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Indian Trap Shooter Prithviraj Tondaiman Crashes Out Of Olympics Medal Race, Finishes 21st

India's miserable run on the shotgun ranges continued as trap shooter Prithviraj Tondaiman, despite shooting two perfect scores of 25 in the last two qualification rounds on Tuesday, finished 21st among 30 marksmen at the Olympic Games. The top-six shooters make it to the final round and, with an aggregate score of 118/125 after five rounds of qualification over two days, Tondaiman was five points adrift of the top-four shooters who shot 123 each in a high-quality field. The 37-year-old Tondaiman, who had shot 22, 25, 21, on Day 1 of the qualification round on Monday and was placed last among 30 competitors, fared much better with two perfect-25s on Tuesday but it came too late in the day at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre.

Indian Hockey Ends 96-Year-Long Olympics Wait, Thanks To Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh

Shooting duo of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh made the entire country proud on Tuesday as they clinched the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Paris Olympics 2024. With this Bhaker became the only athlete from independent India to bag two medals in a single edition of the Olympics, as she earlier won a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol women's final. However, there's another record that has been created by the duo with this bronze medal.

Suryakumar Yadav Joins Elite List In T20Is

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Batter Runs 5 Without Overthrow In Ireland vs Zimbabwe Test, Video Goes Viral

In a bizarre incident that took place during the one-off Test between Ireland and Zimbabwe, a batter managed to complete 5 runs by running between the wickets. The incident took place on Day 4 of the match, with Ireland sitting on a score of 74/5, looking to chase down the target of 185 runs. It was the second ball of the 18th over when Andy McBrine hit a neat drive on the off-side as the ball raced towards the boundary line, on the bowling of pacer Richard Ngarava.

Chiranjeevi Watches PV Sindhu's First Paris Olympics Match With His Family, Shuttler Says "It Was..."

Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu, who began her 2024 Paris Olympics campaign with a win earlier this week, says it was a pleasant surprise to have Telugu cinema veteran Chiranjeevi watch her first match of the Games with his family. The 29-year-old had a resounding straight games win over Maldives' Fathimath Abdul Razzaq in the women's singles group stage match in Paris on Sunday. On Instagram, Sindhu shared a picture with Chiranjeevi, his son and "RRR" star Ram Charan, his daughter-in-law Upasana Kamaneni, and his wife Surekha Konidala posing with the Indian national flag.

Paris Olympic Games 2024, Day 5 Live Updates: Shooters, PV Sindhu Look To Get Closer To Medals

Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: India have clinched two bronze medals in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. Shooters Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won the bronze medal match of the 10m air pistol mixed team event against South Korea. On Day 5, Indian shuttler PV Sindhu will be in action while boxer Lovlina Borgohain will start her campaign with a Round of 16 bout. Other top names who will be in action are badminton stars Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy. In shooting, Aishwary Pratap Singh and Swapnil Kusale will aim to qualify for the final in men's 50m 3 positions final. (India's Day 5 Schedule | Medal Tally)

Watch: Hardik Pandya's Heartfelt Post On Son Agastya's Birthday Melts Internet

India's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya put an emotional post for his son Agastya on the latter's birthday on July 30, 2024. Hardik shared his adorable moments with Agastya, who is currenly with his estranged wife Natasa Stankovic. "You keep me going every single day! Happy birthday to my partner in crime, my whole heart, my Agu. Love you beyond words," wrote Hardik on Instagram. It is worth noting that Hardik and Natasha earlier this month in a joint statement annonuced that they parted ways.

IPL 2025 Auction: Top Franchise Wants 8 Retentions, Says Report. BCCI Likely To Agree On...

There could be a consensus about increasing the team purse up to Rs 120 crore and retentions up to six, including 'Right To Match' (RTM) options, during the IPL's Governing Council's meeting with the owners of all 10 franchises in Mumbai on Wednesday. With a big auction scheduled at the end of this year, the modalities need to be set in order and five points will be on the agenda of the BCCI-team owners meeting where divergent views could emerge on some of the points. While BCCI won't announce the rules and regulations on team building, the inputs from the owners will be taken into account.

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Indian Trap Shooter Prithviraj Tondaiman Crashes Out Of Olympics Medal Race, Finishes 21st

Indian Hockey Ends 96-Year-Long Olympics Wait, Thanks To Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh

Suryakumar Yadav Joins Elite List In T20Is

Batter Runs 5 Without Overthrow In Ireland vs Zimbabwe Test, Video Goes Viral

Chiranjeevi Watches PV Sindhu's First Paris Olympics Match With His Family, Shuttler Says "It Was..."

Paris Olympic Games 2024, Day 5 Live Updates: Shooters, PV Sindhu Look To Get Closer To Medals

Watch: Hardik Pandya's Heartfelt Post On Son Agastya's Birthday Melts Internet

IPL 2025 Auction: Top Franchise Wants 8 Retentions, Says Report. BCCI Likely To Agree On...