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Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony: Performers, Timing, Venue And All Other Details

The Opening Ceremony of Paris Olympics 2024 is set to be the one of its kind with the event set to take place at the Seine River in the French capital. For the first time ever, the opening ceremony will be held outside a stadium, instead the city of Paris will be turned into a grand arena. A whopping 10,500 athletes are set to sail across the Seine, and the two representatives for India are veteran table tennis star Achanta Sharath Kamal and shuttler PV Sindhu. The Opening Ceremony is expected to start at 11 PM IST (7:30 PM local time).

All Eyes On Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain As Boxers Open Olympic Campaign

World Championship medallists Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain and Nishant Dev will wade through draws that are at best tricky in their quest to achieve India's best Olympic medal tally in boxing when the competition kicks off in Paris on Saturday. Indian boxers have fetched three medals in the Olympics so far, all bronze. While Vijender Singh remains the only male to have achieved the feat back in the 2008 Beijing Games, women stars MC Mary Kom (London, 2012) and Borgohain (Tokyo, 2021) later added to the overall haul.

"If Mohammed Shami Doesn't Eat 1kg Mutton Daily...": India Pacer's Friend Opens Up On Star's Diet

India pacer Mohammed Shami is eyeing a comeback into the Indian team after being out of action since November 2023 due to an injury. Shami last played for India during the 2023 ODI World Cup final against Australia, which the Rohit Sharma-led side lost. Since then, he has been nursing an ankle injury, which has kept him out of action for the entirety of 2023. Shami played the ODI World Cup despite carrying an injury, but emerged as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 24 scalps in seven matches.

Rohan Bopanna's Last Dance With Unfancied N Sriram Balaji; Stiff Test Awaits In-Form Sumit Nagal

Rohan Bopanna, the oldest player in the Indian contingent at 44, might not have a strong partner he had in previous Olympics, but in N Sriram Balaji, the veteran tennis player has a comrade, who can punch above his weight in Paris when they compete in men's doubles event. India's first and only tennis medal in Olympics came back in 1996, when Leander Paes created history with a singles bronze at the Atlanta Games. India did not win an Olympic medal even when the legendary Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi competed together in Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008). Not even when Bopanna had Bhupathi as his partner in 2012 in London.

"PV Sindhu Is An Underdog In Paris Olympics": Ex Badminton Star

Former India shuttler Parupalli Kashyap on Thursday dubbed two-time medallist PV Sindhu an "underdog" at the Paris Olympics but said her name still carries a lot of weight and opponents would be wary of her big-match credentials. Eyeing an unprecedented third straight Olympic medal, Sindhu has not been at her best since returning from a knee injury in February. "It's her third Olympics, she won two medals in the last two Olympics and several world championship medals. So I think she feels she has an edge already even though her ranking doesn't say it or her recent form doesn't say it," Kashyap, an Olympics expert at JioCinema & Sports18, told reporters during an interaction.

India vs Bangladesh LIVE Score, Women's Asia Cup T20, 2024 1st Semi Final: India Off To Fiery Start In Low-Run Chase vs Bangladesh

India vs Bangladesh, Women's Asia Cup 2024 Semi-Final, Live Updates: Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana have given India a terrific start in the chase of 81 against Bangladesh. Earlier, three-wicket hauls by Radha Yadav and Renuka Singh helped India restrict Bangladesh to 80/8 in 20 overs in the semi-final of the Women's Asia Cup 2024 on Friday in Dambulla. Opting to bat first, Bangladesh kept on losing wikets at regular intervals. Earlier, Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana won the toss and opted to bat. (Live Scorecard)

Olympics 2024: Badminton Legend Prakash Padukone Names Three Stars Expected To Win Olympic Medal

Badminton legend and ace shuttler PV Sindhu's mentor, Prakash Padukone believes that India have a strong chance of bagging three medals in badminton in the Paris Olympics including a hat-trick of medals for Sindhu. India has sent a seven-member badminton squad including the high-flying men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and double Olympic medallist Sindhu. Padukone said Sindhu is faring well for her historic third consecutive Olympic medal in Paris.

Pro Kabaddi League Season 11 Player Auction To Be Held On August 15, 16

As the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) approaches its 10th anniversary on July 26, Mashal Sports announced the PKL Season 11 Player Auction, which is scheduled for August 15 and 16 in Mumbai. The league's journey began a decade ago with a nail-biting match between U Mumba and the Jaipur Pink Panthers in Mumbai. After successfully concluding the tenth season of the Pro Kabaddi League from December 2, 2023 to March 1, 2024, the league has become the second sporting league in India to complete 10 seasons, as per a PKL release.

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Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony: Performers, Timing, Venue And All Other Details

All Eyes On Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain As Boxers Open Olympic Campaign

"If Mohammed Shami Doesn't Eat 1kg Mutton Daily...": India Pacer's Friend Opens Up On Star's Diet

Rohan Bopanna's Last Dance With Unfancied N Sriram Balaji; Stiff Test Awaits In-Form Sumit Nagal

"PV Sindhu Is An Underdog In Paris Olympics": Ex Badminton Star

India vs Bangladesh LIVE Score, Women's Asia Cup T20, 2024 1st Semi Final: India Off To Fiery Start In Low-Run Chase vs Bangladesh

Olympics 2024: Badminton Legend Prakash Padukone Names Three Stars Expected To Win Olympic Medal

Pro Kabaddi League Season 11 Player Auction To Be Held On August 15, 16