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IOA dropped Li Ning as its official kit sponsor for the Olympics and stated that the country's athletes will wear unbranded apparel during the Tokyo Games

The Indian men's hockey team is scheduled to begin its campaign on July 24 against New Zealand.

A former long distance runner, Xavier won medals in 5000m, 10000m and 3000m Steeplechase at National and All India Inter University Level.

Tom Latham will captain the side for the third time in Williamson's absence, while Will Young comes into the starting XI and will bat at number three.

Chhetri went past Argentine maestro Lionel Messi as the second most prolific scorer among active footballers with his 74th strike for the country in his 117th match.

An IOC official speaking at a press conference explained the need to finalize the allocation of slots to ensure fairness as there are athletes waiting for information about participating in the games, reported Kyodo News.

Say he is an inspiration to current crop of players

Defeats Spain's Paula Badosa in quarterfinals at the French Open

The WTC final against New Zealand will be held from June 18-22 at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is now investigating the matter.

Four shuttlers, Saina Nehwal, K Srikanth, N Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa, failed to make the cut owing to cancellation of tournaments due to the pandemic.

Former England opener Chris Broad will be the ICC match referee for the marquee game.

According to the norms, the number of officials travelling to Olympics cannot be more than one-third of the athlete.

Punia will remain with the team till July 5 for the training camp that has been organised by the Polish Federation.

Sushil, who is facing charges of murder, cupable homicide and kidnapping, is currently lodged in Delhi's Mandoli Jail.

The doubles duo follows in the footsteps of Sindhu who practices at this venue

The 30-year-old said the 2019 50-over World Cup final, where his team lost to New Zealand in the final due to boundary count is not playing on the team's mind as it is a different format.

Chopra had broken his own national record with a throw of 88.07m in Patiala in the Indian Grand Prix 3 in March.

Indian selectors are expected to pick plenty of fringe players for the limited overs tour with Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya in the fray for leading the side.

Robinson, who made an impressive Test debut with a match-haul of 7 wickets against New Zealand at Lord's, has been suspended by the country's apex cricket body

Defeats Ons Jabeur in straight sets at the French Open

Meanwhile, in comparison to the players who are preparing for nationals and other competitions, most Olympic-bound athletes have received their COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Russian defeats Azarenka to make it to the last 16 after 10 years, Zidansek becomes first Slovenian woman to reach the stage

“After two knee surgeries and over a year of rehabilitation it's important that I listen to my body and make sure I don't push myself too quickly on my road to recovery," said Federer