held off Croatia's Donna Vekic for a 6-2, 6-3 win in a tense final on Saturday.
The glimpses of USA President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris greet prisoners, who were released from detention in Russia, upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, USA on Thursday, August 1, 2024.
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz has made it to the semi-finals on his Olympic Games debut.
Among those released were the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former Marine Paul Whelan and journalist Alsu Kurmashev. This was part of multi-country deal with Russia.
Images from the Olympics tennis action at the Roland Garros, Paris, on Wednesday.
India shooter Swapnil Kusale on Wednesday qualified for finals of the 50m rifle 3 positions in Paris after finishing seventh.
A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 4, Tuesday, July 30, 2024:
A summary of the day's tennis action at Roland Garros.
Indian archer Bhajan Kaur notched twin victories to advance to the women's individual pre-quarter-finals but compatriot Dhiraj Bommadevara exited the men's event after losing in the shoot-off at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
Novak Djokovic beat 14-times French Open champion Rafael Nadal in straight sets at the Paris Olympics on Monday.
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The proposed visit is being planned around the Ukrainian National Day of August 24 and the prime minister may also travel to Poland as part of a two-nation tour, they said.
The Olympic tennis competition suffered another blow as women's third seed Elena Rybakina joined a lengthy list of non-starters hours after the draw took place at Roland Garros on Thursday
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland faces Irina-Camella Begu of Romania in the opening round of the women's draw with second-seeded American Coco Gauff taking on Australian Ajla Tomljanovic.
With a jam-packed schedule brimming with both legendary athletes and captivating storylines, Paris 2024 promises unforgettable moments.
Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Games due to tonsillitis.
Sarvesh Kushare said Neeraj Chopra's advice has boosted his confidence as at one point in time this year, he was not even sure of making the Paris Games cut.
Yarraji also competed in the women's 200m event in Warsaw and clocked 23.53 to finish second behind compatriot Kiran Pahal, who timed her run at 23.33.
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While the tournament saw the emergence of young stars, the usual suspects, the big names flattered to deceive.
Hsieh Su-wei and Jan Zielinski won their second mixed doubles Grand Slam title of the year at Wimbledon by beating the Mexican duo of Santiago Gonzalez and Giuliana Olmos 6-4, 6-2 in a one-sided final on Sunday.
Letexier will be joined at Sunday's final by French assistants Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni, while Szymon Marciniak (Poland) will be fourth official.
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IMAGES from Day 6 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Saturday.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday.
Images from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Tuesday.
'He is strong, he feels strong, he is a leader for the defence; we will need him (to stay performing) at that level.'
Czech reigning champion Marketa Vondrousova, seeded sixth and in the same quarter of the draw as Swiatek, will open against Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.
Here is a quick guide to the eight games which get underway on Saturday.
Defensively, however, France conceded only a single goal -- a penalty to Poland that Robert Lewandowski converted at the second attempt.
Goalkeeper Mike Maignan did not appreciate Robert Lewandowski's stuttering technique, or the spot-kick rules in general.
Poland striker Robert Lewandowski scored from his second attempt from the penalty spot against France.
Austria's aggressive and hard running approach propelled them into the last-16 of the European Championship on Tuesday after a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Netherlands.
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