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Paris Olympics 2024: Harmanpreet's late strike hands India 3-2 win over NZ

Jolted by the early goal, India pressed hard and controlled the proceedings for most part of the match

Polish journalist suspended for communist remark during Olympic opening

TVP, the broadcaster, issued a statement Saturday saying that the journalist and sports commentator, Przemyslaw Babiarz, would not be allowed to comment on air anymore during this summer's Games

Paris Olympics: Nadal unsure about singles after doubles win with Alcaraz

Nadal's first match in singles, against Hungary's Marton Fucsovics, is scheduled for Sunday

Olympics 2024: Preeti Pawar beats Vo Thi Kim Anh to enter pre-quarterfinals

Preeti will face second seed and world championships silver-medallist Marcela Yeni Arias of Colombia in the round of 16 clash on Tuesday

Simone Biles leads charge of older gymnasts, redefining sport at Olympics

The most decorated gymnast of all time and the face of the US Olympic movement will be chatting with someone when her age comes up at Paris Olympics

Kevin Durant likely to play for US in its Olympic opener against Serbia

Durant missed all five exhibition games US played coming into Paris because of a calf strain, and coach Steve Kerr stopped short of definitively saying Saturday that he is in the line-up for opener

US-based organisation urges IOC to let Taiwan compete under its own name

The advocacy group, in a statement issued on Friday, said that the name was a discriminatory misnomer

Paris Olympics 2024: Nita Ambani, PT Usha, others inaugurate India House

Speaking during the inauguration ceremony, Nita Ambani welcomed the world to the 'India House' to experience the beauty, diversity and rich heritage of India

Swiatek starts Olympics tennis event with win at French open truimph site

Swiatek, who won third consecutive championship at Court Philippe Chatrier just 7 weeks ago, got broken in same stadium to trail 5-3 in second set before getting back to her usual clay-court expertise

Olympics: Zhang hopes Chinese swimmers will be seen as clean after tests

Zhang said she and her teammates have tested three to four days a week in past couple of months leading up to Paris Games and in wake of a doping scandal involving 23 Chinese swimmers including her

Olympic sailing ready to start with fast windsurfing, light winds, hot sun

For all events, points are earned over multiple regattas on multiple days making sailing a marathon where medals are won by strategy and concentration as much as by physical strength

Manu Bhaker enters her first Olympic final, saves India's day in shooting

Reduced to tears following her forgettable outing in her Games debut in Tokyo three years ago, Bhaker is seeking to add an Olympic medal to her very excellent resume

44-year-old Rohan Bopanna is the oldest Indian athlete in Paris Olympics

Rohan Bopanna, despite being the oldest Indian athlete, will be 17 years younger than the oldest athlete at the Paris Olympics 2024.

Meet the youngest Indian Olympian taking part in the Paris Olympics

India's teenage swimming star Dhinidhi Desinghu will participate in the women's 200m freestyle event at the Olympics in Paris. She has qualified for the event on a universality quota.

Know your Indian women athletes who are going to Paris Olympics 2024

The current contingent consists of 40% female athletes which is a good sign in terms of gender representation at a global level as well.

Olympic organisers apologise for calling South Korean athletes North Korean

South Korean Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism Vice Minister Jang Mi Ran requested a meeting with IOC President Thomas Bach over the incident, the ministry said in a statement on Saturday

Ariana Grande to Serena Williams: Celebrities at Olympics opening ceremony

celebrities including Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Kelly Clarkson, Vincent Cassel, Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White, Carl Lewis, and Prince Albert of Monaco and his wife Charlene also attended the event.

Paris Olympics 2024 declared open after Parade of Nations on Seine river

Despite the rain, the ceremony continued as athletes donned transparent raincoats over their team tracksuits.

Paris Olympics 2024 highlights, Day 1: IND def NZ 3-2 in hockey; Satwik-Chirag wins vs FRA

Olympics 2024 LIVE UPDATES: India defeated New Zealand in hockey 3-2 to start their campaign. In Badminton Satwik-Chirag secures comfortable win against France. Catch Paris 2024 highlights here

Paris Olympics 2024: India schedule on July 27, live time (IST), streaming

From Satwik-Chirag in Badminton to India vs New Zealand hockey match: Check India schedule, live match timings on Day 1 of Olympics 2024