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Simone Biles Reclaims All-Around Crown For Sixth Olympic Gold

Simone Biles recaptured the Olympic all-around crown on Thursday, seeing off Brazil's Rebeca Andrade for her sixth Olympic gold and second in Paris. Biles, who famously withdrew from multiple events at the Tokyo Games three years ago with the disorientating "twisties", followed up her team gold with the United States earlier this week. Defending Olympic champion Sunisa Lee took bronze. The 27-year-old Biles became the first gymnast to reclaim the individual title, which she won in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.

"India Deserved To Win 2024 T20 World Cup": Australian Cricket Writers Sam Perry And Ian Higgins

The Indian cricket team ended its 17-year-long T20 World Cup trophy drought with a sensational win over South Africa in the final in Barbados a month ago. India won the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2007 but failed to repeat the feat until Rohit Sharma and co. lived up to the expectations. During an interaction with NDTV, Australian cricket writers Sam Perry and Ian Higgins, who are also the creators of 'The Grade Cricketer Podcast', said that India deserved to win the tournament.

Olympics, Tennis: Zheng Qinwen Knocks Out Iga Swiatek, Alexander Zverev Loses, Carlos Alcaraz Advances

Zheng Qinwen ended Iga Swiatek's 25-match unbeaten streak at Roland Garros on Thursday to become the first Chinese player to reach an Olympic Games singles final as Carlos Alcaraz marched closer to a showdown with Novak Djokovic. Defending champion Alexander Zverev however crashed out, losing his quarter-final to a fired-up Lorenzo Musetti of Italy.

PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi Issues Order To His Office Not To Make Statements On India's Participation In Champions Trophy

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has advised his office and fellow colleagues to not issue any statements related to India's decision on sending its team for the ICC Champions Trophy early next year. According to information gathered by PTI, the PCB chief has adopted a policy for himself and other officials about not commenting on the issue and allowing the ICC to handle the matter. "That is why in recent days there is no comments or statement coming from either Naqvi or any other board official on what will happen if India doesn't send its team to Pakistan," one PCB insider said.

Rinku Singh's "God's Plan" Remark After Impactful Over Sri Lanka In 3rd T20I

With Sri Lanka needing nine runs to win off 12 balls, India summoned Rinku Singh to press his part-time off-spin bowling into action. Rinku, bowling for the first time in T20Is, gave away only three runs while picking two wickets in a superb 19th over. There was more out-of-the-box thinking in store as captain Suryakumar Yadav brought himself on to bowl the last over, defended five runs by picking up two wickets and sent the game to a Super Over, where India won to seal a 3-0 triumph.

Anjum Moudgil, Sift Kaur Samra Fail To Qualify For 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women's Final

Indian shooters Anjum Moudgil and Sift Kaur Samra failed to qualify for the final of the women's 50m rifle 3 positions event, finishing 18th and 31st respectively at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Appearing in his second Olympics, Anjum managed to score 584 with 26 inner 10s, while Sift shot 575 with the help of 22 inner 10s in the qualifications of the women's 3P event.

PV Sindhu vs He Bing Jiao Olympics Round Of 16 Live Streaming Badminton Women's Singles Live Telecast: Where To Watch

PV Sindhu Olympics Round of 16 Badminton Women's Singles Live Streaming: PV Sindhu enters crunch time for a third Olympic medal, as she faces China's He Bingjiao in the badminton women's singles Round of 16 at the Paris Olympics 2024. The two carry history, as Sindhu had bested He Bingjiao in the bronze medal match at Tokyo 2020. This time around, the Rio 2016 silver medalist is ranked 13th in the world, compared to ninth for her Chinese opponent. Sindhu won both of her group games to progress to the knockout stage.

"My Heart Was Beating So Fast": PT Usha On Swapnil Kusale's Paris Olympics Bronze

Following Swapnil Kusale's historic bronze medal win in shooting at the ongoing Paris Olympics, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha lauded the shooter for his performance and talked about her own emotions while catching up with the match. Kusale won the bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle 3P event at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Thursday. Kusale also became the first Indian shooter to win a medal in the men's 50m rifle 3P event.

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Simone Biles Reclaims All-Around Crown For Sixth Olympic Gold

"India Deserved To Win 2024 T20 World Cup": Australian Cricket Writers Sam Perry And Ian Higgins

Olympics, Tennis: Zheng Qinwen Knocks Out Iga Swiatek, Alexander Zverev Loses, Carlos Alcaraz Advances

PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi Issues Order To His Office Not To Make Statements On India's Participation In Champions Trophy

Rinku Singh's "God's Plan" Remark After Impactful Over Sri Lanka In 3rd T20I

Anjum Moudgil, Sift Kaur Samra Fail To Qualify For 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women's Final

PV Sindhu vs He Bing Jiao Olympics Round Of 16 Live Streaming Badminton Women's Singles Live Telecast: Where To Watch

"My Heart Was Beating So Fast": PT Usha On Swapnil Kusale's Paris Olympics Bronze