Alcaraz, two years Sinner’s junior, won the French Open and defended his Wimbledon title in 2024 and already has won four Grand Slam titles
Sukhjeet scored in the second and 60th minutes while Abhishek (3rd), Sanjay (17th) and Uttam Singh (54th) were the other Indian goal getters
There is a 21-day appeal window which began when the parties received the decision. Any appeal would be filed to Switzerland’s Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
“I’m pretty just disappointed in how I played, how I hit certain shots. It sucks. I just would have liked to have played better and given myself a better chance
US Open champion Jannik Sinner reveals his failed drug tests row has been constantly troubling him on and off court; says people close to him knew something was wrong since his behaviour had changed
Watching Karmakar execute the ‘Produnova’, the so-called ‘vault of death’, led us to question whether Newton ever truly understood gravity
Meanwhile, India’s ancient sport, yogasana was included as a demonstration event at the 2026 Asian Games to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka thanks family who never gave up on her; beats sixth seed Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 to clinch maiden US Open crown in New York
The T12 classification in the Paralympics is for athletes with visual impairments
Sukhjeet Singh (14th minute), Uttam, Singh (27th) and Abhishek (32nd) were the goal-scorer for India, while China drew a blank
Javelin champion Navdeep Singh, battling dwarfism, calls for equality after grabbing gold with 47.32m throw in F41 category
Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed, got past No. 6 Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in a rollicking final under a closed retractable roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium, displaying her typical power while sprinkling in some variation to add this triumph to those at the Australian Open each of the past two seasons
Javelin champion Navdeep Singh, battling dwarfism, calls for equality after grabbing gold with 47.32m throw in F41 category
09 September,2024 07:20 AM IST | Paris | PTISabalenka, the No. 2 seed, got past No. 6 Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in a rollicking final under a closed retractable roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium, displaying her typical power while sprinkling in some variation to add this triumph to those at the Australian Open each of the past two seasons
08 September,2024 10:54 AM IST | New York | APIn her previous gold medal match, Simran stormed into the women's 100m T12 final without breaking a sweat. But she was ousted by her opponents and finished last of the four finalists in the event with a timing of 12.31s
08 September,2024 10:40 AM IST | Paris | ANINavdeep, who competes in the classification meant for athletes of short stature, originally ended with a silver after he upstaged world record holder Sun Pengxiang of China with a 47.32m throw. With a monstrous throw of 47.32 metres, Navdeep shattered the Paralympic record and surged into lead, only for Sadegh to better the Indian's mark
08 September,2024 10:36 AM IST | Paris | PTIPegula and Stephen Curry had met briefly in Paris at the Olympics. This time, their spouses also got to chat, which was quite the thrill for Taylor Gahagen. "My husband, his iPhone name is Steph Curry, because he loves Steph Curry," Pegula said
08 September,2024 10:08 AM IST | New York | APADVERTISEMENT
Here's a look at India's best-ever campaign at the Para Games edition, Paris Paralympics 2024 (Pic: File Pic/X)
Earlier in the day, Prachi had finished third in the semi-final to qualify for the final, clocking 1:05.66 to end behind second-placed Irodakhon Rustamova of Uzbekistan (1:04.39) and Jeanette Chippington of Great Britain (1:02.65)
08 September,2024 09:38 AM IST | Paris | PTI
More success for trainer-jockey pair of MK Jadhav-NS Parmar
08 September,2024 08:58 AM IST | Pune | Prakash Gosavi
Another Indian Soman Rana finished in the fifth position. With this medal, India's medal tally in the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024 has gone up to 27, with six gold medals, nine silver medals, and 12 bronze medals. This is the most gold India has ever won at a Paralympic Games event, outdoing the total of five golds in Tokyo 2020
07 September,2024 01:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Gavit got an automatic qualification with his season-best time of 49.54s
07 September,2024 08:16 AM IST | Paris | Agencies
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Amid the ongoing discussions on the Olympics gender controversy, Italian PM Meloni expressed her anger over the issue. Italian PM Georgie Meloni waded in on the debate calling the match unfair. She further stated that ‘athletes who have, male genetic characteristics shouldn’t be allowed to compete in women's competitions’. Angela Carini quit her 66 kg women’s category boxing match against Algeria’s Imane Khelif sparking gender row at the Paris Olympics. The Italian boxer quit the match within 46 seconds into the match handing Imane Khelif a win in the opening round. Notably, Imane Khelif who’s a biological male was banned from competing in world championships following failures in testosterone and gender eligibility tests. The match sparked a gender row drawing adverse reactions from fans all around the world questioning the gender of Khelif. Post Backlash, IOC responded to controversy over Algerian Boxer Khelif stating ‘Every person has right to practise sport’.
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