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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For most of 2025, Lakshya Sen was trying to put the jagged pieces of the puzzle in place. There were times when he was lacking physically, others when he struggled mentally.

International Olympic Committee for Kirsty Coventry. The first woman president elected in the IOC's 131-year history began Friday in a breakfast meeting with Thomas Bach to start their transition. The formal handover is on Olympic Day, June 23. They agreed Coventry will take precedence in major IOC decisions in the next three months. The 41-year-old sports minister of Zimbabwe will soon resign her government position and plans to move with her family in April to the Olympic home city, Lausanne in Switzerland. Here's a look at some of the issues ahead: Equality for women Coventry's victory is the biggest statement of Bach's consistent policies to promote women in Olympic sports and politics.

Athletes have complained that their medals have become tarnished or chipped, sometimes within weeks of the Games ending last year. «The French Mint (Monnaie de Paris) has replaced some of them and is continuing its replacement operation at the request of the athletes,» it said in a statement.

DeepSeek AI's rampage in the tech market. With DeepSeek AI's sudden entry into the world of AI, there is a lot of hype about its new AI model that has taken on ChatGPT, Gemini, LLama, and others as major competition. Such is the massive AI spree that US-based AI stocks have ended up taking a big hit on Wall Street.

Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz LIVE Score: Novak Djokovic will be taking on Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles quarterfinal at the Australian Open 2025, in what looks to be a high-octane contest in the year's first Grand Slam. While Carlos Alcaraz is yet to win an Australian Open title, the 37-year-old Serbian is chasing his 11th Grand Slam at Melbourne Park. Notably, Novak Djokovic, en route to his quarterfinal, had to run for money in his first couple of round matches.

Paris Olympics silver medallist Neeraj Chopra has been named the best male javelin thrower in the world in 2024 by globally-renowned American magazine 'Track and Field News'. The 27-year-old Chopra, who was beaten by Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem for the Olympic gold medal in August last year, pipped two-time world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada for the top spot in the 2024 rankings published by the California-based magazine. Nadeem was ranked fifth as he competed in only one event in 2024 besides the Olympic Games where he came up with a monster throw of 92.97m as against 89.45m of Chopra. He finished fourth in Paris Diamond League. Founded in 1948, the magazine, which claims itself to be 'The Bible Of The Sport', publishes world and American rankings every year. The magazine is considered an authority in global track and field circles.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Andy Murray knows a thing or two about how to play Novak Djokovic. Murray has beaten Djokovic 11 of the 36 times they have met on the men’s tennis tour—not a figure in his favour.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Go hard, boys, go hard!" P.R. Sreejesh’s booming voice cut right through the heavy beats of the Punjabi hip-hop song blaring through the speakers of the spacious, well-equipped gym at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.  Then Sreejesh strode to a bar loaded with 80 kilos worth of plates to rep some fierce deadlifts with perfect form, earning a roar of approval from the 20-odd players of the Indian hockey team at the gym.

Indian boxing endured a turbulent year marred by coaching turmoil, crushing defeats, and a medal-less Paris Olympics campaign, all of it made worse by the national federation's negligence that brought unprecedented embarrassment to the country. There were very few positives to count in a year when, after a widely successful 2023, expectations were sky high.

Indian men’s cricket team when they won the 2011 World Cup. He played a role in the Indian men’s hockey team’s bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Now, he has helped Dommaraju Gukesh win the World Chess Championship. Paddy Upton, the mental conditioning coach from South Africa, has indeed played a significant hand in the history of Indian sport and by his admission is “grateful for all the opportunities.” Upton spoke to Boria Majumdar about how Gukesh readied himself mentally for the world championship. Excerpts:

Notre Dame Cathedral, the iconic Parisian landmark nearly lost to a devastating fire in April 2019, reopened on Saturday, marking a historic moment of achievement and resilience. The event attracted dignitaries from across the globe, including US President-elect Donald Trump, Britain’s Prince William, and First Lady Jill Biden, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, who championed the ambitious five-year restoration timeline. The reopening ceremony began with Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich symbolically tapping the cathedral’s grand wooden doors three times with a staff crafted from charred remnants of the original roof. This act, steeped in tradition, officially declared the cathedral open for worship. Hymns, prayers, and the resonating tones of the restored 8,000-pipe organ followed, reawakening a sacred space silenced for years.

economic growth beat estimates by accelerating by 0.4% in the third quarter 2024 from 0.2% in the second quarter because of impact of the Paris Olympic Games, preliminary data from statistics agency INSEE showed on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had an average forecast of 0.3% for third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth. An influx of tourists attending the Paris Olympics boosted consumer spending in the euro zone's second-biggest economy, which grew 0.5% in the third quarter after a flat performance in the second quarter.

