Paris Olympics 2024: The city of Paris turned into a colossal amphitheater, and the iconic river Seine served as a track for the athletes' parade as France showcased its cultural diversity.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended his best wishes to the Indian contingent participating in the Paris Olympics, and said every athlete is India's pride.

Skipper Chamari Athapaththu's diligent fifty propelled Sri Lanka to a thrilling three-wicket win over Pakistan in the second semifinal of the women's Asia Cup in Dambulla on Friday

Harmeet Desai will commence his campaign at the Paris Olympics on the opening day of the competition on Saturday, taking on Zaid Abo Yaman of Jordan in the preliminary round

Venkatesh Iyer on Friday joined Lancashire for a short stint comprising two Division One matches and One-Day Cup scheduled for next month.

Suryakumar Yadav, the newly-appointed T20I captain, on Friday asserted that India will continue to play the aggressive brand of cricket which hallmarked the regime of his predecessor Rohit Sharma.

India's former international boxer Kabilan Sai Ashok will become the youngest from the country to officiate in the Paris Olympics.

Pacer Renuka Singh give the initial surge with a three-wicket haul while Smriti Mandhana made brisk fifty as India walloped Bangladesh by 10 wickets to march into their ninth women's Asia Cup final

Gautam Gambhir is set to start his tenure with a limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka comprising three T20Is and as many ODIs.

A squad full of debutants free from past baggage will aim to ace the ultimate test of their lives when the shooting competition of the Paris Olympics begins.

Rohan Bopanna might not have a strong partner he had in previous Olympics, but in N Sriram Balaji, the veteran tennis player has a comrade, who can punch above his weight.

India's boxing medal hopes at the Paris Games will hinge on how its women pugilists perform, feels the country's lone Olympic medal-winning male boxer Vijender Singh.

Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain and Nishant Dev will wade through draws that are at best tricky in their quest to achieve India's best Olympic medal tally in boxing when the competition kicks off in Paris on Saturday.

Shubman Gill, India's vice-captain in white-ball formats, also lauded new head coach Gautam Gambhir for his clarity of thought

Samit Dravid, son of former India head coach and captain Rahul Dravid, was roped in by Mysuru Warriors during the player auction ahead of the upcoming season of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20.

India's archers secured a direct entry into the quarterfinals of both the men and women's team events.

All Indian tennis athletes will start their campaign against French opponents.

Sindhu is ranked 26th in the world heading into Paris Olympics 2024.

"There is a huge change in the motivation and the level of thinking Indian athletes have today," said 2012 Olympics bronze medalist Gagan Narang.

India finished in the top four of the women's team seedings, sending them directly through to the quarter-finals.