Leander Paes was, on Saturday, gracious in defeat and conceded that Czech player Adam Pavlasek played "phenomenal" tennis in the Davis Cup doubles game in New Delhi.
Muchova says Grand Slam hunger behind another Sakkari upset in Paris
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday expressed concern over the vandalism of a Hindu temple with anti-India graffiti in the United States, and said extremists and separatist forces outside India should not get such space.
India were handed a tough Davis Cup draw, being pitted against top seeds Czech Republic in the World Group Play-offs, to be held from September 18-20 either in New Delhi or Pune.
The Czech Republic cruised to a 2-0 lead after the opening singles of the Fed Cup final against Serbia on Saturday, putting them well on course to successfully defend their title.
In Group D, they are capable of beating Dutch, three-times winners Germany and rank outsiders Latvia.
An early penalty by Alexis Mac Allister and a Darwin Nunez brace helped Liverpool to thrash Sparta Prague 5-1.
Images from Day 7 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday.
World No 8 Muchova withdraws from Aus Open with wrist injury
The Irish are preparing for the European qualifying tournament for the 2006 World Cup finals.
Petra Kvitova completed her preparations for an assault on a third Grand Slam title in triumphant style on Friday by downing fellow Czech Karolina Pliskova 7-6, 7-6 to win the Sydney International title.
World champion Valentino Rossi of Italy won the Czech MotoGP on Sunday for the second year in a row after his Yamaha team mate Jorge Lorenzo of Spain crashed out late in the race.
Second-half goals to gave them a 2-1 win over debutants Latvia in Group D match.
The Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych brought the hosts level at 1-1 with holders Spain in the Davis Cup final with a battling five-set victory over Nicolas Almagro on Friday.
The 25-year-old also finds the World Championships tougher than the Olympics.
If he hadn't picked up javelin as a sport then what would world champions and Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra choose as a career? In an exciting rapid India's golden boy opened up on his alternate career options!
Neeraj Chopra lived upto his favourite billing as the star Indian athlete clinched gold in the men's javelin throw at the ongoing World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday.
The Czech Republic retained their Davis Cup title after Radek Stepanek ruthlessly exploited the inexperience of Dusan Lajovic in the decisive rubber to seal a 3-2 final victory over Novak Djokovic's Serbia on Sunday.
Third-seeded Jessica Pegula and fifth-seeded Coco Gauff each recorded straight-set wins to advance to the second round of the Rothesay International on Tuesday in Eastbourne, England.
Congress members Ami Bera, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Shri Thanedar released a joint statement after receiving a classified briefing from the Biden Administration on Gupta's indictment.
The 21-year-old Anish shot 27 in the final to win the bronze.
Promising shuttler Arundhati Pantawane's brilliant run at the Czech International Open came to an end after she went down in straight-games to fourth seed Kristina Gavnholt in the finals.
Czech Marketa Vondrousova will meet Ons Jabeur in the women's singles final of Wimbledon 2023.
Tomas Berdych had an impressive outing in 2010, finishing the year at No 6 but without a title for his efforts. The Czech is now looking for the elusive major this year, starting with the Australian Open, writes Bikash Mohapatra.
Holders Czech Republic took a 2-1 lead over hosts Serbia in the Davis Cup final after Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek romped to a 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(4) win over Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac in Saturday's doubles.
Greenpeace activists staged a protest demanding an end to deep sea mining outside the ministry of industry in Prague, Czech Republic, last week.
The Netherlands failed to reach the European Championship for the first time since 1984 as they lost 3-2 at home to the 10-man Czech Republic in their final qualifier on Tuesday to miss out on Euro 2016.
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Marek Jankulovski's early goal gave the Czech Republic a 1-0 win over 10-man Ireland in their Group D qualifier on Wednesday and moved his team a big step closer to advancing to Euro 2008.
In Moscow, Russia rallied to beat England 2-1 and keep their hopes alive for a berth in the finals.
'I was completely shattered, it was my first encounter with death.' An excerpt from Roshmila Bhattacharya's new book, Spooked! Bollywood's Encounters With The Paranormal.
The Czech Republic defended their Fed Cup title on Sunday as Karolina Pliskova became the home team's hero with a starring performance in their thrilling 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Russia.
The Czech Republic was enjoying a hat-trick of Wimbledon triumphs on Sunday when Iveta Benesova teamed up with Austrian Juergen Melzer to capture the mixed doubles title with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Mahesh Bhupathi and Elena Vesnina.
Novak Djokovic crashed to his first defeat of the season with a stunning 6-4, 6-4 loss to Alex de Minaur.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Images from Day 2 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
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