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Lakshya Sen scripted a huge upset to beat the world No. three and the third seed Jonatan Christie 21-18 and 21-12 to break into the round of 16 at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, July 31. This is arguably the biggest win of Lakshya's career as Christie was billed to beat him and advance to the round of 16. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/lakshya-sen-stuns-world-number-three-jonatan-christie-to-enter-round-of-16-at-paris-olympics-2024-07-31-944532

India cricketers Smriti Mandhana and Renuka Singh are among the players to benefit in the latest ICC T20I rankings thanks to their performance in the recently concluded Women's Asia Cup. Both of them were already in the top 10 rankings among batters and bowlers respectively but now have jumped to fourth and fifth positions. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/smriti-mandhana-and-renuka-singh-gain-big-in-latest-icc-t20i-rankings-2024-07-30-944377

The former Team India head coach Rahul Dravid has come out in support of the US leg of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup by saying that it is necessary to make compromises "if you want to grow the sport and make it a global game". source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/rahul-dravid-comes-out-in-defence-of-us-leg-of-icc-men-t20-world-cup-2024-07-29-944187

England recorded a dominant 10-wicket win in the third Test match against West Indies in Birmingham on Sunday, July 28. Mark Wood took a stunning five-wicket haul to bowl out West Indies to 175 and then Ben Stokes smashed an unbeaten fifty to chase down a target in just 7.2 overs in the second session of Day 3 at Edgbaston. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/eng-vs-wi-3rd-test-mark-wood-s-five-fer-powers-england-to-series-whitewash-against-west-indies-2024-07-28-944090

People's Republic of China claimed the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics 2024 on Day 1 of sporting events on Saturday. China opened its medals account with a gold in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event with Yuting Huang and Lihao Sheng beating Republic of Korea's pair.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/china-claims-first-gold-medal-at-paris-olympics-2024-takes-early-lead-in-medal-table-2024-07-27-943944

India's star boxers Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain have been handed tough draws in their respective weight categories at the Paris Olympics 2024. Nikhat will face Germany’s Maxi Carina Kloetzer in the round of 32 of the women’s 50kg event. If she makes it to the next round, she will come up against the reigning Asian Games champion Wu Yu of China. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/paris-olympics-2024-nikhat-zareen-lovlina-borgohain-handed-tough-draws-in-boxing-2024-07-26-943785

Global T20 Canada, one of the umpteen T20 leagues in the world is set to commence on Thursday, July 25 with all the matches set to take place in Brampton, Ontario. With the Major League Cricket (MLC) in its final stages with just three matches remaining, and the Hundred having begun a couple of days ago, GT20 Canada is another addition in the already populated July-August window, with the Caribbean Premier League to follow at the end of next month.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/gt20-canada-live-telecast-when-and-where-to-watch-global-t20-league-2024-on-tv-and-streaming-in-india-2024-07-25-943639