Someone who confessed he would have been beating buffaloes with sticks had it not been for the javelin went on to win India's first Olympic gold medal in athletics.
Actor Abhishek Bachchan is keen to explore sports entrepreneurship more seriously after his stint as the owner of a team in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL). He is in the process of setting up a separate company to handle his ventures in the business of sports, which should be in place by the time the second season of the PKL takes off in March 2015.
In a move to give boost to sports in a big way, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Tuesday said the government may consider granting 100 per cent tax benefit to business houses for promotion of various sports activities.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
'This is a first-of-its-kind partnership in the Indian media & entertainment landscape, and this association with Disney Star reflects our sharp, strategic vision for the sports business India.'
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A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
The Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association was scheduled to felicitate the legendary Bjorn Borg, but the ceremony was cancelled.
Ending a busy day of electioneering for the Bharatiya Janata Party in poll-bound Karnataka after back-to-back rallies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in a mega roadshow in north Bengaluru on Saturday drawing an enormous response from a huge crowd.
'We are going to have hybrid cars, which, as far as I know, none of our competition is working on, and this includes ethanol.'
'It is definitely disheartening when (Ghoomer) doesn't reach a larger audience, especially when whoever's watched it has come out saying that "It is one of the best things we've seen in a decade" or that "It moved us, and we cried and laughed".'
Joginder Sharma bowled a memorable final over to help India edge Pakistan by five runs in a thrilling final and win the inaugural T20 World Cup in Johannesburg in 2007.
Grigor Dimitrov dispatched American 10th seed Frances Tiafoe in straight sets with a convincing 6-2 6-3 6-2 victory on Sunday.
It is a tribute to a system so robustly meritocratic that this team represents India's diversity better than any other institution: The Union Cabinet, our chief ministers, the civil services, the leadership of our armed forces and security agencies, the judiciary and more than all of these, our typical newsroom. That is the biggest message from this breathless rise of Indian cricket, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
Mithali Raj has predicted an India-New Zealand final in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too.
The Mahindra NuvoSport is considered a classic case of lost identity by many experts. It is neither refined enough to play along with the big SUVs nor is it cheaper to buy to make it a mass market product. Thus Indian automobile website MotorBeam.com decided to give the car a fair chance and reviewed it to unravel its nitty-gritty.
Rohit Sharma is suffering from a "mental block" and there is no technical problem with his batting, said former India opener Virender Sehwag.
Sitagita.com has launched the first ever online home business directory to aid women in expanding home-based ventures.
After a brief lull during the pandemic, there is a strong revival in luxury car sales, bolstered by more launches across price bands, replacement demand, ban on old diesel vehicles in the NCR, and 'revenge buying'.
While Dhoni lead the Pune Franchise in the first season, he was replaced by Smith for the 2017 season after the wicketkeeper-batter stepped down from India captaincy in January 2017.
The Australian's determination to once again display his talent on the Wimbledon lawns is an illustration of the huge importance the grasscourt Grand Slam has played in his career.
A summary of the opening day's action in the UEFA Champions league on Tuesday.
Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram took to social media to announce his retirement.
Unheralded Atish Todkar caused a huge upset by knocking out Olympic silver medallist Ravi Dahiya with a sensational 'pin'.
Navneet Kaur struck twice to help the Indian women's team register a come-from-behind 2-2 draw against hosts Spain.
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The first woman to clinch five consecutive Winter Games medals, Pechstein laughed at suggestions her story might be coming to an end. She said she wanted to qualify for the World Cup in March and finish the season before deciding anything.
India would want the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer to get into ODI mode as soon as possible.
New Zealand shooter kills two on eve of Women's Soccer World Cup
The churn in Indian labour markets will be led by technology-driven sectors like artificial intelligence and machine learning (38 per cent), followed by data analysts and scientists (33 per cent) and data entry clerks (32 per cent).
The Bollywood actor said he opted for cricket because it is commercially viable for him and not because he favoured the popular sport over other disciplines.
Ronaldo had no hesitation in naming two players who according to him might rule the football world in the near future.
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