Matt Damon often gets into ‘creative arguments’ with Affleck brothers
Los Angeles, Aug 1 (IANS) Hollywood stars Matt Damon and Casey Affleck attended the New York premiere of ‘The Instigators’, where Matt Damon opened up about his friendship with Casey Affleck and his brother Ben Affleck. The Affleck brothers and Matt Damon have been friends for more than 25 years since the latter and Ben […]
Rejections have made me stronger and more driven: Siddhanth Kapoor
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Actor Siddhanth Kapoor, known for his ability to tackle a variety of roles and acclaimed for both commercial and critically successful films, shared that the rejections he has encountered throughout his career have strengthened his resolve and intensified his pursuit of his goals. Siddhanth Kapoor was recently seen in the […]
Paris Olympics: French swimmer Marchand takes historic double within 2 hours
Paris, Aug 1 (IANS) French superstar Leon Marchand stunned reigning champion Zac Stubblety-Cook to take his second Olympic gold medal in a day with an Olympic record time of 2:05.85 in the 200m breaststroke at Paris Games. With his second gold, Marchand accomplished the rare feat of winning two golds in the same swimming session. […]
Paris Olympics: China’s Pan sets world record to win men’s 100m freestyle swimming gold
Paris, Aug 1 (IANS) China’s Pan Zhanle has set a new 100m freestyle world record of 46.40, the first swimming world record of the Olympic Games 2024. Pan touched the wall a second ahead of Australia’s Kyle Chalmers, who took silver with a time of 47.48, followed by Romania’s David Popovici in bronze-medal position with […]
Paris Olympics, Medal Tally: China climb to top, Japan slip to 3rd, India on 39th
Paris, Aug 1 (IANS) China continued to ride their good showing in the pool and shooting range and picked two silver medals in gymnastics as it climbed to the top of the medal tally, followed by host France in second place at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Going into the sixth day of competitions on […]
Paris Olympics: World No. 1 Wang falls in men’s singles TT after breaking bat
Paris, Aug 1 (IANS) China’s Wang Chuqin, top-seeded in the men’s singles table tennis at the 2024 Olympic Games, failed to reach the Round of 16 following a surprising 2-4 defeat to Truls Moregard of Sweden on Wednesday. Wang, a 24-year-old Olympic debutant who took gold in the mixed doubles on Tuesday with his partner […]
Debate over having mega auction dominates IPL owners meeting with BCCI, says report
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Whether to have a mega auction for ahead of the upcoming season was the major point of contention in the meeting between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the 10 franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The meeting of the IPL teams’ owners with the BCCI […]
BCCI to take IPL owners’ suggestions to governing council before formulating player regulations
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has said it will take forward the recommendations of all ten IPL franchise owners to the tournament’s governing council before finalising player regulations ahead of the IPL 2025 season. The BCCI had called for a meeting with all ten franchise owners […]
Former India cricketer and coach Anshuman Gaekwad passes at 71
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Former India cricketer and coach Anshuman Gaekwad passed away at the age of 71 on Wednesday night after losing a battle with blood cancer. Gaekwad played 40 Tests and 15 ODIs for India from 1975 to 1987, apart from playing 206 first-class games for Baroda. Snehal Parikh, the Chief Executive […]
