Djokovic targets Australian Open return after 'worst Grand Slam match'
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic vowed his shock defeat to Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open semi-finals on Friday does not mean it is the "beginning of the end".
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Indian Shooters Gear Up For Olympic Year's First ISSF World Cup
A 49-member Indian contingent is all set to fire its first bullets as the Olympic year's first ISSF World Cup begins in Cairo on Friday with the 10m air pistol finals for both men and women. While the rifle and pistol shooters will be eyeing a good performance to ensure a place in the national Olympic trials in May, the shotgun exponents will look to hold their place in the team and maintain high world rankings with as many as four spots -- two each in trap skeet -- still to be booked for Paris Games with a final qualifier event slated for April in Rio de Janeiro.
KIYG 2023: Joydeep Karmakar's Son Adriyan Handles Expectations, Defends Title And Rediscovers Love For Shooting
Adriyan Karmakar not only loves shooting but also talking about shooting. "I can go on and on about it," he says. At the 6th Khelo India Youth Games in Chennai, Adriyan, representing West Bengal, successfully defended his gold medal in the 50m 3 positions event. At 18, he has already been shooting targets for two-thirds of his life. He has already had a phase where shooting became more of a chore that he felt he had to do because of who he was: the son of 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist, 2010 World Cup silver medallist and 2012 Olympics 4th-placed rifle shooter Joydeep Karmakar.
Tough Las Palmas Visit Offers Real Madrid Chance To Take La Liga Lead
Real Madrid can take the reins at the top of La Liga at Las Palmas on Saturday, but the hardy hosts have proven one of the season's surprise packages. Girona's stunning charge to pole position has overshadowed the Canary Island club's own impressive campaign, but Las Palmas could do their fellow overachievers a favour against Madrid. Carlo Ancelotti's Los Blancos are second, a point behind Girona having played one fewer match. While the trip to Gran Canaria is an opportunity to provisionally overtake the Catalan minnows, it will likely be a difficult afternoon.
Neeraj Chopra Says India Must Host Global Athletics Competitions Within 2-3 Years
He has single-handedly raised the profile of Indian athletics internationally and Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra now wants the country to go a notch higher in the pecking order by hosting global events in the next two-three years. India is set to bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships but Chopra said the country can host other global competitions of smaller scale before that. "It will be good if we host 2029 World Championships but 2029 is a long way to go. I think India can host some big global competitions like Continental Tour event (of World Athletics) before that," Chopra told PTI in an interview felicitated by Switzerland Tourism.
Paris ready to deliver successful Olympic Games: Organising committee president
PARIS : Transport and security are the main two challenges Paris 2024 will face at this year's Olympics, and organising committee president Tony Estanguet is confident everything will go smoothly when the Games start on Jul 26.
Boxing Great Mary Kom Announces Retirement, Cites "Age Limit"
Six-time World Champion and 2012 Olympic medallist Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom on Wednesday announced her retirement from boxing. Mary Kom hung her boxing gloves as the International Boxing Association's (IBA) rules allow male and female boxers to fight in elite-level competition only till the age of 40. During an event, Mary, 41, admitted that she still has the hunger to compete at the elite level, but she has to bring curtains down on her career because of the age limit.
Women's pro volleyball void filled, and possibly overflowing, with 3 upstart leagues
Volleyball has been the No. 1 sport in girls participation in the United States for almost a decade.