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Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are getting the hang of this doubles thing, improving to 2-0 as a team at the Paris Olympics and moving into the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-7 (2), 10-2 match tiebreaker victory over Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands on Tuesday. Playing a day after Nadal's singles loss to rival Novak Djokovic and Alcaraz's win against Griekspoor, the old-and-young Spanish duo, wearing polo shirts in slightly different shades of red, didn't look like a pairing that never had played together until this event.

Manika Batra on Monday became the first Indian table tennis player to reach the round of 16 in the Olympic Games singles competition after a 4-0 thrashing of higher-ranked Prithika Pavade of France here. The 29-year-old Manika, gold medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, won 11-9 11-6 11-9 11-7 against her 19-year-opponent Pavade whose parents were originally from Puducherry before shifting to France in 2003.

Paris Olympics 2024 village due to 'bathroom' situation.

Paris Olympics 2024 when they will launch their search for gold and other metals after years of practice, preparations, and patience. As the long-awaited 2024 Paris Olympic Games have started in the French capital of Paris, the participants are at the center of attention for the people of the world. The city known for the Seine River, the Louvre art museum, and the flow of Champagne will be the focus for artistic swimming, water polo, tennis, archery, basketball, diving, and many more events.

PV Sindhu and seasoned table tennis star Sharath Kamal as the flagbearers, the group of 78 India athletes and officials arrived in the Parade of Nations at the River Seine in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday.

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Olympic tennis gold medalist Andy Murray pulled out of singles at the Paris Games on Thursday and only will compete in doubles with Dan Evans.

Indian tennis legends Leander Paes and Vijay Amritraj became the first Asian players to be formally inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in a gliterring ceremony. On Saturday, in the ceremony, both players raised the Tricolour high with honour as they were formally inducted into the Hall of Fame. Now 70, Amritraj peaked at 18 and 23 in singles and doubles careers, respectively, winning 13 doubles and 15 singles titles throughout his journey as a tennis player which lasted over two decades.

tennis obsession.' 'That's 15, love,' he says with a goofy grin. Tennis and love are the subjects of Luca Guadagnino's brilliant Challengers, which I watched on the big screen earlier this year — and that's the only way to watch it, to respect the kinetic, uninhibited energy of a movie that refuses to play it safe. You can call this a mashup of lush romantic drama, erotic thriller, and sports movie about overvaulting ambition. Any way you choose to see it, it makes something like King Richard — about the early struggles of Venus and Serena Williams and their dad — look even more insipid than it already was.

Mohammed Shami has finally addressed the swirling rumors linking him to tennis player Sania Mirza. Recently, social media was abuzz with manipulated images and baseless claims suggesting that Shami and Mirza were about to get married. These rumors surfaced following Sania Mirza's divorce from Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik. In a candid interview with YouTuber Shubhankar Mishra, Shami expressed his frustration and issued a stern warning to those spreading false news.

IOC president, Pierre de Coubertin, once said women competing in the Games would be «impractical, uninteresting, unaesthetic and improper.» Over a century later, the 2024 Paris Olympic Games are targeting gender parity in the same city where women made their Olympic debut in 1900. The IOC set a goal of a 50-50 split among the more than 11,000 men and women, including backups, registered to compete from July 26 to Aug. 11. However, the latest numbers from the IOC suggest organizers might fall just short of that target. Slightly more medal events for men than women. There is still a slight edge toward men among the 329 medal events at the Paris Olympics. The IOC has said there are 157 men's events, 152 women's events and 20 mixed-gender events.

athletes at this month's Paris Olympics after the sports ministry cleared the final contingent that also features 140 support staff and officials, of which 72 have been approved at «cost to the government» to meet the «requirements» of the travelling sportspersons. The only qualified athlete missing from the list is shot-putter Abha Khatua. The Games will run from July 26 to August 11. Khatua, who made the cut through world rankings quota, has been dropped without any explanation after her name was found missing from the World Athletics' list of Olympic participants a few days ago. There is no word yet on whether her name has been knocked off owing to injury, a doping violation or any other technical issue.

But the Seine is not the only scenic backdrop to the Games, with several other Paris landmarks playing host to sporting events. Below is a list of some of them: EIFFEL TOWER

Carlos Alcaraz successfully defeated another top-seeded tennis star Novak Djokovic in the finals of the men's singles clash at the All England Club to clinch the Wimbledon 2024 title. But the main question of fans arose when he was seen kissing the Wimbledon trophy that had a pineapple perched on top of it.

moon. It is at least 150 meters deep and could be an ideal base for humans to build a permanent base on the lunar surface.The Scientists said the underground cave appears to be accessible from an open pit in the Sea of Tranquility, just 250 miles (400 kilometres) from the site where the Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first set foot on the moon in1969.The finding, which first appeared in the journal Nature Astronomy, said that two Italian researchers--Lorenzo Bruzzone and Leonardo Carrer at the University of Trento—discovered the caves by analyzing the radar data collected by NASA’s lunar reconnaissance orbiter (LRO).The Italian researchers said the analysis of radar data collected by LRO established that the Mare Tranquillitatis pit leads to a cave which is 45 metres wide and up to 80 metres long.Analysis of radar data collected by Nasa’s lunar reconnaissance orbiter (LRO) revealed that the Mare Tranquillitatis pit, the deepest known pit on the moon, leads to a cave 45 metres wide and up to 80 metres long, an area equivalent to 14 tennis courts.

Neeraj Chopra's top finish in the Tokyo edition three years ago. According to official data from the Sports Authority of India's (SAI) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC), which is available with PTI, the government has spent a whopping Rs 96.08 crore for athletics. It's the biggest chunk in the close to Rs 470 crore which has been spent on India's preparation for the Games this time across 16 disciplines. In the previous Olympic cycle, athletics received Rs 5.38 crore from TOPS funds.

Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, was all smiles Sunday as she attended the men’s singles final at Wimbledon, widely known to be one of the sporty princess’ favourite athletic events.

Call Me By Your Name where he literally made the fruit forbidden, and now he turns his gaze to the competitive battles of tennis, focusing on the hormones that lie between those rackets and returns. His new Challengers (available now for rental on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV) is electrifying and raw, a film where everything is tennis and everything isn’t tennis all at once. You won’t see it coming.

Novak Djokovic was far from convinced he could win Wimbledon when the tournament began less than a month after his surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. «I was just thinking about moving well (and) not injuring myself,» he said. After getting through his first few matches at the All England Club, though, Djokovic thought: «OK, I'm actually playing close to my best, and I can have a shot at the title.» Now he's just one victory away from what would be an eighth championship at Wimbledon — equaling Roger Federer for the most by a man — and a 25th Grand Slam trophy overall, more than any tennis player ever. Won't be easy: On Sunday, Djokovic will face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a rematch of last year's Wimbledon final; Kate, the Princess of Wales, is set to be there in a rare public appearance after her cancer diagnosis.

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the richest sportsmen globally since his stellar career has seen some amazing multi-million dollar transfer deals, including brand endorsements that were worth handsome packages. The former Real Madrid star and ace Portugal national team striker owns villas, brands and much more, which have made his net worth exponential. However, there is a little-known Romanian sportsman, who is richer than even this footballing legend.

Barbora Krejcikova won comfortably against Latvian tennis player Jelena Ostapenko in the Wimbledon 2024 quarterfinal game of the women's singles, even after trailing in the initial part of the set. Ostapenko, apparently lost her calm and focus at the same time while leading the second set, when she suddenly asked one of her coaches to leave the box, and a small argument ensued following which the play resumed. However, in the end, Ostapenko lost in straight sets.