Indian boxers training in Italy for next month's Olympic qualifiers were given the option of flying out early due to the novel Coronavirus threat in that country but the team has decided to stay put as its training base in Assisi is "far" from the epicentre of the outbreak.
Legendary Sachin Tendulkar along with chess wizard Viswanathan Anand and tennis ace Sania Mirza are likely to grace India's first ever day-night Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens.
And, as promised, the film's star cast kept their date with the legendary athlete and posted pictures of their visit on Twitter.
Rediff.com brings a selection of the week's best photographs from the sports world.
Rishi Kapoor passed into the ages on April 30.
According to Jeff Thomson, Jasprit Bumrah, along with Kagiso Rabada, will be the two bowlers to watch out at the upcoming ICC World Cup.
'This is where I was born and this is where I'll die.'
'Today, a four-year-old child knows how to go on YouTube and see everything.' 'What are you going to control and what are you going to tell them? Nothing.' 'This is the generation we are living in.'
A look at the pictures.
Reader Sudhindra Haribhat sent us a picture of Sunil Gavaskar from South Africa.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Bollywood wishes #HappyFather'sDay.
Sukanya Verma raises a toast (he'd like that very much) to the magnificent Rishi Kapoor and his 25 essential performances.
Did you have a favourite song? Favourite movie? Share your Rishi Kapoor memory.
Rohan Bopanna catches up with Manchester United trio at Wimbledon.
National chairman of selectors MSK Prasad on Tuesday said that he doesn't believe "you know more when you have played more", hitting back at his detractors for constantly demeaning his panel owing to its modest international record.
Chennaiyin FC and India footballer Gouramangi Singh was left star-struck when he met Bollywood super star Amitabh Bachchan in the locker room after the club's ISL match against Kerala Blasters on Tuesday.
'An unsung hero is fine, but an insulted one is not.'
Tikait has been at loggerheads with various governments on a range of farmers' issues, including loan waivers, minimum support price, power tariff and land acquisition in states such as UP, Haryana Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh.
Sukanya Verma celebrates the acting legend.
A large number of Koreans trace their ancestry to this legendary princess, who is known as Queen Heo Hwang-ok.
Titled The Lies We Tell, the film also features Om Puri, playing a Pakistani character.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated veteran Indian tennis player Leander Paes and his Swiss partner Martina Hingis for winning the US Open mixed doubles title in New York on Friday.
Catch up on the latest updates from your favourite celebs on social media.
The wedding will reportedly be a lavish affair.
Reader Ajay Mathulla caught up with the actor at a resort in Wayanad, Kerala.
Reader Vinod Arya and his friends spotted Kapil Dev in Dubai.
Though the KSLTA doesn't have much space, almost all the walls in the tennis complex flaunt one famous name after the other.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Reader Ranjan Jyoti met legendary England opener Geoffrey Boycott at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Sunday.
Chairman of selectors MSK Prasad disclosed that the young Rishabh Pant is definitely going to feature for India in all the three formats.
'I think Ratan felt he had to do everything that he could to retain control of the company started by his forefathers, because that was the first priority and nothing else mattered compared to that.'
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Friday paid his tribute to Bollywood actor Om Puri, who died this morning after suffering a cardiac arrest at the age of 66. Taking to Twitter to express his grief, the master blaster said that Om Puri would always live in their hearts through the impressions he has left with his versatility. "You will live in our hearts forever through the impressions you have left with your versatility. We will miss you. RIP #OmPuri," Tendulkar wrote on Twitter.
So what's all this talk about the Yeti? Does it really exist?
SLAM! tour goes to London!
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