Over the last decade, not-for-profit organisations as well as private academies and training centres have come forward to train Indian athletes, bringing them on a par with global standards

The Indian athletics team will now have 30 members; the track and field competitions will begin on August 1

Lyles was quick out of his blocks and tore down the track at London Stadium to win in 9.81 seconds

While the International Olympic Committee (IOC) lists him as an Indian, World Athletics (formerly IAAF) credits his Olympic medals to Britain.

Neeraj Chopra has taken silver medal in his stride and is proud to have contributed to the medals tally at the greatest show on earth.

Sumit Antil along with Bhagyashree Jadhav will be Indian flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Paralympics Games to be held from August 28 to September 8.

Yogesh Kathuniya wasn't satisfied with his performance and he vowed to better the colour of his medal in the next major tournament.

Altogether four new meet records were set on the concluding day.

Pakistan beat England by 152 runs in the second Test in Multan on Friday to level the three-match series at 1-1.

IMAGES from Day 5 of the first Test played between India and New Zealand, in Bengaluru, on Sunday.

Latham also reminded his team not to lose focus on the second Test amid the revelries after winning the first match, as India has the firepower in its ranks to hit back.

Images from Day 3 of the second Test between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Saturday.

It was a stunning defeat for India, who were dismantled by eight wickets in seamer-friendly conditions in the opening match at Bengaluru, as they suffered their first series loss on home soil since falling to England in 2012.

Captaon Suryakumar Yadav, all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel, the only member from the Test side, will be hoping for a strong outing so that India can apply some balm over the wounds from their recent home series defeat against New Zealand.

England skipper Jos Buttler hammered a superb 83 off 45 balls to steer his side to a seven-wicket victory in the second Twenty20 international against West Indies.

As talks open, United Nations warns that Paris climate agreement’s goals ‘are in great peril’; re-election of Donald Trump as U.S. President has cast shadow on the summit; many world leaders have also skipped the meet where the primary focus is on increasing climate financing by wealthy nations 

The move was announced as part of special measures in his government’s ‘economic reform agenda’ 

"President Trump may be more articulate and expressive in that regard," he said during a panel discussion with the foreign ministers of Australia and New Zealand

Pennsylvania was carried by Trump when he first won the White House in 2016 and then flipped back to Democrats in 2020. Trump also took Georgia, which had voted for Democrats four years ago

‘Let’s work for the betterment of our people and to promote global peace, stability and prosperity,’ Modi says in a post on X

Japanese government officials are trying to arrange a meeting for him with Trump toward the end of the trip, potentially during a stopover in the US before Ishiba returns to Japan

Defender Gabbia rose highest to thump home Tijjani Reijnders' free-kick in the 89th minute and give Milan a Serie A win which pulls them out of a miserable early season slump

In five minutes, Matus Bero scored off a smartly executed one-two through the center, then Dani de Wit made it 2-0 after teammate Myron Boadu had snatched the ball off Dortmund's goalkeeper Gregor Kobel

Palmer became the first player to score four goals in the first half of an English Premier League match

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have another trophy, along with home-field advantage throughout the Major League Soccer playoffs

Liverpool edged Leipzig 1-0 with a goal from Darwin Nunez; Manchester City routed Sparta Prague 5-0 with Erling Haaland scoring twice.

Bengaluru FC defeated Kerala Blasters 3-1 in the Indian Super League match

Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí have won the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best players in men’s and women’s soccer

Barcelona and Inter Milan lead Champions League standings, with Brest as a surprising newcomer in contention

Globaly prices hit record $2,344/oz, domestic rates for jewellery gold top ₹71,000/10 gm

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The win leaves United in 15th place in the Europa League standings on six points from four games.

Bayern Munich earned a nervous 1-0 win at St Pauli thanks to a sensational 28-metre drive from Jamal Musiala to stay unbeaten.

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr scored a hat-trick to help the LaLiga champions snap a two-game winless run in all competitions.

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“Plans to negate him and better plans will help us going forward,” said Aiden Markram

Shivam Bhambri notches up a century

Top Indians Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi drew with Iranians Parham Maghsoodloo and Amin Tabatabaei

Samrat Rana and Amit Sharma also made the final, but couldn’t climb to the podium

Vinícius Júnior shines with hat trick in Real Madrid win overshadowed by Militão ACL injury in La Liga.

Coco Gauff has won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the final in Riyadh