India won four gold at the IBA Women's World Championships in a depleted field. To put things in perspective, five of the boycotting nations -- USA, Ireland, Canada, Poland and Netherlands -- had finished in the top-10 in the last two editions of the tournament.
Images from Day 2 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday.
India's singles players yet again failed to cross the qualifying hurdle at the Grand Slam stage as both Ramkumar Ramanathan and Yuki Bhambri exited the Wimbledon championships
Vinesh is the only Indian woman wrestler to have qualified for the Tokyo Games.
IMAGES from matches on Day 4 of the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York on Thursday.
Unvaccinated players are not barred from participating in Wimbledon
Nadal says Wimbledon ban on Russian and Belarusian players unfair
On Sunday the Ukrainian Tennis Federation urged the sport's governing body the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to immediately expel Russia and Belarus from the organisation and ban Russia from team and individual tournaments. Also, athletes from Ukraine and other nations have called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend Russia and Belarus and ban their athletes from events immediately.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the 2023 US Open on Saturday.
WTA chief promises 'strong reactions' to ban on Russian, Belarusian players
Saville, whose parents live in Moscow, represented Russia in tennis until emigrating to Australia seven years ago.
The talks are expected to take place in the Gomel region at the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, Belta news agency reported.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.
Medvedev moved a step closer to a potential semi-final showdown with Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open warm-up event.
Carlos Alcaraz came through a testing third round encounter against Nicolas Jarry.
Images from Day 8 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Sunday.
Images from Day 7 of the 2023 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park, on Sunday.
The Australian Open champion never faced a break point and used her hard and accurate serve to dispatch Gauff.
Nick Kyrgios would rather wear all black when competing at Wimbledon instead of adhering to the all-white dress code
He was drawn in the toughest half of the draw with Nadal as well as in-form Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz and world number three Alexander Zverev, who could clash in the last eight.
With the war in Ukraine entering its 12th day on Monday and tensions between Kyiv and Moscow showing no signs of easing, the students said there is panic in Belarus and their families in India too are concerned about their wellbeing.
Carlos Alcaraz downed Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-4 to book an Indian Wells semi-final place
On Friday, Putin formally announced the annexation of four regions -- Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia -- and claimed that "this is the will of millions of people".
US Open champion Daniil Medvedev may have to provide assurances that he does not support Russian president Vladimir Putin if he is to compete at this year's Wimbledon, British Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston said on Tuesday.
Victoria Azarenka rolled back the years at the Australian Open on Tuesday as the two-times champion crushed third seed Jessica Pegula to reach the semi-finals.
Zelenskyy named Warsaw, Bratislava, Istanbul, Budapest or Baku as alternative venues.
Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from this year's tournament following the invasion of Ukraine was wrong and lacked respect, world number one Novak Djokovic said on Monday.
Kyrgios was hailed for the brilliance of his tennis in the opening set but panned for his erratic behaviour
There is no secret to beating Serena Williams, says her US Open semi-final opponent Victoria Azarenka, the only chance to win is to fight hard, execute well and remember the 23-times Grand Slam champion is never out of it, no matter the score.
Swiatek made the most of Kasatkina's string of unforced errors, peppering court Philippe Chatrier with winners.
A summary of Thursday's action at the US Open.
Earlier on Friday, the IOC voiced serious concerns over the amateur boxing world body IBA's ban of the Ukraine National Federation, saying it would conduct a full review at its next meeting in December.
'It is 25 years I am president of the national paralympic committee of the Ukraine. And never was it so difficult, so heavy to come to the Paralympic Games.'
Images from Day 1 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday.
Coaches may come and go but late Nikolai Snesarev will have a special place in star steeplechaser Avinash Sable's heart for his contribution in his overall growth as an international athlete.
The ATP and WTA last week took away ranking points from Wimbledon following the organisers' decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players
A round-up of all tennis action on Friday.
Australian swimmers have swept the podium, broken world records, set milestones and won a mountain of medals at the Commonwealth Games pool but all anyone wants to talk about is a supposed 'love triangle' with golden girl Emma McKeon at the centre.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz retired injured against Holger Rune at the Paris Masters on Friday, sending his fellow 19-year-old through to the semi-finals, while Novak Djokovic and Felix Auger-Aliassime also sealed places in the last four.
From sharing medals to defections to gestures on the medals podium to punching horses, the Tokyo Olympics had it all.
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