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India's Horrid Run Continues, Lakshya Chahar Knocked Out Of World Olympic Boxing Qualifier

Reigning national champion Lakshya Chahar became the fourth Indian boxer to crash out in the opening round of the first World Olympic Boxing Qualifier in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Competing in the men's 80kg event, Chahar was knocked out in the third round by 2021 Asian Championships silver medallist Gheshlaghi Meysam of Iran on Monday. Having lost the first round 2-3, Chahar got himself back in the game by taking the second round 3-2. He was level on three cards before he suffered a knock out in the final round.

Stellar London Marathon field targets women-only world record

LONDON : The world's fastest female marathon runner Tigst Assefa will headline the elite women's race at the London Marathon on April 21 when three of the top four fastest women in history will try to set a women-only world record.

Paris city offices searched amid investigation into Hidalgo's Tahiti trip

PARIS : Police raided the Paris City Hall offices on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into alleged misappropriation of public funds following mayor Anne Hidalgo's trip to Tahiti last year, a judicial source said on Tuesday.

Holders England face France and Sweden in Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

NYON, Switzerland :Defending champions England were handed a tough group including France and Sweden in their Women's Euro 2025 qualifying campaign following the draw held in Nyon, Switzerland on Tuesday.

Sean Dancer steps down as Ireland hockey head coach

The head coach of the Ireland senior women's hockey team, Sean Dancer, has announced his decision to depart the role.

Indian Shuttler B Sai Praneeth Retires From International Badminton

World Championships bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth on Monday announced his retirement from international badminton, bringing down curtains on a successful career during which he won the Singapore Open and also represented India at the Tokyo Olympics. The 31-year-old from Hyderabad decided to hang his boost after battling nagging injuries since the Tokyo Games. "With a mix of emotions, I pen down these words to bid farewell and announce my retirement from the sport that has been my lifeblood for over 24 years," he posted on his Instagram account.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Will Be The Ones To Beat In Paris Olympics: Pullela Gopichand

Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Monday singled out world number one doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty as favourites for an Olympic medal and said two-time medallist PV Sindhu too is on the right path and can deliver once again at the Paris Games. Returning after a long injury layoff, double Olympic medalist Sindhu led India's women's team to a historic gold at the Badminton Asia Team Championships. Satwik and Chirag, on the other hand, have been on a dream run with successive runner-up finishes in 2023 China Open and Malaysia Open Super 1000 and India Open Super 750 this season to emerge as the world No 1 doubles pair.

Australia's Kerr to stand trial over alleged racial harassment of police officer

Australia captain Sam Kerr will face trial in the UK accused of the racially aggravated harassment of a police officer.

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India's Horrid Run Continues, Lakshya Chahar Knocked Out Of World Olympic Boxing Qualifier

Stellar London Marathon field targets women-only world record

Paris city offices searched amid investigation into Hidalgo's Tahiti trip

Holders England face France and Sweden in Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

Sean Dancer steps down as Ireland hockey head coach

Indian Shuttler B Sai Praneeth Retires From International Badminton

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Will Be The Ones To Beat In Paris Olympics: Pullela Gopichand

Australia's Kerr to stand trial over alleged racial harassment of police officer