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After breezing through the group stage at Euro 2020, Italy was made to fight for its 2-1 victory over Austria on Saturday in a last-16 game that came to life in extra time

The team defeated Mexico 5-1 in the finals and as a result, this side has now won two gold medals in 2021.

The silver medal winners will be provided Rs 2 crore as cash prize and the bronze medal winners Rs 1 crore, Tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. Stalin said.

Kesper Dolberg (27th minute, 48th minute), Joakim Maehle (88th) and Martin Braithwaite (90+4th) were the scorers in a contest that became one-sided as the game progressed.

“It is a proud moment to be the flag-bearer for the country in the Olympics. I am really excited as you will not get that opportunity again. This is the opportunity where you will be there,’’ said Sindhu

Mithali will be seen marshalling her troops once again, a familiar sight in Indian cricket, when they take on England in the first ODI on Sunday. Over the years, she has proved that with sheer dedication and hard work

In a neck-and-neck final clash, the duo dropped just two points each to be locked 148-all after the regulation five ends. The world number five Schaff started the shoot-off with a nine and Verma, showing nerve of steel

All the competitors in women's 100m final race returned with mediocre timings even as Dhanalakshmi emerged as the fastest woman of the tournament, clocking 11.52 seconds, ahead of Sri Lanka's Amasha de Silva (11.59)

Already assured of a silver, the Indian duo was on par with Russia's Vitalina Batsarashkina and Artem Chernousov at 12-12 before losing the last two series to go down 12-16.

Besides the duo, vice-captain of India's Tokyo Olympics-bound men's team Harmanpreet Singh and women's team members Vandana Katariya and Navjot Kaur were nominated for the Arjuna awards.

The 17-year-old batting sensation, who has taken world cricket by storm, has so far played 22 T20 Internationals but was inexplicably not picked for the last home series against South Africa Women

However, the team's inspirational skipper Kane Williamson and a few others were not part of the group that landed here on Saturday morning.

The 27-year-old, who represented India in the 2016 Rio Olympics, made the Tokyo Games 'A' standard, set at 1:56.48 seconds, by 0.1 seconds.

New Zealand received $1.6 million (Rs 12 crore approximately) along with an ICC Test Championship Mace for winning the rain-marred inaugural Test championship final.

In New Zealand's emphatic title triumph, Jamieson played a major role with match figures of 7 for 61 in 44 overs along with 21 valuable runs in his team's first essay. "Kyle Jamieson is a fantastic all-rounder.

My wrestler (Punia) is okay. Nothing to worry about. But he will be off from mat training for nearly a week. But he will do upper body training as we are in the final phase of preparation for the Tokyo Olympic Games

In the picture, the cricketer who has been vacationing with his family at Meena Bagh Home in Ratnari, Himachal Pradesh, is seen posing in a maroon t-shirt, wearing a dashing handlebar moustache look.

The star shuttler was speaking at TEDxYouth Virtual Event, organized by Suchitra Academy

The Rio Olympic silver medallist who spoke at a seminar hosted by Suchitra Academy, said this Olympics is different compared to the 2016 Games.

The Director of Public Health Dr. G. Srinivas Rao has directed the DM & HO of Medchal and Hyderabad to organize this camp ovid-19 Free Vaccination Camp at these two venues.

Telangana’s first Grandmaster is among four Indians to be selected for the Champions Chess Tour event

Nickname the mace as Michaeal Mason ;as team heads home

The Tokyo-bound badminton doubles specialists says it is always good to hear different kind of perspective which usually they don’t talk with coaches.

Uruguay's victory started after Bolivian goalkeeper Carlos Lampe, one of the best players of the match, had an own goal in the 40th minute.