India began the year on 97 in FIFA rankings, but after two wins, four draws and seven losses, the country ended 2019 at 108
After a week's break, the Indian ace returns to the circuit at the Qatar Open where she takes on Romina Oprandi in the first round.
The Indian ace was four off the lead, shared by Retief Goosen of South Africa and Australian Richard Green, at the halfway stage of the Qatar Masters.
Immediately after winning the Asian Games doubles gold medal, Mahesh Bhupathi announced the end of his partnership with Leander Paes.
India's quest for its maiden Asian Games archery medal ended in heartbreak.
K Sasikiran scored the decisive win as India edged out hosts Qatar 2-1 in the third round of the mixed team's classical Swiss chess competition.
India's Alok Kumar entered the quarter-finals of the men's eight-ball pool singles at the Asian Games.
India resurrected their campaign at the Asian Games women's hockey tournament with a fluent 4-2 victory over Malaysia in a round-robin league match.
The Olympic silver-medallist managed an individual bronze in double trap shooting after guiding the country to silver in the team event.
The Olympic and world champion said he still considers himself the fastest man in the world.
"I don't feel like it is the beginning of a new season. There is hardly any break between seasons," Federer told reporters.
Services have now become an offensive area for many developing countries like India and that is good news.
The defeat against Chinese Taipei put India out of the tennis team event at the Asian Games.
As the curtains fall on another year, Rediff.com brings you all the action from the sports field that defined 2019.
Nadal, is known to have a superior win-loss record over most top players (including Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic), but believe it or not, there are players on the circuit who have an edge over Nadal.
According to the final draft of the negotiating text circulated by WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo among trade ministers of the 159 member countries on Wednesday night, on public stockholding for food security purposes, a developing country like India can provide subsidies for farm support even if those exceed the permissible 10 per cent cap.
India's Bengaluru FC lost an opportunity to make history after being grounded by Iraqi club Air Force Club by a 1-0 margin in the AFC Cup final in Doha on Saturday.
"I practice chess based on what I think is a priority, and what I feel like doing. I also read some chess books -- 'Saying No to Chess Principles' by Evgeny Bareev and 'Life and Games of Mikhail Tal"
In India we have to be careful not to copy any level of dependence on the financial sector and infatuation with the get-rich-quick syndrome, says Jaimini Bhagwati.
The Indian golfer is in sixth place in the Qatar Open. Swede Henrik Stenson leads the field after the third round.
The world number one raced into the quarter-finals of $1 million Qatar Open downing Greg Rusedski 6-3, 6-4 in the second round.
A deflated Novak Djokovic blamed a bad day at the office for his stunning second-round elimination by Uzbek wildcard Denis Istomin which condemned the Serb to his earliest grand slam exit in nearly a decade.
Afghanistan will remain a frontline state for Washington for a foreseeable future in terms of the potential threats to US national security from terrorist groups, asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who played a stellar role in beginning India's dealings in Afghanistan in 1994.
Images from Thursday's proceedings at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday. From being tagged the 'supermom' of India by Washington Post to becoming one of the most followed politicians on Twitter, the former external affairs minister had truly struck a chord with young and old alike with her round-the-clock social media presence, eagerness to help, and ready wit on social media. Here's a look at how she won Twitterati's hearts.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Czech Karolina Pliskova rose to the top of the WTA rankings without striking a ball on Tuesday as results at Wimbledon saw her overhaul Germany's Angelique Kerber.
'Aggression is very important.' 'In the new scoring system the judges are more impressed if you land more punches and fight more aggressively.'
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
Frenchman Gael Monfils overwhelmed compatriot and defending champion Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-4 in the Montpellier International tournament final on Sunday to claim his first title in more than two years.
Australian teenager Oliver Anderson, one of the brightest young talents in tennis, has been charged by police with involvement in match fixing following an investigation, local media reported on Thursday.
Substantial gains can still be made with good policies and initiatives.
This is the third time the country has qualified for the continental showpiece.
India football coach Igor Stimac said his team is capable of upsetting Oman in their World Cup qualifying opener but conceded that the visitors will start outright favourites in the September 5 clash.
The spotlight will be on Neeraj Chopra and Hima Das while Dutee Chand would look to prove a point when India's track and field athletes begin their campaign in the Asian Games in Jakarta on Saturday.
