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Ponnappa and Crasto lost their opening match of the multi-sport event in straight sets to South Korea's Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong

With 26 singles Grand Slams between them, Nadal and Alcaraz are favorites in the men's doubles event.

The 20-year-old southpaw from Bhiwani, Haryana, defeated Vietnam’s Vo Thi Kim Anh 5-0 in the Round of 32 at North Paris Arena. Next, she will face Colombian second seed Yeni Arias.

India are placed in Pool B with New Zealand, defending champions Belgium, Australia, Argentina and Ireland.

The 25-year-old missed out on the direct qualification for the quarterfinals after coming behind New Zealand's Thomas Mackintosh (6:55.92), Stefanos Ntouskos (7:01.79) and Abdelkhalek Elbanna (7:05.06), respectively.

Shooters from China (first), Korea (second) and Kazakhstan (third) dominated the 10m air rifle mixed team qualifications stage

Following performances by Lady Gaga and other European singers, Dion closed the ceremony with a memorable finale.

India’s action-packed Saturday begins with Balraj Panwar competing in the single sculls heats of rowing at 12:30 PM.

Top four combined scores after each of the two shooters in a team fire 30 shots each, make it to medal rounds at Chateauroux Shooting Centre

For the first time in Olympic Summer Games history, the Opening Ceremony was held in the heart of the city along the Seine River, rather than in a stadium.

The event began with Greek representatives leading athletes from nearly 200 countries in the Parade of Nations on riverboats.

Sindhu and Sharath led a 117-member Indian contingent, with 78 participating in the Opening Ceremony in Paris on Friday, as India aimed to surpass their best-ever performance of seven medals from the previous Tokyo Games.

Debutants Dhiraj and Ankita's spectacular show in the qualifications helped India finish in the top four

Organisers say 9.7 million tickets were sold or allocated for this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games, with 8.7 million sold for the former and a million for the latter

Sharath Kamal, set for his record fifth Olympics, was chosen as India's flagbearer in March, with Sindhu named female flagbearer earlier this month.

Except for wrestlers, who have waded through a highly controversial build-up, athletes in all disciplines have have had no complaints about their preparations

No Indian player has won three Olympic medals on the trot and a podium finish will make Sindhu arguably India's greatest athlete

The first goal of the Paris Games was scored by Spain right back Marc Pubill in the 29th minute

His role is part of his involvement as a sportscaster for NBC, specifically on the 'Primetime in Paris' show with host Mike Tirico, as confirmed by Deadline.

The singer is rumored to perform at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, reports Variety.