Sharath Kamal's progress to the third round of the men's singles in table tennis was the only bright spot on another gloomy day for India at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.
Shooter Avani Lekhara crashed out in the qualification round of the mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event at the Tokyo Games on Wednesday.
Leave logic behind, sit back and watch Vijay do the impossible, observes Divya Nair.
South African Chad le Clos threw down the gauntlet to rival Michael Phelps with a cheeky grin after powering to the 100 metres butterfly gold.
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Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Rihanna cuts an impressive figure in a Fenty tulle coat on the cover of Vogue's November issue.
The actor turned showstopper for Sanjukta Dutta at the Lotus India fashion week.
The Kerala swimmer has been continuously improving his performance in the 200m butterfly event.
Caeleb Dressel heads into the world championships in South Korea looking to show his rivals he is the man to beat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Flag bearer Tek Chand will lead the Indian contingent -- India will be represented by 54 para athletes, the biggest ever contingent in the history of the Games.
Caeleb Dressel lit up the pool by winning his fourth, fifth and sixth gold medals on Saturday but even his electric performance failed to brighten the mood on a dark day at the world swimming championships in Gwangju.
At 19, Milak is the youngest winner of the 200 butterfly since Phelps triumphed as an 18-year-old in 2003, the second of the American great's five world titles in the event.
Mumbai-based Naveen Sreepada aims his camera to capture the vagrant wildlife in motion.
Rakul Preet Singh lets her inner diva loose on the cover of the Magazine.
Rediff reader Ashish Tripathi sent us these pictures from his trip to Goa with friends.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,08,26,075.
Joseph Schooling won the men's 100 meters butterfly final on Friday to secure Singapore's first Olympic gold medal and deny Michael Phelps a 23rd in the last individual race of the American's extraordinary career.
The badminton player walked for footwear designer Misfit Panda.
Choose from a range of accessories to make his life easy, enjoyable and stress-free.
'When I walk out to bat, come down the stairs, people will say we need a hundred and all those kind of things will happen. For me, that's just a part of the process now'
Iltija Mufti, the daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehobooba Mufti, also challenged the assertion that "political dynasties" had destroyed Kashmir over the years.
'When Covid first struck, the lockdown resulted in clean air in major Indian cities.' 'You were able to see the Himalayan range from Ludhiana.' 'In Delhi, you were seeing deer and stags all over the city because there was no traffic.' 'It was incredible. Nature was waiting to come back.'
Shamsher, 87, is survived by three daughters and two sons.
Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi has been banned for two years after failing a drug test at the Rio Olympics, the sport's governing body (FINA) said.
Prani is both a home for rescued animals and a habitat classroom for kids.
Young Indian swimmers Sajan Prakash and Shivani Kataria expectedly made inglorious exits in their respective events at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
Olympic swimming champion Phelps wins 100m butterfly in racing return.
Virat Kohli shows no signs of pressure when he bats but the India captain says it's because he knows how to fake it.
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Cricketer Vernon Philander was named South Africa's 'Sportsman of the Year' after losing the top title of 'Sports Star of the Year' to Olympic gold-medallist swimmer Chad Le Clos.
Priyanka Chopra made a gorgeous bride in silver at the Delhi reception.
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