Paris Olympics Day 2 highlights: Manu Bhaker ends India's 12-year wait with historic bronze; Bopanna, Nagal bow out

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: A good comeback from Harmeet Desai! He is behind only by a point (8-9) against World number three Felix Lebrun. MATCH POINT for Lebrun! He gets the job done to upstage Harmeet in four straight games. The third seed beats the Indian paddler 11-8 in the fourth game. Desai loses to France's Lebrun 8-11, 8-11, 6-11, 8-11 in men's singles round of 64.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: World number three Felix Lebrun is on the verge of completing a straight-game win over India’s Harmeet Desai. The French superstar has taken a 7-5 lead over the Indian. India’s Harmeet has to win every game from here to remain at the Paris Games.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Felix Lebrun is showing his class in the third game against India’s Harmeet Desai. The French sensation has drawn a 9-5 lead over the Indian paddler. World number three Felix has already bagged two games of the ongoing clash. Can he make a hat-trick of wins in game 3? Yes, he can! Lebrun takes the third game 11-6 and Harmeet is left with a mountain to climb.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: World number three Felix Lebrun has a two-game cushion against India’s Harmeet Desai. After winning the opener 11-8, the French teenage sensation takes the second game with the same score (11-8) against the Indian paddler at the Summer Games.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: India's table tennis player Harmeet Desai is taking on world number three Felix Lebrun in the round of 64 game at the Paris Games. Lebrun bagged the first game 11-8 against Harmeet at the Summer Games. Lebrun is just 17!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: South Korea won its 10th consecutive gold medal with a win over China in women's team archery at the Paris Games. South Korea defeated China in a nail-biting shoot-off to extend its dominance in the sport. South Korea have won every gold medal since women's team archery was introduced at the Olympics back in 1988.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Ana Carolina Vieira has been sent home from the Paris Olympics as the Brazilian swimmer left the athletes' village without informing the team. The Brazilian Olympic Committee has also warned Vieira's teammate Gabriel Santos after the incident. "The athlete Ana Carolina, in a disrespectful and aggressive manner, contested a technical decision made by the Brazilian National Swimming Team committee," the BOC said. "As a result, Gabriel Santos was given a warning and Ana Carolina Vieira was dismissed from the delegation. She will return to Brazil immediately."

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Australia's Jessica Fox bagged the Olympic gold in the women's kayak slalom in a time of 96.08 seconds. Fox had to recover from a poor semi-final performance to win the gold medal at the Summer Games. Poland's Klaudia Zwolinska took home the silver medal at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. Briton Kimberley Woods secured the bronze after a thrilling contest.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Some portion of funding for the Canada team has been suspended by the Canadian government after the drone scandal rocked the Paris Games. Sport and Physical Activity Minister Carla Qualtrough said that the issue has caused significant distraction and embarrassment for Team Canada and all Canadians in Paris and at home. FIFA deducted six points from Canada’s women at the Paris Games. Two Canadian team staffers used drones to monitor New Zealand’s practice sessions before the Olympic football match.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Momoko Tanikawa netted the winner in the 96th minute as Japan outclassed Brazil 2-1 in the Olympic women's football tournament on Sunday. Interestingly, Japan scored twice in injury time to outclass Brazil at the Paris Games. Saki Kumagai slotted home a 92nd-minute penalty before 19-year-old substitute Tanikawa scored outside from 30 yards to complete a memorable comeback at the Parc des Princes.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: United Nations refugee chief said that the participation of a refugee team at the Paris Olympics is an opportunity to draw attention to major displacement crises. Speaking to news agency Reuters, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, said that he is hoping the Refugee Olympic Team would raise awareness about the stigmatisation, marginalisation and violence experienced by refugees. "Should they spend their youth in this limbo? No," Grandi said about the athlete refugees competing at the Paris Games. "Let's give them a chance as well. Of course, this is only 37 people, and there are 120 million refugees in the world. But it's powerful as a symbol."

