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Algeria's Imane Khelif won an Olympic gold medal in women's boxing, athletes and coaches in the North African nation say national enthusiasm is inspiring newfound interest in the sport, particularly among women. Khelif's image is practically everywhere, featured in advertisements at airports, on highway billboards and in boxing gyms. The 25-year-old welterweight's success in Paris has vaulted her to national hero status, especially after Algerians rallied behind her in the face of uninformed speculation about her gender and eligibility to compete. Amateur boxer Zougar Amina, a medical student who's been practicing for a year, called Khelif an idol and role model.

India won its 20th medal at the Paris Paralympics, surpassing Tokyo’s 19 — medal mark. On Wednesday, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari – silver in men’s shot put F46 event — and Harvinder Singh — gold in men’s individual recurve open — added two more medals to push India’s count to 22. Considering that there was only one medal in London 2012 and just four in Rio 2016, the progress is staggering. Naturally, the rise in medals has coincided with the increase in the number of Indian athletes qualifying for the Paralympics. In another positive development, women athletes have outperformed men on many occasions. In Tokyo, all four badminton medals were won by men (Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Suhas Yathiraj and Manoj Sarkar). In Paris, however, three women – Thulasimathi Murugesan, Nithya Sre Sivan and Manisha Ramadass – have made it to the podium, while only two men won the medals.

Morteza Mehrzadselakjani, has encountered unforeseen difficulties at the Paris Paralympic Games. The «Fatal Weapon,» Mehrzadselakjani, an Iranian who is eight feet one inch tall, has been forced to sleep on the ground because there aren't enough comfortable sleeping spaces. In contrast to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, where he was given a special bed, Paris has not made such an arrangement, as per the reports of Yahoo sports.

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Nitesh Kumar secured a medal in men's singles SL3 category after a commanding straight-game win over Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in the semifinals at the Paris Paralympics on Sunday. The 29-year-old Nitesh, who overcame permanent leg damage from a 2009 accident, showed his dominance with a 21-16 21-12 win over Fujihara in a 48-minute semifinal. The IIT Mandi graduate thus ensured that India return with a medal from the SL3 category, after Pramod Bhagat clinched the gold when para badminton made its debut three years ago in Tokyo. SL3 class players, like Nitesh, compete with more severe lower limb disabilities, requiring play on a half-width court.

English Premier League clubs again flexed their financial muscles by spending about $2.6 billion in the summer transfer window that closed Friday for Europe’s five big domestic leagues. And once again Chelsea was first in line with an outlay of $290 million as owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital continue to look for a winning combination at Stamford Bridge. The Saudi Pro League's window remains open for a few more days — enough time for more deals like the one announced early Saturday that will see striker Ivan Toney join Al-Ahli. The Saudi club agreed to pay Brentford a transfer fee reported to be $52 million.

UFC fight night and UFC 306 schedule are out. The MMA events will be back on September 7 with UFC Fight Night as Gilbert Burns will take on Sean Brady in Welterweight category. UFC 306 will also take place in September. The events will be live streamed on ESPN+ and ESPN+ PPV. UFC Fight Night will be back in Las Vegas as welterweight category fight between Gilbert Burns and Sean Brady will headline the event. MMA fans can watch the event on ESPN+. UFC 306 will take place on September 14 when Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili will go head-to-head in Bantamweight category. The event will be streamed on ESPN+ PPV.

Paralympics in Paris with four Indian athletes — Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal, Preethi Pal and Manish Narwal — bagging medals. Reigning Paralympic champion Avani Lekhara struck gold in the women's 10m air rifle final at the Paris Paralympics on Friday. Mona Agarwal secured the bronze medal in the same event. In the 100m T35 event, Preeti clinched third place, winning the bronze medal with a time of 14.21 seconds. Manish Narwal earned the silver medal in the men's 10m air pistol SH1 category, accumulating 234.9 points despite initially dropping to sixth place during the competition.

gold medal at stake, the top two — India’s Avani Lekhara and Korea’s Yunri Lee — were tied on points. The pressure was squarely on Lekhara as she was desperately fighting to defend the gold medal she had won in Tokyo. Lee, on the other hand, had peaked at the right time and shot multiple 10.8s to stay neck and neck with the Indian. Under pressure from her opponent, Lekhara fired a 9.9 in her penultimate shot. The Korean took advantage of the Indian’s wobble and fired another fantastic 10.7 to secure a 0.8 advantage going into the final shot. Even the hopeless optimists must have given up on the hope of the gold medal. It seemed the curse of Olympics ‘near misses’ was following India to the Paralympics too. But that’s when sport teaches you a lesson. That it’s not over till it’s over. 10.5 in her final shot for a final score of 249.7 to improve upon her own Paralympic record by 0.1. Now, all eyes were on the Korean. It was her medal to lose. Perhaps the weight of expectations was too much for Lee to bear as she ended up shooting a shocking 6.8 and surrendered the gold. Lekhara was once again the champion, India got its first gold medal in Paris.

