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Hockey India League 2024: Jeremy Hayward excited for reunion with Harmanpreet Singh at Soorma Hockey Club
1 day ago

Hockey India League 2024: Jeremy Hayward excited for reunion with Harmanpreet Singh at Soorma Hockey Club

The Hindu  

Jeremy Hayward had 30-odd international caps and the tag of a world champion to his name when the 21-year-old was picked by Dabang Mumbai for the 2015 season of the Hockey India League. And a much improved and experienced Hayward - who won two Commonwealth Games gold medals, two FIH Pro League titles and an Olympic silver medal since 2017 …

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ICC chairman Jay Shah meets 2032 Brisbane Olympics organising committee to discuss cricket’s inclusion
1 week, 5 days ago

ICC chairman Jay Shah meets 2032 Brisbane Olympics organising committee to discuss cricket’s inclusion

The Hindu  

New ICC president Jay Shah met with top officials of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics organising committee on Thursday to discuss the sport’s potential inclusion in the Summer Games. Cricket will return to the Olympics after 128 years in the 2028 Los Angeles Games but is not yet confirmed for the 2032 edition in Brisbane. “Very exciting time ahead for Cricket’s …

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Weinberg helps the US beat Australia 11-10 in the men’s water polo quarters at the Paris Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Weinberg helps the US beat Australia 11-10 in the men’s water polo quarters at the Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Adrian Weinberg made two blocks in a penalty shootout to help the United States beat Australia 11-10 on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the men’s water polo tournament at the Paris Olympics. “We didn’t give up from the first to the last moment.” Angelos Vlachopoulos had just tied the game for Greece with 6 seconds remaining. “He …

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Paris Olympics 2024: Australia says member of men’s hockey team arrested
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Australia says member of men’s hockey team arrested

The Hindu  

A player on the Australian men’s hockey team was arrested in Paris and is being held in custody, the Australian Olympic Committee said on Wednesday, with the Paris prosecutor’s office saying he had been detained for buying cocaine. “Police officers who witnessed a cocaine transaction at the foot of a building in the ninth arrondissement, on the night of August …

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Demons banished, India get ready for the knockouts
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Demons banished, India get ready for the knockouts

Hindustan Times  

Paris: The last time the Indian men’s hockey team played Australia in a multi-sport event, a silver medal felt sore after a 7-0 hammering in the final of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. India’s 3-2 victory against the Aussies at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, a historic venue that hosted athletics events the last time France held the Olympics a decade …

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India vs Australia Highlights, Hockey Olympics: IND clinch historic 3-2 win
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India vs Australia Highlights, Hockey Olympics: IND clinch historic 3-2 win

Hindustan Times  

India vs Australia Highlights, Men's Hockey Paris Olympics 2024: Harmanpreet Singh and his men created history on Friday, as they become the first Indian side in 52 years to defeat Australia in Olympics hockey. Veteran India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, playing his last international tournament, was spectacular under the bar, making numerous saves to keep his side's lead intact. For the …

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NBA: Simmons wants to play for Australia at Paris Olympics
1 year, 3 months ago

NBA: Simmons wants to play for Australia at Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

All Star forward Ben Simmons says he wants to play for Australia at the Paris Olympics next year, ending a decade-long absence from the Boomers team. “But next year, my goal is to be on the Olympic team.” Melbourne-born Simmons said he had not yet informed Basketball Australia of his intentions and fans Down Under might be forgiven for not …

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Australia joins US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
3 years ago

Australia joins US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

Firstpost  

Canberra’s decision comes amid ‘disagreement’ with Beijing over a slew of issues — from Australia’s foreign interference laws to a recent move to acquire nuclear-powered submarines Sydney: Australia will not send officials to February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, joining a US diplomatic boycott of the Games. The US decision was taken over what …

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Gujarat Diamond Baron Promises House, Car if Indian Women's Hockey Team Wins Medal
3 years, 4 months ago

Gujarat Diamond Baron Promises House, Car if Indian Women's Hockey Team Wins Medal

News 18  

Gujarat diamond baron Savji Dholakia on Tuesday announced that the Hari Krishna Group will give a house or a new car worth Rs 11 lakh to those members of the Indian women’s Hockey team, playing at the Tokyo Olympics. https://twitter.com/SavjiDholakia/status/1422614313743781889?s=20 India is playing its first-ever semi final in women’s hockey at the pinnacle of sports, after beating Australia 1-0 in …

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Australia to Send 472 Athletes to Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Australia to Send 472 Athletes to Tokyo Olympics

News 18  

Australia will send 472 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics, the second-largest team sent overseas by the country since the 2004 Athens Games. The Australian Olympic Committee said Monday that 254 women and 218 men would travel to Tokyo for the games which begin July 23. Team chef de mission Ian Chesterman said the selected athletes had endured the uncertainties of …

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australia to take 35-strong squad of swimmers after impressive showing at trials
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australia to take 35-strong squad of swimmers after impressive showing at trials

Firstpost  

Swimming has long been the medal-winning backbone of the country, which claimed 10 in the pool at the 2016 Games in Rio, matching its feat from London four years earlier. Adelaide: Australia will take a 35-strong swim team to Tokyo for next month’s Olympics following six-day trials that witnessed a world record, four new Commonwealth marks and a host of …

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Legendary Australia swimming coach Don Talbot passes away aged 87
4 years, 1 month ago

Legendary Australia swimming coach Don Talbot passes away aged 87

Firstpost  

Talbot, the foundation director of the Australian Institute of Sport in the 1980s and a former head coach of the Australian and the Canadian Olympic swim teams, died on the Gold Coast in Queensland state, Swimming Australia said Wednesday. “Don Talbot was at the helm of Australia’s golden swimming era,” Sports Australia Hall of Fame chairman John Bertrand, a former …

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