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Olympics 2024: Rohidas to miss IND vs GER SF after India's appeal rejected

India's key defender and first rusher Amit Rohidas will miss Tuesday's Olympic men's hockey semifinal against Germany after the country's appeal against his one-match suspension, for being red-carded in the quarterfinal, was rejected by the international body FIH. This means India will have only 15 players available for the key clash, which is a big setback for the eight-time Olympic champions. "Amit Rohidas was suspended for one match for a breach of the FIH Code of Conduct which occurred during the India vs Great Britain match on August 4," a FIH statement read. "The suspension affects match No. 35 (India's semi-final match against Germany), where Amit Rohidas will not participate and India will play with a squad of 15 players only." Hockey India had lodged an appeal against Rohidas' suspension but the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Jury Bench rejected it. "...after inspection and deliberations, HI's appeal has been rejected and Amit will not play the semifinal." Rohidas

Olympics 2024: Simone Biles bags silver medal in floor exercise finals

American gymnast Simone Biles didn't get the golden sendoff she sought. Biles earned silver in the floor exercise finals on Monday her 11th Olympic medal after a routine that included a couple of costly steps out of bounds. Brazil's Rebeca Andrade became the first gymnast to beat Biles in a floor final in a major international competition, posting a score of 14.166 that finished just ahead of Biles at 14.133. Jordan Chiles, a longtime friend and teammate of Biles, earned the bronze. The 27-year-old Biles, considered the greatest in the history of the sport, wasn't at her usual best during a routine set to music from pop icons Taylor Swift and Beyonce. Still, she boosted her medal haul in Paris to four gold in the team, all-around and vault finals and a silver that came as a surprise in her signature event. I can't be more proud of how I've done," Biles said. I'm 27 years old walking away from this Games with four medals to add to my collection. Not mad about it. Biles' medal

Olympics 2024: Discus thrower Allman, pole vaulter Kendricks win US medals

Sam Kendricks appreciates the Olympics again. Valarie Allman never stopped. It's just the healing power that medals have to mend and reinforce feelings. In a short span Monday night, Allman won her second straight Olympic title in the discus throw, while Kendricks captured silver in a pole vault competition that featured Sweden's Armand Mondo Duplantis breaking his own world record. The medals from Allman and Kendricks, 31, gave the U.S. 11 so far in the meet, including three golds. Three years ago in Tokyo, Kendricks didn't get the chance to compete. He was placed in isolation because of a positive COVID-19 test and didn't feel supported by Olympic officials. It led to some pretty hard feelings feelings that had the Mississippi native wondering if he even wanted to compete in Paris. His love-loathe relationship is back on path to love after he earned a silver medal. It pairs with the bronze he captured at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. I was definitely bitter, Kendricks said.

Michael Phelps calls for a lifetime ban for anyone who's caught doping

In the wake of a Chinese doping scandal, Michael Phelps doubled down Monday on his support for tougher sanctions including a lifetime ban for anyone who tests positive for a banned substance. If you test positive, you should never be allowed to come back and compete again, cut and dry, Phelps said. I believe one and done. The World Anti-Doping Agency and World Aquatics have acknowledged that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. The results were not made public until media reports surfaced this year, with both bodies accepting the Chinese explanation that the positive tests were caused by tainted food. Nine of those swimmers won medals - several as part of relay teams - n Paris, leading British star Adam Peaty to gripe that the playing field was not even. Phelps reiterated those sentiments, saying the Chinese swimmers who tested positive should not have been allowed to compete in either Tokyo or Paris. Or anywhere else, for that .

Olympics 2024: Spain beats Morocco 2-1 in men's soccer, reaches final

Juanlu Sanchez came off the bench to fire Spain to a record-equaling fifth Olympic men's soccer final. Sanchez struck in the 85th minute at Stade de Marseille to seal a 2-1 win over Morocco and set up a final against France at the Paris Games. The moment passed so fast that I didn't even realize it, but then when you realized that you scored the goal that puts your team in the final, well, I'm really happy," Sanchez said. Morocco led 1-0 at halftime after the tournament's leading scorer, Soufiane Rahimi, converted a penalty in the 37th. Spain evened the score in the 65th when Fermin Lopez showed quick feet in the box and hit a left-footed shot low in the bottom corner. The Barcelona midfielder then provided the assist that set up Sanchez to sweep his winning goal into the far corner. I think that my goal changed a bit the match, and I think it was a great match for the whole team and we deserved it," Lopez said. "And here we are. Spain, which won gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympi

Paris Olympics: American entries halved for beach volleyball tournament

On the Champ de Mars, where the first mayor of Paris was sent to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror, the American beach volleyball squad got cut in half. Two U.S. teams fell on the sand at Eiffel Tower Stadium on Monday, with Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss losing to Canada in the women's round of 16 a few hours after Chase Budinger and Miles Evans lost to Norway in the men's. Only Miles Partain and Andy Benesh advanced on the day, joining Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes in the elite eight. Definitely a little heartbroken, said Nuss, who along with her former LSU teammate formed the No. 2 team in the world rankings. We came in wanting to bring home gold back to the United States. That's been our goal for the past four years. So to go out in the round of 16 is obviously an earlier exit than we would have liked. Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes beat Nuss and Kloth 21-19, 21-18, leaving the country that has won four of the last five women's gold medals with just one team i

