India - players.bio

Watch: Neeraj Chopra's Agonising Reaction On Yet Another Second-Place Finish

Fresh from his second-place finish in the Paris Olympic Games 2024, India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra failed to bag the top-podium spot yet again, salvaging the second spot in the Lausanne Diamond League on Thursday. Neeraj didn't look at his best the entire contest, yet managed to throw his season best of 89.49m in his last attempt, but that was only good enough for a silver-medal finish. Though Neeraj remained just inches away from breaching the 90-metre mark, his reaction to the final effort said everything about what he was feeling.

Neeraj Chopra Falls Short Of 90m Mark, Finishes Second In Lausanne Diamond League

Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra finished second in the Lausanne Diamond League as he recovered in time to produce a season's best effort of 89.49m in his last attempt on Thursday. The 26-year-old Chopra was at fourth spot till the fourth round before sending his spear to 85.58m in his fifth attempt. He saved the best for the last as his sixth and final attempt measured 89.49m, which was better than his performance in the Paris Olympics.

Indian Olympian Bhawna Jat Handed 16-Month Ban By National Anti-Doping Agency

Indian race walker Bhawna Jat has been handed a 16-month ban by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Friday for whereabouts failures. The 16-month ban will commence from the date of her initial suspension on August 10, 2023, and will end on December 10, 2024, according to Olympics.com. Although the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) made the decision to suspend Bhawna under Article 2.4 of the NADA Rules on July 10, 2024, it was only listed on their website on Thursday. NADA had provisionally suspended Bhawna in August last year, which prevented her from competing at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Hungary.

Falconets test strength against Australia in friendly

Nigeria’s U-20 female football team, Falconets, have fully recovered from their long trip to Colombia, and are now set to confront their counterparts from Australia, in the first of two friendly matches organised by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to ensure team readiness for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup holding in that country, from August 31 to September 22.

'...Kohinoor Diamond': Ex-India Star On Jasprit Bumrah Potentially Becoming Captain

There has been a lot of discussion lately over star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah becoming the Indian cricket team skipper in the near future. In a recent interaction, Bumrah said that it is time for fast bowlers to be considered for captaincy and even called himself his "favourite captain". However, former India wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik is not in favour of Bumrah becoming the captain and he said that the fast bowler needs to be protected. During an interaction on Cricbuzz, Karthik called Bumrah 'like a Kohinoor diamond' and said that he should be made to play only in important matches for the side.

Despite India A Fightback, Australia A Take 192-Run Lead In Unofficial Women's Test Match

India A bowlers led a spirited fightback but Australia A tightened grip on the unofficial one-off women's Test, with the hosts' overall lead surging to 192 runs here on the second day on Friday. India A skipper Minnu Mani completed her match haul of 10 wickets but Kate Peterson returned an impactful 12-5-16-5 to hand Australia a slender 28-run lead in the first innings, as the visitors were bowled out for 184 in reply to the host's 212.

"Not Going To Stop": India Captain Rohit Sharma's Massive '5 IPL Trophies' Statement

India's T20 World Cup-winning skipper Rohit Sharma said that he is "not going to stop" from winning big trophies for his country after their latest accomplishment and thanked his "three pillars" for their support in his journey as a captain. Rohit and his men ended India's 11-year ICC trophy drought as they defeated South Africa by seven runs in a thrilling final in June to capture their second ICC T20 World Cup title at Barbados. Speaking at the CEAT Cricket Awards, Rohit said that the team will keep pushing itself and "striving for better things".

"More Mature In My Technique": Avani Lekhara Says Paralympics Just Another Competition

Avani Lekhara would have never taken up shooting if not for the persuasion of her parents two years after a catastrophic car mishap left her paralysed waist down and confined to a wheelchair at the age of 11. As the 22-year-old, who is one of the most recognisable faces in Indian para sport, embarks on a journey to win more medals for the county in rifle events at the Paris Paralympic Games, she thanked her family for giving meaning to her life at a time she was struggling to overcome the trauma.

Contacts

India Sport News

Watch: Neeraj Chopra's Agonising Reaction On Yet Another Second-Place Finish

Neeraj Chopra Falls Short Of 90m Mark, Finishes Second In Lausanne Diamond League

Indian Olympian Bhawna Jat Handed 16-Month Ban By National Anti-Doping Agency

Falconets test strength against Australia in friendly

'...Kohinoor Diamond': Ex-India Star On Jasprit Bumrah Potentially Becoming Captain

Despite India A Fightback, Australia A Take 192-Run Lead In Unofficial Women's Test Match

"Not Going To Stop": India Captain Rohit Sharma's Massive '5 IPL Trophies' Statement

"More Mature In My Technique": Avani Lekhara Says Paralympics Just Another Competition