Speaking about training exposure abroad for Indian athletes, he said: «In North India, it gets quite cold, so I used to go to the South. I went to Bhubaneswar. But now, I train in South Africa. The weather is quite good and facilities for javelin are excellent. Earlier, in India, there was so much travel that it was hard to maintain a proper balance between training and competitions. So, I stay abroad, and the weather and diet remain consistent, which benefits my training. I can focus more when I'm abroad. In India, there are always household chores or places to go, which can be distracting.» «I believe Indian athletes are performing well and winning medals, and they came very close in the Olympics too. In the Olympics, we saw several fourth positions. I think the mindset of our athletes is changing, and now when they go to compete, they have better focus,» he added.

Neeraj Chopra, who recently fractured his hand while training for Diamond Leagure as well his ongoing troubles with groin injury has opened on his insecurities as he sets eyes for his dream of 90m throw. On his future plan, Neeraj said his target was to throw beyond 90 metres. «Everyone expected a gold from me at the Paris Olympics. I was confident of gold but had a fear of injuries. I won medals in two World Championships, but injury still bothers me and prevents me from training effectively. I can't push myself. I know I can do better, but I lack confidence due to injury. I want to be fully fit before returning to the field,» he said. «After that, the journey through Diamond League, Asian Games, and Olympics was good. I am grateful to God for what I have achieved. However, I won't stop here. Winning gold at the World Championship for the country has now become my mission,» he said.

France’s richest family, the Arnaults of luxury empire LVMH, has announced the planned purchase of second-division soccer club Paris FC

Melania Trump shares her pro-choice stance on abortion, the moment she first met Donald Trump in a New York City night club and «cruel» rumours about her son having autism. Former US President Donald Trump initially expressed apprehension regarding his wife Melania Trump's new memoir. During an interview on the Nelk Boys' YouTube channel, Trump discussed his thoughts with hosts Salim Sirur and Kyle Forgeard. Trump admitted he was “nervous” before reading the book but was relieved after finding it “very good” and free of any negative remarks. “She wrote something very good. I was a little bit nervous before I read it,” Trump acknowledged. “You never know, maybe she said bad things, but she didn't.” Melania has maintained a low profile despite being the former First Lady and her husband's strong political influence in the US. Her memoir was published ahead of the high-stakes US Presidential elections 2024, earning the bestseller status on Amazon.

Manu Bhaker stated that «Nothing» has changed in her life following her two bronze medals at the recently concluded Paris Olympics. Bhaker, who has already achieved remarkable success at a young age, scripted history when she became the first Indian to win two medals at the same Olympics. The 22-year-old took to his official social media handle and said to her fans that «Nothing» has changed in her life following the two medal at the marquee event this year.

“We want to onboard a few of these chess players in our roster. Ever since India hosted the Chess Olympiad in Chennai in 2022, there has been a massive boom in the sport,” said Rahul Trehan, chief executive of IOS Sports, which represents two-time Paris Olympics medallist Manu Bhaker, boxer Mary Kom and table tennis player Manika Batra, among others. The chess players shot to prominence after winning three team gold medals—in the open section, the women’s category and the overall section—in addition to four individual golds. The latter were won by D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agrawal.

government shutdown. However, Congressional leaders announced an agreement on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins October 1 and pushing final decisions until after the November 5 election. Temporary spending bills generally fund agencies at current levels, but an additional $231 million was included to bolster the Secret Service after the two assassination attempts against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, and additional money was added to aid with the presidential transition, among other things.

pistol shooter Kim Ye-ji, whose remarkable skill and nonchalance has grasped global attention at the Paris Olympics, is going to make her debut as an actor for the role of an assassin.