Michael Phelps won the 19th gold medal of his Olympic swimming career on Sunday after helping the US men's team to victory in the 4x100 metres freestyle relay.
Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel has become the latest big name player to join the Chinese Super League gold rush after leaving Chelsea for Tianjin Teda.
'There's no going back in time, but I hope those who ignored, downplayed, and appeased Putin for so long feel some shame today. Enough at least to do everything possible to stop him now.'
M C Mary Kom and Pooja Rani knocked out their respective opponents while L Sarita Devi survived a scare as India grabbed all the three gold medals on offer in women's boxing for an overall clean-sweep of top honours in the 12th South Asian Games in Shillong on Tuesday.
The needs of Indian athletes during multi-sporting events are a tad more hard to satisfy than others, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Acting [resident Anil Khanna said on Thursday, referring to the controversy surrounding Lovlina Borgohain's coach Sandhya Gurung.
Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has expressed his interest in the vacant managerial positions at Premier League sides Leicester City and Everton.
Here are five boxers to watch when the Games kick off
It was a quiet reopening with few people venturing warily to watch a mix of regional, English and Hindi reruns such as "Chhichhore", "Thappad", "Tanhaji" and "The Spy".
It is going to be a festival of chess in India with the 44th Chess Olympiad taking place at Poonjeri village in Mamallapuram also known as Mahabalipuram -- a UNESCO heritage site, situated around 50 kilometres from Chennai.
A narrow 1-0 win was not enough for a desperate Mumbai City FC who were knocked out by FC Goa 5-2 on aggregate in the Hero Indian Super League semi-final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in Margao, on Tuesday.
Earlier, the administration had announced a 24-hour curfew on May 2 and 3 and asked Khargone residents to celebrate the Eid-al-Fitr and Akshaya Tritiya festivals at home.
'Sarah is seen wearing an exquisitely handcrafted red-based, multi-colour lehenga with intricate embroidery of silk threads.'
Ukrainian cities have been under heavy Russian bombardment while the team has been performing in Beijing
Prices in most areas have been stagnant but some regions are showing reasonable appreciation.
The authentic breathable kits for Argentina, Germany, Japan, Mexico and Spain contain 50% Parley Ocean Plastic.
Of the 23 companies, eight have raised funds after Shark Tank India.
'My approach has been to do my best on the day according to the situation'
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
Norway nabbed the first gold medal of the Winter Games on Saturday
Modi said that the JD-S was going to finish a "poor, distant third".
'They were certainly not practising Hinduism in the Harappan culture (which includes Mohenjo Daro and other sites).' 'There was no notion of Hinduism then.'
The Tokyo Games, from July 23 to Aug. 8, coincide with the year's hottest weather in Tokyo where the temperature can rise to 35 degree Celsius (95F) or more. The 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics were held in October.
The exchange, say sources, began mock trading from early October and around 250 Indian brokers have said they'd take membership of the international exchange.
Here are hockey players to watch when the Games formally kick off on July 23:
Images for Sunday's closing ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
Verma wins compound individual gold, opens tally for India.
Home favourite Su Yiming of China made his Olympic debut on Sunday and received a standing ovation in return.
All the results from the I-League and ISL matches played on Friday
Exposure to debt funds and gold is essential even if current returns from these asset classes are low, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
It has bolstered the home team's medal chances at the 14-day event, which is expected to see massive participation from more than 150 countries.
Sukanya Verma looks at the variety of daughter characters served by Bollywood on the big screen.
'We will be celebrating our friend's ascension as king by distributing sweets.'
Shanghai Gold Exchange plans to open a centre at GIFT City, in partnership with BSE or NSE
'When we are playing at our best, it's very difficult to beat us.'
Modi lauded the civilisational heritage of Varanasi, and said many sultanates rose and collapsed but Benaras remained.
Kaushik had coached both the senior men and women teams.
A fearless competitor who used brain and brawn in equal measure, Subhas Bhowmick was one of the most fascinating characters in Indian football through the 1970s with his muscular built and equally expressive carefree opinions.
The trailer for the Web series Mumbai Diaries 26/11 was launched at the Gateway Of India.
For the second straight year, the gems and jewellery industry is set for almost a washout of business on Akshaya Tritiya as only about 10 per cent of pre-Covid sales of 2019 are expected on Friday amid the raging pandemic sapping footfalls and purchasing power of people.
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