Former Asian champion Renjith Maheswary nabbed his maiden National Games gold with a new meet record in triple jump as previous marks continued to tumble like nine pins in the athletics arena on the penultimate day of competitions in the 35th edition in Thiruvananthapuram.
Reader Balaji Rao Jallipalli sent us a picture of Shiv Kapur from Delhi.
For the first time, Dhoni entered the field of play for an angry confrontation with umpire Gandhe
Playing in Norway for top division club Stabaek has helped him grow as a footballer, feels goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh, who wants more of his countrymen to follow in his footsteps to help India rise as a power in the sport. "My aim was to play in Norway, break into the first team and play in the first team. I have grown as a player in all aspects of the game. I will try to keep getting better. Playing in Europe is better for me," said the 24-year-old goalkeeper who has been called up for the international friendly against Puerto Rico at the Andheri Sports Complex stadium in Mumbai on September 3.
New Zealand's skipper will surpass Arjuna Ranatunga's captaincy record for most ODIs next week and he hopes to emulate the former Sri Lankan captain by winning a World Cup.
Pankaj Advani will lead the Indian challenge in the IBSF World Snooker Championships in Jordan.
The Chennai paddler feels that it's about time that he changes colour of the medal to gold during the upcoming edition in Gold Coast.
Dean Jones joined the likes of Arjuna Ranatunga and Javagal Srinath in the studio panel for the India-Sri Lanka series.
Former Indian football captain Chandeshwar Prasad is trying hard to get his dues paid by the government.
Indian men's hockey team captain Sardar Singh and former skipper of the national women's side Saba Anjum were conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri Award by President Pranab Mukherjee at a glittering ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Virat Kohli, who needed 81 runs coming into the match, brought up the landmark in his 205th innings as compared to Tendulkar, who took 259 innings to reach the landmark.
Over the 44 years since the first World Cup that has never been more obvious than in the tactical evolutions that have taken place in the white-ball game.
Refusing to blame the players for the debacle in the ongoing One-Day series in India, former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga said the country's administrators are responsible for the fiasco which has also disturbed the team's World Cup preparations.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday.
The former Sri Lanka captain has been appointed chairman of a nine-member cricket committee that includes seven former national team skippers.
Is Arjuna Ranatunga right in saying that India doesn't respect its heroes? Have your say.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming equalled former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga's record of leading the country in most number of One-Day Internationals on Friday.
India's first professional golfer died at a private hospital in Kolkata after fighting a long, grinding battle against oral cancer.
The Sports Ministry has chosen 152 athletes across disciplines for Rs. 50,000 allowance per month for their preparations for next year's Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The BCCI has also put forward the names of Irfan Pathan and Yuvraj Singh for the Arjuna Award.
Dhoni holds the record of winning most matches in all 3 formats -- the first Indian and also the first among current captains from all sides.
Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore says people called him a 'mad' when he first started dreaming about Olympic medal.
One-third of school students feel that television plays more important role in their lives than their teachers.
Check out which monuments make the most money for the government.
A 22 year old took the honours on Day 3.
'Need a couple of upsets to win medal at Asian Games'
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning captain was sworn in on Friday as deputy minister of Industries, Tourism and Investment Promotion.
Thank you for the memories, Mr Wadekar! Indian cricket is forever indebted to you.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court nullified the government's recent ban on politicians heading sports bodies.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court nullified the government's recent ban on politicians heading sports bodies.
Mahinda Rajapaksa recovered from his 2015 electoral losses, went to the people and campaigned about the injustice done to him. Without attempting to be subtle, he underscored his image of the Sinhala Buddhist warrior a la Dutugemunu, the king of Sri Lanka (164 BC to 140 BC) who led the military campaign against the invading warlord Elara.
Anju Bobby George and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore were awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Arjuna award respectively.
Disappointed at missing out on a bronze at Sydney, weightlifter Sanamcha Chanu is determined to make amends in Athens.
Smriti Mandhana continued her impressive run in the Women's Cricket Super League
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