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: While Kevin Durant played for the first time this season, LeBron James made his Olympic return after a 12-year absence in USA's opener against Serbia at the Paris Games. On the way to 23 points in less than 17 minutes, Durant fired eight shots in his comeback game. James scored 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as USA hammered Serbia 110-84 in its Olympic opener.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: India's Harmeet Desai advanced to the round of 64 in the men's singles table tennis at the Paris Olympics by defeating Jordan's Zaid Abo Yaman 4-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-5, 11-5) in the preliminary round yesterday. The 31-year-old will close out Day 2 for Team India at the Paris Games. He will take on Felix Lebrun of France at the South Paris Arena in the round of 64.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: As many as six players were in double digits for the USA as Lebron James and Co. defeated Serbia 110-84 in their Group C opener at the Paris Olympics. Kevin Durant returned to the US lineup and scored 21 points in the first half of the Olympic opener against Serbia at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium. Durant was the fifth sub off the US bench against Serbia.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Former World No.1 Rafael Nadal has asserted that Novak Djokovic will be the favourite when the icons of the game renew their epic rivalry at the Paris Olympics. Nadal's participation in the singles was in doubt before the King of Clay opted to feature in the event at the eleventh hour. "Situations are completely different for him, for me. He's being very competitive. I was not being very competitive for the last two years, so in that case, I think probably he is the clear favourite," Nadal said after defeating Marton Fucsovics in the first round.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: The South Sudan team looked distraught after the wrong anthem was played in their Olympic basketball match by the organisers. South Sudan fans started jeering from the stands after the massive blunder from the Olympic organisers at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq. South Sudan is competing in the Olympic basketball tournament for the first time.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: What were you doing at 14? Japan's Coco Yoshizawa was winning medals for his country at the age of 14. Yoshizawa won women's street skateboarding gold at the Paris Olympics. In the all-teenage final, Japan's Liz Akama bagged silver while Brazilian Rayssa Leal collected the bronze medal.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Re-introduced into the quarter by USA, Kevin Durant is leading the attack for the Lebron James-less side against Serbia. USA are tipped to record a comfortable win over Serbia. USA leading Serbia 86-65 in the 4th quarter.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Legendary Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid is in Paris for the Summer Games. The former India head coach parted ways with Rohit Sharma’s Team India after guiding the Men In Blue to their second T20 World Cup title. Dravid had already confirmed that the T20 World Cup would be his final assignment as the head coach of Team India. Dravid has been replaced by Gautam Gambhir, who is coaching the Indian side in the ongoing T20I series against hosts Sri Lanka.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Kevin Durant scored 21 points on 8-for-8 shooting in just over 8 1/2 minutes of the first half against Serbia. Durant is the all-time leading scorer in Olympic history for USA. Earlier, Durant missed all five of the USA team's pre-Olympic games with a calf strain. USA are leading Serbia 63-51 in the 3rd quarter.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Hifumi Abe of Japan has claimed the gold medal in the men's under 66kg judo at the Paris Olympics. Willian Lima of Brazil took the silver medal. Gusman Kyrgyzbayev of Kazakhstan and Denis Vieru of Moldovia won bronze medals.

Former world no.1 Rafael Nadal has set up an Olympic Games blockbuster against old rival Novak Djokovic. Nadal, who has won 14 of his 22 Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros, has entered the second round of the men’s singles event at the Paris Games. The King of Clay defeated Marton Fucsovics 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in the first-round game, in which he sported strapping on his injured right thigh. Nadal will next face Djokovic!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: French police have launched an investigation into death threats against three Israeli athletes at the Summer Games 2024. As per the prosecutors, anti-cybercrime officers are also investigating the release of athletes' personal data on social networks. Israel's foreign minister warned of a potential Iranian-backed plot to target Israeli athletes and tourists at the Paris Games.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Marton Fucscovics is making sure Rafael Nadal doesn't enjoy a flawless win in his men's singles opener. The Hungary star has taken the King of Clay to the third set. A day after making his doubles debut with Carlos Alcaraz at the Paris Games, Nadal is playing a three-set thriller against Fucsovics. The King of Clay won a record 14 French Open titles at the famous venue.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded Manu Bhaker for winning India's first medal at the Paris Olympics. After sharing a special post for the Indian shooter, PM Modi also interacted with Bhaker, who ended India's 12-year wait for a shooting medal at the Olympics.