Durov is now considered a tech icon as the founder and CEO of Telegram. The CEO of one of the most well-known instant messaging services was arrested in Paris, and this caused a stir and mayhem among people all across the world. Telegram has experienced exponential growth over time; but the secretive platform has suffered from backlash and has a negative reputation with governments due to its reckless efforts at content moderation and its purported role in supporting propaganda, terrorism, and misinformation. When Durov was detained by French authorities this past weekend while they were looking into the platform's moderating of purportedly illegal activity, those accusations reached a boiling point. Since Durov's arrest at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, the political ramifications of his detention have grown. Also Read: Lioness Season 2: What we know about Paramount+ premiere date, filming, plot and cast

The price of Toncoin has jumped by as much as 6% overnight, with its move to $5.62 going some way to correcting the plunge it suffered after French authorities arrested Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Saturday.

2024 Paralympics, with multiple events scheduled across various sports on the first day. The day kicks off with para badminton, where Palak Kohli and Suhas Yathiraj will face off against Nitesh Kumar and Thulasamithi Murugesan in the mixed doubles category at 12:00 PM IST. Following this, Sivarajan Solaimalai and Nithya Sre Sivan will take the court at 12:40 PM IST. As the afternoon unfolds, attention will shift to the Women's Singles events. Manasi Joshi, competing in the SL3 category, and Mandeep Kaur in the general Women's Singles, both have matches scheduled for 2:00 PM IST.

Telegram, was detained in Paris. The analysts believe that the Kremlin may take advantage of the global uproar to target one of the few platforms that has escaped censorship. According to George Barros of the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War think tank, the 39-year-old Durov left the nation in 2014 after he allegedly refused to turn over the encryption keys, and the Kremlin has been attempting to obtain Telegram for years to expand its power to censor and control the content on the app.

Paralympics 2024, saying the courage and determination of every athlete are a source of inspiration for the entire nation. In a post on X, Modi said, «140 crore Indians wish our contingent at the Paris #Paralympics 2024 the very best.» «The courage and determination of every athlete are a source of inspiration for the entire nation. Everyone is rooting for their success,» he said, using the hashtag 'Cheer4Bharat'.

Jenna Ortega is much awaited show on the OTT streaming platform along with "Squid Game" season 2. 'Wednesday', in fact, is in the list of Netflix's most-watched series of all time. Netflix's 'Wednesday' also bagged four Emmy Awards. Production for 'Wednesday' started on May and is likely to continue till November this year, as per a report on WhatsOnNetflix. 'Wednesday' season 2 on Netflix is likely to be released in September, 2025, as per the report. However, Netflix is yet to confirm any release date for 'Wednesday' season 2.

Elon Musk and other industry CEOs in the wake of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in France. Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who is well-known for his involvement in the former president Donald Trump impeachment proceedings, has expressed concern for Musk. Following a preliminary police investigation, Durov was taken into custody in Paris on suspicion of not being able to regulate illegal actions on the Telegram network. The arrest has generated a lot of discussion over its implications for free speech, according to reports from French media outlets including TF1 TV and BFM TV.

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Swapnil Kusale is on cloud nine. The ace shooter created history at the Paris Olympics in 2024. He bagged a bronze medal in the Men’s 50m rifle 3 Positions event in Paris with a final score of 451.4. He secured India's third shooting medal in Paris, following the victories of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh. While Kusale is not superstitious, he does keep a special key chain to ward off the evil eye. His mates Akhil Sheoran and Shriyanka Sadangi gifted him the chain before he left for Paris. For Kusale, the chain proved to be a lucky charm. He became the first Indian male to win bronze in the men’s category.

Toncoin ($TON) and Resistance Dog ($REDO) are primed to explode if Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is released again after his surprise arrest in Paris on Saturday.

Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of Telegram who was arrested in Paris, has nothing to hide it is absurd to hold an owner responsible for abuse of the messaging and social media platform, Telegram said in a statement. Durov, a 39-year-old billionaire cast as "Russia's Mark Zuckerberg", was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris shortly after landing on a private jet late on Saturday from Azerbaijan. The arrest of the Telegram CEO prompted a warning from Moscow to Paris that he should be accorded his rights, and criticism from X owner Elon Musk who said that free speech in Europe was under attack.

InterGlobe Enterprises, the biggest shareholder of IndiGo airline, has opened its boutique lifestyle hotel Miiro in Paris and Barcelona and is looking to add more properties in Europe over the next couple of years, a top official said. Neena Gupta, CEO of Miiro, said Le Grand Hotel Carye in Paris opened in July and Borneta in Barcelona this month. The entry-level luxury lifestyle hotel brand will continue back-to-back launches into 2025 with London and Vienna. Templeton Garden in London, located in the leafy area of Earl's Court, will offer 156 rooms, complemented by a cafe-deli, a neighbourhood restaurant, a vibrant bar, and an outdoor F&B experience in an expansive garden oasis in the Spring of 2025, she said.