Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with a throw of 87.86m at the ACNE League meeting in Potchefstroom, South Africa, making an impressive return after recovering from an elbow injury. The 22-year-old Indian, who missed the entire 2019 season due to the injury, breached the Olympic qualification mark of 85m in his fourth attempt and secured the top place at the international event on Tuesday.
Gavaskar is currently in Southampton with first-hand knowledge about the pitch and conditions for the match starting June 18.
Trent Boult's reaction said it all. The New Zealand fast bowler held his nerve on the final ball of the penultimate over, catching Carlos Brathwaite and ending a magnificent innings that almost handed the Black Caps a first defeat of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019.
The 20-year-old Korda, son of 1992 runner-up Petr, had enjoyed a dream run in his first Tour-level event on clay and was up against his idol -- the man he named his cat after.
Ileana D'Cruz chose to vacation at the Turtle island in Fiji, where she was accompanied by her Australian boyfriend Andrew Kneebone.
'When I meet Raj and DK next, I will force them to tell me!'
Actress Taapsee gives us a closer look into the woman that she is.
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez prove that there's more to life than first love.
'I just had so much clarity of what (Finch) expected of me in that role'
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Manchester City move a step closer to the Premier League title after a game in which both sides finished with 10 men.
After the celebrity pair's first-round Wimbledon win over Andreas Mies and Alexa Guarachi last week, Murray tweeted: "Well that was fun... #SerAndy"
Images from Day 6 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Saturday.
A magic moment when a musician plays a song from Bobby on an Italian street... and Dimple K starts dancing... Aww!
Let us tour Greece with television actors Karan Patel and Ankita Bhargava.
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Rediff readers talk about the special memories they share with their mothers.
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With the return of Smith and Warner, and the presence of the solid Labuschagne, the Australian captain reckons 'we'll be a different kettle of fish'.
With pacer Jofra Archer, opener Rory Burns and star all-rounder Ben Stokes back in the England squad, the visitors are likely to have some competition for spots in the team for the 1st Test against India.
The actor dared to bare on the Maxim cover.
It's time to find out who impressed us with their sartorial choices.
Sonam Kapoor's family and friends made sure to make her feel super special on her birthday, June 9, as they posted beautiful memories with the actress on social media.
Their engagement party was held at Lake Como, Italy.
'God gave me a second chance to live and I had to make the most of it.'
The trio of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav were almost unplayable in the two matches.
Ileana sun bathes in Fiji and more...
Jos Buttler says England are in the driver's seat in the fifth and final Test after reducing India to 174-6 at stumps on Day 2 at the Oval on Saturday. The batsman's 89 helped England recover from 198-7 on Day 1 and score 332 runs in their first innings even as India struggled in bowler-friendly conditions.
Chess grandmasters resume COVID-delayed tournament in Russia
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The pole was the 91st of Lewis Hamilton's career and seventh at Silverstone.
In the form of his life for the past few years, the 29-year-old all-rounder already has 7000 plus runs and more than 270 wickets across formats and finds his name mentioned alongside the likes of Ian Botham and Andrew Flintoff.
After back-to-back series victories over Pakistan and New Zealand, Australian captain Tim Paine has fired a warning to Virat Kohli's India, who they will face in a series next year.
'For the first time since the War of 1812, the United States Capitol was breached today'
Since claiming the title in her US Open main draw debut, Andreescu has had a trophy photoshoot atop Rockefeller Center and appeared on several US morning shows in New York to discuss her breakthrough win.
Middle-order batsman Peter Handscomb, who played a crucial role in salvaging a draw for Australia in the third Test in Ranchi, says his unbeaten 72-run knock came in the 'toughest conditions' he has ever played in.
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