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World and Tokyo Olympics champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who will be training in Turkey from this week before returning to outdoor competition for the first time in 2024, said he was in "top physical shape" and "has never felt so good before." The build up to the Tokyo Games was a challenging one for the 26-year-old Chopra, who had missed an entire season due to injuries.
Indian athlete Devendra Jhajharia was elected as the new president of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) on Thursday. The 42-year-old javelin thrower, who has secured three medals at the Paralympics, including two golds and a silver, was elected to the top post of the organisation and has taken over the post from Deepa Malik, a Paralympics silver medalist athlete. The Sports Ministry had in February this year suspended the government recognition of PCI "due to delay in holding the election after the expiry of the term of the executive committee of PCI" and non-compliance with its guidelines.
England left-arm spinner Tom Hartley conceded the second-highest runs by a visiting bowler in a Test series against India during the fifth and final Test at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday. Hartley conceded 795 runs in the five matches he played in the series against India. He is just behind teammate Adil Rashid, who conceded 861 runs in the series back in 2016. India defeated England by an innings and 64 runs in 5th Test.
It was a proud moment for the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team as it finished the five-match series against England by a 4-1 margin. India finished the final Test in less than three days with an innings win over the Ben Stokes-led visitors. Courtesy the win, India have consolidated their position in the World Test Championship points table. After the win, India have increased their lead at the top. They now have 68.51 point percentage (six wins in 9 games). England's point percentage has reduced to 17.5. The other teams are where they were.
India blew England away inside three days in the fifth and final Test, winning by an innings and 64 runs at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday. The hosts were bowled out for 477 early on Day 3, but the damage had already been done. England had a 259-run deficit in front of them and the visitors crumbled to a crushing defeat moments before the scheduled time for Tea. Ravichandran Ashwin claimed his 36th five-wicket haul as England were bowled out for 195.
Sunny Singh Gill was standing at the proverbial career crossroads one year ago. He had the option to continue as a prison officer or concentrate on carrying forward his family's rich footballing legacy by chasing his refereeing dream. Cut to 2024, the 39-year-old will script history at Selhurst Park on Saturday when he becomes the first Indian-origin and British South Asian to referee in an English Premier League fixture (Crystal Palace vs Luton). "This weekend I'll be proud to see Sunny Singh Gill taking to the pitch as the first South Asian to referee a Premier League match," said British PM Rishi Sunak, addressing an awards ceremony organised by the Asian Media Group (AMG) earlier this week.
World Championships bronze medallist Mohammed Hussamuddin made a disappointing return to competitive boxing after an injury lay-off, losing 0-4 to Ireland's Jude Gallagher in the men's 57kg clash at the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifier in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Hussamuddin, had earlier received a first-round bye. Competing for the first time since the 2023 World Championships quarterfinals when he injured his left knee, Hussamudin took some time to settle in which allowed his opponent Birmingham CWG champion to take a lead with his technical prowess.
DHARAMSALA, India :England's James Anderson became on Saturday only the third bowler, and the first seamer, to claim 700 test wickets, in the fifth and final test against India in Dharamsala.