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Lakshya Sen beats Kevin Cordon of Guatemala in straight games in Olympic debut match
Paris: Ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen beat Kevin Cordon of Guatemala in straight games in a group match of the...
India need to punch above their weight to win successive medals in hockey, play NZ in Olympic opener
Paris: Placed in a 'pool of death', the India men's hockey team will have to punch above its weight to...
78-member Indian contingent to take part in Athletes’ Parade during Opening Ceremony
Paris: The Indian contingent taking part in the Athletes' Parade during the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Friday,...
Mohun Bagan face Downtown Heroes of J&K in Durand Cup opener
Kolkata: Defending champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) will face Downtown Heroes of Srinagar in the opening match of the...
Indians eye double-digit medal haul as Paris Olympics set for grand start
Paris: Some would be carrying a huge burden of expectations, some others would look to spring a surprise and a...
Ankita best-placed Indian at 11th in individual, women’s team through to quarters
Paris: Debutant Ankita Bhakat left behind seasoned campaigners like Deepika Kumar to emerge as the best-placed Indian archer at 11th...
Palestinian Olympic team greeted with cheers and gifts in Paris
Paris: Palestinian Olympic athletes were greeted with a roar of a crowd and gifts of food and roses as they...
India at Olympics: Archers aim to break medal jinx, aim for first Games medal in Paris
Paris: A different year and another Olympics, but for Indian archers, the target will be the same -- fetching their...
RSGC successfully concludes FourBall Green Some Golf Tournament
SRINAGAR: The Royal Springs Golf Course, Cheshmashahi Srinagar successfully concluded five days ’RSGC FourBall Green Some Golf Tournament’. The tournament...
From bitter fights to dope shame, Indian Olympic team’s tryst with controversies
New Delhi: Kaka Pawar and Pappu Yadav were virtually unknown entities until the 1996 Olympics. The duo had only two...