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After Silver At Olympics, Neeraj Chopra Takes Field In Lausanne For Diamond League
Two weeks after winning his historic silver medal at the Paris Olympics, star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will resume action at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting on Thursday, seeking to reclaim the DL trophy at the season-ending finale next month. Nursing a long-standing groin injury, Chopra claimed a silver in the Paris Olympics on August 8 with a 89.45m throw, having won a historic gold in the Tokyo edition of the Games three years ago. The 26-year-old double Olympic medallist Indian on Saturday confirmed his participation at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, leaving a decision on a possible surgery after the end of the season.
PBG Bengaluru Smashers Name Alvaro Robles Captain For Ultimate Table Tennis 2024
Star Spanish paddler Alvaro Robles will lead PBG Bengaluru Smashers in the IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 as team captain, starting with the opening match against Chennai Lions at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Friday. Robles, 33, will spearhead a talented sextet, which includes Indian ace Manika Batra, USA sensation Lily Zhang, youngsters Jeet Chandra and Taneesha Kotecha, and the highly experienced Amalraj Anthony. Robles is now in his fourth year in Ultimate Table Tennis and his first with PBG Bengaluru Smashers. The team will be banking on the intensity and prowess of the Spanish powerhouse, who has qualified for the playoffs on all three of his previous appearances, to lead them from the front. A two-time Olympian, Robles starred in last season's UTT final, sweeping Indian great Achanta Sharath Kamal 3-0 in a tie that highlighted his lethal attack and robust defence and proved crucial in his team's win.
Lady Gaga Introduces a New Addition to Her Family - Meet Her Adorable Puppy
Lady Gaga‘s family is growing!
TPL Season 6 Moves To Mumbai, Sumit Nagal, Hugo Gaston And Magda Linette Among Top Stars
Preparations for a bigger and better edition of the Tennis Premier League are well and truly on, with the league having picked a new venue for its sixth chapter. TPL, one of the most successful sporting leagues in the country, is coming back to Mumbai at the Cricket Club of India, and is scheduled to take place between 3rd - 8th December 2024. Tennis Premier League 2024 to have some of the top names from the world of tennis making their way to India. Among the men, France's Hugo Gaston (World No.61) and the in-form Indian ace Sumit Nagal (World no.74 and India No.1) will be the headline acts, whilst in the women's draw Poland's Magda Linette (World No.41) and Armenian Elina Avanesyan (World No.52) are one amongst the attractions. After 5 successful seasons, TPL, is hot on the heels of the IPL in terms of fanfare, and brings tennis to the fans, in an entertaining 25-point format.
The ‘lively and purposeful’ nursery where tots learn 'purposeful conversation' and 'independence'
A ‘lively and purposeful’ nursery in Oldham has achieved a ‘good’ rating after a year-long battle to improve.
Reds' Elly De La Cruz steals 60th base to go along with 20 HRs - ESPN
TORONTO — Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz joined a select group Wednesday night by stealing his major-league-leading 60th base of the year and becoming the fifth player in MLB history to have at least 20 home runs and 60 stolen bases in a single season.
India's Paris Olympics Star Archana Kamath, 24, Decides To Quit, Would Rather Study In US
India's women's table tennis team made history at the 2024 Paris Olympics, making it past the Round of 16 for the first time ever in the nation's history. India eventually lost the women's team battle to Germany in the quarter-finals, where Archana Kamath was the only paddler to have won a game. India eventually lost the match 1-3 and bowed out of the competition. Though reaching the quarter-finals was historic in India's table tennis history at the Olympic Games, Kamath wanted more. With there being no guarantee of a medal in the LA Games in 2028, the young paddler has decided to quit table tennis professionally and instead study abroad.