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Hyderabad paddler Sreeja Akula reached the pre-quarterfinals of the women’s singles event at the Paris Olympics, also delivered a strong performance in the women’s team event, despite the Indian team’s quarterfinal loss to Germany.

Sreenidi Deccan FC announced the signing of a Panamanian winger Angel Gabriel Orelien Gonzalez ahead of the upcoming I-League 2024-25 season.

The 29-year-old was disqualified for being 100gm overweight at the time on weigh-in on Wednesday.

The tournament is slated to be held in two cities — Sylhet and Mirpur, with warm-up round scheduled to commence on September 27

Aman entered the Olympics with hopes of winning gold, but his bronze medal is still a significant achievement. "I'm very happy and want to dedicate this medal to the country," Aman said. "Though I aimed for gold and was defeated in the semifinals, winning a medal on my Olympic debut is still special."

Harmanpreet and team members greeted with garlands and celebratory dhol as they made their way out of the arrivals at Indira Gandhi Airport

The 21-year-old's protest was aimed at drawing global attention to the plight of women under Taliban rule in her homeland

Khelif quickly took control, dominating the first two rounds with a commanding lead. Her aggressive strategy, fueled by the enthusiastic Roland Garros crowd, allowed her to dominate the bout. Despite Yang’s attempts to counter with her southpaw jab and sharp combinations, Khelif’s relentless pressure and powerful punches kept her opponent on the defensive.

Win 111 medals, including 33 gold, 39 silver and 39 bronze medals; China on second spot with 33 gold, 27 silver and 23 bronze medals for a total of 83

The hosts, led by Thierry Henry, struck early, thrilling the Parisian crowd. Spain swiftly responded with three quick goals before halftime, taking a 3-1 lead. Despite the deficit, France refused to back down on home soil.

India now have five bronze medals and a silver, which javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra bagged on Thursday.

While the entire country awaits to hear the decision by the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) to see whether Vinesh will be awarded the silver medal, one of the biggest sporting icons of India, Sachin Tendulkar took to social media to post his final thoughts

Vinesh Phogat's appeal will be represented by renowned senior counsels Harish Salve and Vidushpat Singhania before the CAS ad-hoc division. Salve will be joining the hearing online.

Modi asked him not to dwell on missing the gold medal and said very few athletes have the distinction of winning two Olympic medals.

Says it was the love of the family, locals and his fans that turned into Neeraj's greatest victory in two consecutive Olympics

Nadeem bested Chopra for the first time in their 11 face-offs to claim the Olympic gold medal with a sensational Games record of 92.97m

He will continue to motivate countless upcoming athletes to pursue their dreams and make our nation proud, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem breaks the Olympic Record in the men's javelin throw final with a monster heave of 92.97 metres

Aman, who had raised hopes of securing a place in the final following two big victories against celebrated opponents in the earlier rounds, was no match for the 28-year-old Higuchi -- the 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallist.

Preetham and Nithya clinches silver and bronze in the ongoing 40th Sub-Junior and 50th Junior National Aquatic Championship on Thursday.

MP Colts secured a ten-wicket win over Ensconse on day three of the Elite A match of the HCA A1 Div 3 Days Leagues Championship.

This was Aman's second successive win via technical superiority. Earlier, he defeated European Championships gold medallist Vladimir Egorov of North Macedonia to make it to the last-eight stage

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (30th, 33rd minute) scored a brace for India, while Spain's only goal was scored by captain Marc Miralles in the 18th minute from a penalty stroke.

Aman won his opening bout on technical superiority (10-0) with two minutes to go in the second period to secure his quarter-finals berth