Adam Peaty hopes to emulate retired American great Michael Phelps, the only swimmer to win gold in the same event at three successive Games, at the Paris Olympics.
Verstappen, who had started alongside Norris on the front row, was leading by lap three and could then build a buffer and take control.
'There are a number of things we still have to improve because we thought we were better than we were in too many situations.'
Mahavir said he had advised her niece on the playing strategy against her strong rivals.
D Gukesh played out a draw with tournament leader and top seed Fabiano Caruana
The Indian challenge in the women's section might already have ended as Zhongyi stood firmly ahead on five points while Goryachkina had 4.5 points in her kitty.
'Faced with their consistently negative approach, I had to play strokes, leaving the ball would have bored me. So, I opted for attacking shots given the circumstances.'
At the end of the fifth round India's Aravindh Chithambaram is now followed by four players -- the Iranian duo of Amin Tabatabaei and Bardiya Daneshvar and Americans Hans Moke Niemann and Sam Shankland -- who all have four points each.
Images from the Euro 2024 Round of 16 match between Romania and the Netherlands, at Munich Football Arena, Germany, on Tuesday.
With this win Praggnanandhaa also added some more spice to the tale around the highest rated Indian as he again overtook Viswanathan Anand in live rating to clinch the top spot in the country.
Indian men's hockey team beat Great Britain 4-2 in shoot-out to enter the semi-finals and remain on course to win its second consecutive Olympic medal.
Round-up of matches from the opening weekend of the English Premier League 2024-25
P V Sindhu has no regrets about her preparation for the Paris Olympics, saying she did everything she could to be in the best shape but her defence let her down in the women's singles pre-quarter-final against China's He Bing Jiao, in Paris, on Thursday.
Weghorst winner gives Dutch late victory over Poland
It is the first time that Biden has made such a statement, adding that the weapons sent could also be used in the operation to target the population centres.
A defensive mix-up doubled their lead when Bayindir wandered out of his goal to collect a misplaced pass towards Ronaldo, only to watch Akaydin's backpass roll past him in slow motion.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday
China's Zheng Qinwen is bidding to become the fourth woman to win Olympic gold and the US Open title in the same year
Images from the men's singles action at the US Open on Sunday.
The goal of the CDS' visit was to emphasise the rising significance of defence collaboration between India and Japan while reiterating strategic cooperation
Gareth Southgate said he is confident that fans will come to be captivated by the "different" squad
D Gukesh started off on a positive note, beating Deac Bogdan-Daniel of Romania
The Indian men's hockey team beat Ireland despite a few defense lapses to more or less secure its passage into the quarter-finals of the Paris Olympics.
Don't have time to feel sorry for ourselves, we're still alive: Stimac
Images from the US Open women's singles third round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Friday.
For India to view the new Sri Lankan leadership only through the prism of the past or through their narrow view on China, is fraught with possibilities that should be avoided, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.
Germany, once the undisputed kings of European football, enter Euro 2024 with a point to prove
IMAGES from UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday
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