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PARIS: New Zealand's reigning Olympic champion Emma Twigg eased into the single sculls semi-finals at the Paris Games on Tuesday (Jul 30), breaking away at the mid-point of the race to win comfortably at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.
The last time India faced Pakistan in a Test match, Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble were still active India cricketers, MS Dhoni had never captained India in a Test, 'Om Shanti Om' and 'Jab We Met' were in theatres, and Lays' yellow potato chips was the flavour of the month. December 2007 is the period we're talking about. With the two nations refusing to tour each other for bilaterals series since, we haven't been witness to one for nearly 17 years. But the next possibility could be nearby, in 2025.
Canada Soccer and the Canadian Olympic Committee have filed a joint appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the six-point deduction handed down by FIFA for drone spying at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris believes that Suryakumar Yadav is only a temporary captaincy option for India, with Gautam Gambhir ideally hoping to build Shubman Gill as the nation's future long-term captain. Suryakumar Yadav - fondly known as SKY - was appointed India's T20I captain by Gambhir after the retirement of Rohit Sharma from the shortest format. Gill was appointed vice-captain in both the T20Is and ODIs for the Sri Lanka tour, prompting Styris to believe that more long-term plans are in play.
The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Soccer are appealing FIFA's six-point penalty to the national women's soccer team in the wake of a spying scandal at the Paris Games.
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh rescued India by converting a last-minute penalty corner as they held former champions Argentina to a 1-1 draw in a Pool B hockey match of the Paris Olympics on Monday. India had fluffed as many as nine penalty corners before Harmanpreet found the net, firing the ball into the top corner. Argentina were left to rue the missed penalty stroke by Maico Casella in the 36th minute. It was Lucas Martinez, who had put his side ahead in the 22nd minute with a field goal and Harmanpreet, who had struck against New Zealand in the dying moments, found the net a minute before the final hooter. Harmanpreet did not feel that India fared poorly.
India vs Argentina, Men's Hockey, Paris Olympics 2024, Live Updates: India men's hockey team will be squaring off against Argentina in their Pool B match of Paris Olympics 2024 on Monday. Match against Argentina is also expected to be a tough one as the South Americans are famous for man-to-man marking and hard play, which the Indian midfield will have to withstand. The Indians are placed in a tough Pool B alongside reigning champions Belgium, mighty Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and Ireland. Earlier, India beat New Zealand 3-2 in a tense opening match on Saturday with captain Harmanpreet Singh scoring the winner in the dying minutes from a penalty stroke.
India vs Argentina Live Streaming, Olympics 2024 Men's Hockey Pool B: India men's hockey team to face Argentina in their second Pool B match of the Paris Olympics 2024 on Monday in Paris. India will be high on confidence as they started their campaign with 3-2 victory over New Zealand in a tense opening match on Saturday with captain Harmanpreet Singh scoring the winner in the dying minutes from a penalty stroke. Match against Argentina is also expected to be a tough one as the South Americans are famous for man-to-man marking and hard play, which the Indian midfield will have to withstand.