The Indian ace proved too good for Michelle Edwards in her opening match in the badminton competition.
The Indian ace will meet Michelle Edwards of South Africa in the first round of the women's singles badminton on Saturday.
'I, for one, never even thought after the advent of the helmet that this could happen. But accidents do take place and this is one of them,' said former India captain Nari Contractor, who survived a near-fatal skull injury after being hit by a fast delivery in the West Indies five decades ago, reacting to Phillip Hughes's death.
A goal by Salomon Rondon gave Venezuela an upset 1-0 win over Uruguay in Philadelphia on Thursday that put them on the verge of the Copa America Centenario quarter-finals with the record 15-times champions facing elimination. When midfielder Alejandro Guerra lobbed Fernando Muslera from more than 30 metres, the Uruguay goalkeeper chased back but only managed to tip the ball onto the bar and striker Rondon raced in to tap it into the net in the 36th minute. Venezuela, who beat Jamaica 1-0 in their opening Group C match, have six points, three more than Mexico, who beat Uruguay 3-1 on Sunday and were playing the Jamaicans later on Thursday in Pasadena. For Venezuela, looking for their maiden title, it was a first win in nine Copa America meetings with Uruguay while Rondon became the first "Vinotinto" (red wine) player to score at three tournaments.
'Technically we are as good as anyone else,' said IOA secretary general Randhir Singh.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Karun Nair created records albeit of different kinds.
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Stubborn rearguard action enabled Bangladesh end the first day of the second Test on 264 for nine.
The bid committee's members overwhelmingly preferred New Delhi over Hamilton, Canada.
Mexico and Bolivia were booed off the pitch after playing out a drab goalless draw in their opening match of the Copa America on Friday, leaving hosts Chile top of Group A after the first round of matches.
Medal table from the World Athletics Championships 2013.
The US has given weapons-grade to 42 other countries, which are now refusing to return it back.
The England all rounder enhanced his case for the first Test against West Indies with a ton in the three-day game against Jamaica.
Jamaican sprinter Sherone Simpson, who tested positive for a banned substance last year, told a disciplinary panel on Tuesday that she saw no "red flags" before taking a supplement supplied by her trainer.
Usain Bolt, Ashton Eaton and Christian Taylor are the finalists for the 2015 World Athlete of the Year award, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said on Wednesday.
Ontario says it will introduce football for the first time if its bid for the event is successful.
The ace batsman will lead a 16-man squad for the four-Test series in starting at Lord's on July 22.\n\n
Pedro Collins took six wickets for 53 runs to bowl West Indies to an innings and 99 runs victory in the second Test against Bangladesh.
Pakistan beat West Indies by 136 runs to win a Test in the Caribbean after 17 years and level the series 1-1
Senior batsman Ramnarseh Sarwan has been dropped from the 13-member West Indies cricket squad for the first three matches of their ODI tri-series against India and Sri Lanka starting June 28.
The new-look team will have only one training session together before the game against Australia after an apparent mix-up in travel arrangements.
The host for the 2010 Games will be named on November 13 in Jamaica.
The Uttaranchal High Court has rejected former cricketer Manoj Prabhakar's plea for quashing of an FIR lodged against him in a chit-fund case in which he was arrested in 2001.
From soccer genius Lionel Messi to sprint king Usain Bolt, a shimmering array of the world's greatest sports stars are in the race for top honours at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards -- also called the 'Oscars of Sport' -- to be presented.
The United States won its 1,000th Olympic gold medal on Saturday when the American women's 4x100 metre medley relay team clinched victory at the Rio Games.
Mark Butcher strained ankle ligaments when he fell awkwardly while fielding in the three-day match against Jamaica.
Brian Lara will captain West Indies for the home series against England and Bangladesh.
Usain Bolt is promising to let American sprinter Justin Gatlin "feel his full wrath" as he zones in on an unprecedented treble-treble of gold medals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Windies bowler Jermaine Lawson failed a fitness test and will not play.
The Indians dominated the Test match for four days at Sabina Park with both bat and ball. Yet, they fell short of the victory marker on the fifth and final day when they needed to take six wickets in 98 overs.
'I'm very happy to have played, my last game was against Jamaica on October 12,' the Brazilian said.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bagged his 18th five-wicket haul as India dominated the first day of the second test against West Indies in Jamaica on Saturday.
'I always wanted to play Test cricket. I just didn't want to be a cricketer who played One-Dayers and T20s and just goes away.' Jasprit Bumrah on why playing Test cricket is so important for him.
Kumar Sangakkara has preferred Sri Lankan champion team Kandurata over his IPL team Hyderabad Sunrisers for the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
'When the team is struggling, he is the one who wants to step up and play that important innings.'
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