Ravi Dahiya became only the second Indian wrestler to qualify for the final at the Olympic Games, when he sensationally turned around the 57kg semi-final bout by pinning Kazakhstan's Nurislam Sanayev, in Tokyo.
The names of two Indian-Americans -- Seema Verma and Bobby Jindal -- have emerged as possible candidates.
Meet the best-dressed women at the Emmy Awards 2017.
The Rafael Nadal Tennis Academy, which opened last autumn on the Spanish island of Mallorca, is charging kids 56,000 euros ($62,000) a year for tennis lessons and school.
The Indian team may have been struggling off late in the One-dayers, but ask former India coach John Wright, and he would tell you that starting the World Cup on a winning note will act as a confidence booster for the Men in Blue.
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd on Friday announced the buyout of British battery maker Faradion Ltd for an enterprise value of 100 million, as the oil-to-retail conglomerate continued with the acquisition of end-to-end technology for its multi-billion-dollar clean energy portfolio. Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd (RNESL), a unit of the nation's most valuable company, signed definitive agreements to acquire 100 per cent shareholding in Faradion for an enterprise value of 100 million and will invest an additional 25 million as growth capital to accelerate the commercial roll-out, the company said in a statement. Based out of Sheffield and Oxford in the UK and with its patented sodium-ion battery technology, Faradion is one of the leading global battery technology companies.
Chelsea snatched an injury-time winner and a 2-1 victory over Everton in their League Cup semi-final first leg.
'I could not do mat training for nearly 25 days. I was not able to run as well after the injury. Before a tournament like Olympics even missing one day's training is not good.'
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta continues rebuilding the side around goal machine Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and younger talents like Bukayo Saka.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films, most of them shown at international film festivals held virtually (Berlinale and Rotterdam), hybrid (Toronto) or physical (Cannes and Venice).
Former India coach John Wright says Sourav Ganguly gave the youngsters in the team the 'license to bite and snarl'.
In a major shake-up of selection system in the country, the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Wednesday disbanded its national selection panel and replaced it with a new post of National Selection Manager (NSM).
The film is a classic fairytale that goes on as a spy-action odyssey.
Recent results suggest coach John Wright is being overly optimistic about his New Zealand side's chances at the cricket World Cup when he talks about reaching the quarter-finals.
The decision to create a separate window for IPL has played a massive role in qualitative growth of New Zealand cricketers, believes former seamer and current national selector Gavin Larsen. Another practical reason of having an IPL window is fear of attrition, considering that the cricketing talent pool in a country like New Zealand would be limited with a population of barely 5 million.
To be able to bid farewell to Daniel Craig is an emotion all fans of the Bond franchise must experience, feels Aseem Chhabra.
Meet Hollywood's golden girls!
The Arsenal manager paid a warm tribute to Thierry Henry after the French striker dethroned Ian Wright as the club's record scorer.
The actresses are on the jury of the Marrakech Film Festival!
Former India coach John Wright wished iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar happy birthday and also hoped timely recovery from his finger injury before the Indian Premier League final on Sunday.
After spending two seasons with the team as player, Australia's two-time World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting will take over as head coach of Mumbai Indians for the eighth season of the Indian Premier League. He will replace John Wright, who was the team's coach for Season 6 and 7.
'It is not that we took the decision out of some vengeance.' ' 'It was not that we dropped someone because we had some enmity with him.'
Sourav Ganguly is almost certain to be reinstated as captain while John Wright is likely to take over as coach of Kolkata Knight Riders in the third edition of the Indian Premier League in 2010, team sources said on Saturday.
Given the form he is in, India would definitely miss Sachin Tendulkar's services in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup to be staged in the West Indies from April 30-May 16, reckons former India coach John Wright.
Check out the Mumbai Indians squad for the eighth edition of the Indian Premier League.
'The politics of it may be wishy-washy and the saviour at Darkest Hour's centre may well be a racist, an imperialist, and an alcoholic, but in Gary Oldman's nimble skin, smacked in layers and layers of prosthetics to resemble the heavily-jowled, cigar-smoking, portly penguin-like demeanour of the British Bulldog, it pretty much screams, "And the Oscar goes to"...' notes Sukanya Verma.
Ant-Man is a pretty watchable light movie, but ah, it could have been a Wright movie., says Raja Sen.
'I have always believed that life doesn't get easier or more forgiving; we only get stronger and more resilient.'
When former cricketer VVS Laxman was asked about his views about cricket under lights with pink ball, he said, "It's a work in progress".
Nita Ambani threw a lavish party at her Mumbai residence Antilla on Monday night to celebrate her team Mumbai Indians's second Indian Premier League title win.
Eight British men are accused of planning co-ordinated mid-air attacks on flights out of London's Heathrow airport to the US and Canada. Prosecutor Peter Wright, QC, told the Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday that the atrocity would have had 'a truly global impact'. He added that they had planned it 'all in the name of Islam'.
After adding 271 people last year, the Academy sends out invitations to more than 300 people this year.
Opener Marcus Trescothick and uncapped duo Mark Pettini and Luke Wright were named on Wednesday in England's 30-man provisional squad for the first world Twenty20 tournament in South Africa this September.
Two spectacular goals from England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips kept Chelsea firmly on Manchester United's heels after a 4-1 win over West Ham United at Upton Park on Wednesday.
The former Team India coach will work there as a consultant coach.
Sandeep Das collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma wins Grammy.
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