Players complained about the conditions, with France's Alize Cornet stating extreme the heat policy could be endangering the safety of players, this, after she suffered dizzy spells during her third round match against Elise Mertens on Friday.
Many of the world's greatest athletes from 71 nations will compete in the Commonwealth Games to be held at Melbourne in March 2006.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Ron Clarke said the Australian 4x400m women's relay team should return the Commonwealth Games gold medals they won after their protest led to England being disqualified.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday.
India has huge expectations from these champions. Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi and Norma Godinho glance at their chances at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Kapil Dev wants Hardik Pandya to 'work harder on his batting' as that is his primary skill as an all-rounder.
Lopetegui blends youth and experience in Spain World Cup squad
Swimming legend Dawn Fraser has questioned Shane Warne's nomination for the Laureus sports awards since he was banned for drug abuse
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
The quartet of Rajwinder Kaur, Chitra Soman, Manjit Kaur and Pinki Parmanik completed the race in 3:29.57
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last month, in 14 images.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Zaheer Khan discusses India's chances in the upcoming World T20 in March-April. Harish Kotian/Rediff.com listens in.
The first meeting between Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas lived up to the hype on Saturday as the Australian saved a match point in a wildly entertaining 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(7) win to reach the Citi Open final.
Sushil Kumar said that the Wrestling Federation of India has gone back on its words to conduct a trial in men's 74kg freestyle category.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
Two swimmers made the biggest waves in Rio, Michael Phelps racing to retirement as the greatest of all time and US team mate Ryan Lochte slipping out of the country before police could stop him.
Australian captain Steve Waugh in conversation with former athlete Ashwini Nachappa on his life, career, sledging and charity work.
People do not associate cricket with death and the shock loss of Phillip Hughes, against all rational expectation, will be the hardest thing for bowler Sean Abbott to deal with, according to trauma experts.
Curator Daljit Singh has retired a happy man after 22 years of service to Indian cricket. The groundstaff are no longer seen as gardeners and are getting due respect, a change that pleases him the most.
North Korean pair given warm welcome on Pyeongchang debut
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
'The feeling that we were Olympic champions only dawned on us when we reached India.'
The path to the Olympics is paved with potholes for many athletes but few can claim to have overcome hardship like wrestler Vinod Kumar, who was thrown from a speeding train by a rival's family in India before landing on his feet in Australia.
Cricketing world in shock over Phil Hughes' death.
Sushil Kumar will not be joining the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) after its vice-President Canyon Ceman revealed that things did not work out with him.
A bit of melancholy and unbridled joy converged at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics on Sunday as Brazil breathed a collective sigh of relief for having pulled off South America's first Games.
Having played just one tournament since mid-September due to various injuries and a recent bout of flu, Serena Williams is now itching to get back into competition with the Rio Olympics among her top priorities for the year.
'With his passing comes the end of Indian cricket history.'
Seven decades after Adolf Hitler sought to stop Jews from competing in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, more than 2,500 Jewish competitors will take part in the 14th European Maccabi Games from Wednesday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday.
Ian Thorpe could still emulate the 1972 Munich Olympics seven Gold medal haul of Mark Spitz, former Australia head swimming coach Don Talbot said.
As India's Dattu Bhokanal will be competing in the men's singles sculls rowing event fat the Rio 2016 Olympics, on Saturday, here is a beginner's guide.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Celebrated boxer M C Mary Kom will aim for a historic sixth gold at the AIBA Women' World Championships, the build up of which has been marred by a row over lone Kosovan boxer's participation and poor quality air in the national capital.
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