The year 2024 was not only the hottest year on record but also the first to breach 1.5C above the 1850-1900 baseline.
Compound mixed team in bronze play-off, Deepika, Salunkhe in recurve individual semis
Reigning Asian Games champion Palak and Paris Olympics stars Manu Bhaker and Swapnil Kusale headline the 23-member Indian squad for the Munich leg of the Rifle/Pistol ISSF World Cup, beginning June 8.
Jaspal Rana said that Manu Bhaker did a great job at the ongoing Summer Games.
He is the first athlete to retain the pole vault title in nearly seven decades.
'Trump's sons, and the son of Trump's Mideast envoy Steven Witkoff, are in the crypto business and recently signed deals with Pakistan's crypto council.' 'It may not be coincidental that not long before the Trump-Munir meeting, the head of Pakistan's crypto council met with Trump's White House crypto policy czar.'
Two stories of strength and determination coming out of the Paris Games.
13 of the men's seeds fell at the first hurdle -- a Wimbledon record since 32 seeds were introduced in 2001.
Talk about a man in a hurry -- 10th seed Ben Shelton required just 55 seconds to finish off Australian Rinky Hijikata and reach the Wimbledon third round on Friday.
Napoli talisman and Serie A champion Scott McTominay was named Italian Serie A's player of the season on Friday.
Images from Day 7 of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
As for conditions, she dismissed concerns about the unpredictable spring weather in Paris.
Kimia Yousofi sends message for Afghan women with Paris performance
Arisa Trew, 14, led a pack of teenagers who swept the podium of the women's park skateboarding competition at the Paris Games on Tuesday
IMAGES from the French Open played at Roland Garros, in Paris, France, on Sunday.
Coco Gauff is the first Black American to win the French Open since Serena Williams in 2015.
American lucky loser Reilly Opelka put up an intense battle to stun top seed Daniil Medvedev 7-6(5), 7-6(5) and reach the Libema Open semi-finals in Den Bosch on Friday.
'Did I leave too soon? No, my story was over, it had to end. There was no bitterness, I'd reached the end of my tether.'
Bhagat is suspended from all badminton-related activities until September 1, 2025. As a result, he won't have the opportunity to defend his title and will miss the marquee event in Paris.
Swapnil Kusale fought his way back to win the bronze in his very first appearance at the Olympic Games.
Paris 2024 organising committee president Tony Estanguet on Sunday said the person who will light the cauldron on Friday was not yet aware they had been selected.
'We will see whether there were losses or not, and whether the war aims were achieved. When the truth comes out, some may well be surprised,' says Dassault CEO.
The medal tally at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Marin Cilic had never beaten a Top-5 player on grass in his entire career before Thursday.
Indian men's hockey team leaves for Mike Horn's base in Switzerland ahead of Paris Olympics
Twice Olympic 100 metres medallist Fred Kerley has been arrested for allegedly punching hurdler and ex-girlfriend Alaysha Johnson in the face, police said on Friday, and, as a result, he will not compete in the Grand Slam Track event in Miami this weekend.
'It is not about money, it is about respect. Many people from across the state tell me that I must have received the cash award.'
Ukraine claimed the gold medal in the women's sabre team event as they rallied to edge South Korea in a thrilling final bout at the Paris Games on Saturday.
In the fourth set, the German took two points with a 29-27 win but Deepika was already ahead by two points heading into the final set.
On Monday, the Indian women's team comprising Manika, Sreeja and Archana had prevailed over higher-ranked Romania 3-2 in a thrilling tie to enter the quarter-finals.
If you see 'Made in India' apparel at any of the IOC's retail channels, it may have well come from Tiruppur, manufactured by a firm, which is owned by a mother-daughter duo, called Back Bay India.
International stars are increasingly turning to Indian designers to make a statement at international events.
Mondo Duplantis, the reigning Olympic and world champion pole vaulter, has expressed his admiration for Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, calling him a "huge inspiration".
Imane Khelif, who is in the spotlight for failing a gender eligibility test at a tournament last year, progressed to the Olymoics welterweight quarter-finals.
Paris Olympian Arjun Babuta clinched the silver medal, narrowly missing out on gold, in the men's 10 metres Air Rifle event at the ISSF World Cup in Lima, Peru.
Earlier, Reetika displayed power and skill in equal measure while outclassing Hungarian Bernadett Nagy to enter the quarter-final of the women's 76 kg freestyle event on Saturday.
Babuta zeroed in on the reason which led to him finishing fourth and says he will be more careful in upcoming competitions.
On Tuesday, French police arrested a Russian man suspected of planning to destabilise the Olympics, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Wednesday, just days before the Games begin.
After the Chenab bridge, Modi also inaugurated India's first cable-stayed rail bridge over the river Anji. The prime minister then walked on the Chenab rail bridge holding the tricolour.
Struggling Swiatek will open her campaign against Slovakian Rebecca Sramkova.
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