Olympics 2024: Mahuchikh, other Ukrainian medalists put attention on war

Yaroslava Mahuchikh, the Ukrainian world-record high jumper, may have just won Olympic gold, but she and other winning athletes from Ukraine are not resting in Paris they're trying to shine the spotlight on the war tearing apart their country. "The Olympic Games are about peace, she said. But Russia didn't stop, and during these Games, there were massive attacks on Ukrainian cities. These missile strikes forced Mahuchikh to spend the last two and a half years mostly abroad as she focused on her main goal the Olympic gold, which she won Sunday. She trained far from her family, including in Portugal, Estonia, Belgium and Germany. She occasionally comes to her hometown of Dnipro in eastern Ukraine, but every time she left the country, she didn't know when she would return. To achieve such high results on the international stage, you need to train abroad, Mahuchikh said. And it is very sad, and I really want us to be able to train fully at home for the next Olympic cycle. Despite th

India's Olympic dream dashed: Vinesh Phogat disqualified, nation reacts

Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the 50kg freestyle wrestling final at the 2024 Paris Olympics for being overweight

Paris Olympics 2024 HIGHLIGHTS Day 11: Vinesh Phogat assures medal; GER def IND 3-2 in hockey S/F

India at Olympics 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: India lost to Germany in semifinals by 2-3, will now face Spain in bronze medal match. Neeraj Chopra to play finals on August 8. Check Paris 2024 highlights updates

IND vs GER HIGHLIGHTS, Olympics: Germany beat India 3-2; India to play Bronze medal match on Aug 8

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (7th) and Sukhjeet Singh (36th) scored for India, while Gonzalo Peillat (18th), Christopher Ruhr (27th) and Marco Miltkau (54th) were the scorers for Germany.

Olympics 2024: Sailor Kumanan finishes 21st, fails to qualify for finals

India's most well-known woman sailor Nethra Kumanan finished at the 21st spot after the ninth qualifying race in the individual Dinghy event at Paris Olympics here on Monday. There are 10 races in qualifying rounds after which the medal round list is decided but the 10th race was cancelled due to inclement weather. Only the top 10 in terms of timing after all the qualifying races get into the medal round. After the eighth qualifying race, she was placed 24th and on Monday, she improved upon her previous few days of shoddy show to finish a creditable 10th among 43 in the ninth qualifying race. But that could only help her in jumping three spots to 21st and that was never going to be enough in the end. Her best performance was in the first qualifying race in which she finished sixth and worst was the eighth race where she was a dismal 31st. After the first qualifiers, she hardly was in contention for top 10 place. For the 26-year-old Nethra, this is the second successive time that s

Paris Olympics 2024: India schedule on August 6, live time (IST), streaming

At 3:30 PM, it will be time for India's golden boy in athletics and the defending Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra to jump into action in the men's Javelin throw qualification event at Paris Olympics.

Paris Olympics 2024: Here's how wrestler Nisha Dahiya missed a medal

Nisha opened her Paris Olympics 2024 campaign today itself and qualified for the QF by winning her pre-QF bout against Ukraine's Tetiana Sova by the score of 6-4.

“Disappointed”: Former Badminton player Prakash Padukone reacts after Lakshya Sen’s loss at Olympics

Watch the video to know what former Badminton player Prakash Padukone said about Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen after his bronze medal match in Badminton Men's singles at Paris Olympics.

Olympics 2024: When will Neeraj Chopra be in action? Date, time, streaming

Neeraj Chopra will get strong competition from compatriot Kishore Jena and Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem in his quest to defend his Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Paris Olympics 2024: Hockey semifinal full schedule, live timings streaming

The first semifinal, involving Spain and Netherlands, will take place at 5:30 PM IST and the second semifinal between India and Germany will take place at 10:30 PM IST.

Belgium bows out, Switzerland shuffles: Triathlon trouble at the Olympics

Bacteria levels in the Seine have caused issues throughout the Olympics, leading to several triathletes falling ill ahead of the mixed relay scheduled for Monday

AI in Olympics ad sparks creative debate; Google hits the delete button

Google is not alone in facing criticism for advertisements that appear to endorse AI's encroachment into creative domains

Paris Olympics: Shubhankar ends tied 40th, Bhullar tied 45th in men's golf

Shubhankar Sharma ended in tied 40th position for India's best-ever finish in men's golf at the Olympics while compatriot Gaganjeet Bhullar signed off in tied 45th place here on Sunday. India's previous best result in the men's golf at the Olympics was tied 42nd achieved by Anirban Lahiri at Tokyo three years ago. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler played as only he can and produced a sizzling final round of nine-under to grab the gold medal at Le Golf National. And he broke into tears of joy on the podium as he received his medal. It has been an amazing year as he continues to cement his place at the top in a season he has won seven times, including at the Masters. Beginning with the Hero World Challenge in December, when the 2023-24 season started, he has won seven titles and capped it with an Olympic gold. The wins have included the Masters and the PLAYERS. Scheffler's 9-under 62 saw him finish at 19-under and he won by one shot over Britain's Tommy Fleetwood (66) at 18-under, and .

Olympics 2024: Djokovic wins gold, beats Alcaraz in men's singles Tennis

Novak Djokovic won his first Olympic gold medal by beating Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) in an enthralling men's tennis singles final Sunday, giving the 37-year-old from Serbia the last significant accomplishment missing from his glittering resume. Djokovic's impressive career already featured a men's-record 24 Grand Slam titles and the most weeks spent at No. 1 in the rankings by any man or woman. It also already contained a Summer Olympics medal, from 2008, but it was a bronze and he has made clear that simply was not sufficient. Until he got past bronze medalist Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in the semifinals Friday, Djokovic was 0-3 in that round at the Games. He lost to the eventual gold winner each time: Rafael Nadal at Beijing in 2008, Andy Murray at London in 2012, and Alexander Zverev in Tokyo three years ago. In Paris, wearing a gray sleeve over the right knee that required surgery for a torn meniscus two months ago, Djokovic faced Nadal in the second round and eliminated hi