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Opening ceremony of Paris 2024 Olympics to be held on River Seine

Thousands of Olympic athletes on boats cruising along the River Seine toward the sun setting like a giant gold medal behind the Eiffel Tower.

Real Madrid shreds Atletico's title defense with 2-0 derby win

Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio inflicted the latest blow on Atletico's title defense after leading Real Madrid to a 2-0 win Sunday to keep their team comfortably at the top of the Spanish league

4-0 loss exposes Newcastle frailty amid EPL relegation fight

January cannot come quick enough for Newcastle.

Mercedes loses both its protests after Hamilton loses title

Mercedes lost both of its protests after Lewis Hamilton lost the Formula One world title to Max Verstappen on the final lap of the last race at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen wins first F1 title with last lap pass of Lewis Hamilton

You are the world champion! The world champion! screamed back Red Bull boss Christian Horner

Asian Rowing Championship: Indian rowers win 1 gold, 3 silvers on final day

Arvind leapfrogged his opponents with a timing of 7:55.942s

English Premier League top 3 all win to intensify title race

The English Premier League's top three kept up the furious pace of their title race by picking up hard-fought wins, although all three needed second-half penalties to do so

Bayern extend Bundesliga lead to six points after 2-1 win over Mainz

Bayern Munich extended its lead in the Bundesliga to six points after Jamal Musiala scored in a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Mainz and Borussia Dortmund was held by local rival Bochum to 1-1.

Nathan Lyon joins Warne, McGrath as Aussies with 400 test wickets

Lyon didn't get a wicket in the first innings when England was out for 147 on Day 1 of the Ashes series, and bowled 24 overs and conceded 69 runs without taking a wicket on Day 3

ICC not losing hope of featuring in 2028 Olympics as 'additional sport'

The list would be put to vote in the IOC Session in Beijing in February next year for approval, which is likely to be a formality.

Maradona's watch, allegedly stolen in Dubai, recovered in Assam; 1 arrested

The accused person was working as a security guard at a company in Dubai in UAE that was storing the belongings of the late Argentinian footballer

Fifth Ashes Test to be played at Blundstone Arena in Hobart with pink-ball

Cricket Australia announced that the fifth Men's Ashes Test match will be held at Blundstone Arena in Hobart as a day-night fixture from January 14-18, 2022

Bidders ready with Rs 40,000-crore auction purse for IPL, ICC sports rights

The upbeat mood is reflective of the fact that the competition for these lucrative rights will be much fiercer than ever before

What it's worth being captain: Will Rohit Sharma hit it off with brands?

Sharma is calm like Dhoni, and tactically as astute. But his brand attributes will be tricky to develop

ATK Mohun Bagan hope to plug defence, avoid hat-trick of defeats

Heavyweights ATK Mohun Bagan would be eyeing to plug holes in its defence to avoid the ignominy of a hat-trick of defeats when it takes on an unbeaten Chennaiyin FC

Joe Root's record helps lead an England rally in Ashes opener

Joe Root set a record for most runs in a calendar year by an England test batter and shared an unbroken 159-run stand with Dawid Malan on Friday to lead a rally in the Ashes series

ACT will be great platform for fringe players, says Manpreet Singh

The upcoming Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka will be a perfect platform for the fringe players to showcase their talent and stake a claim in the first team, said men's hockey captain Manpreet Singh

Rafael Nadal all set to return from foot injury in Melbourne ATP event

Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal is set to make his return from a foot injury at an ATP 250 in Melbourne that will begin on January 4.

Boxing among 3 Olympic sports in danger of losing spot on 2028 Games

Boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon were set a target of about 18 months to make changes in order to keep their status as Olympic sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

China dismisses UK, Canada's decision boycott Winter Olympics as 'farce'

China dismissed the decision by Canada and the United Kingdom to join Washington's diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games as a "farce"