Olympic medalist MC Mary Kom, L Sarita Devi and Aruna Mishra, among others, booked their place in the final round of the South Asian Games in Shillong on Thursday. Kom overcame a spirited Nikhit Zareen, while Sarita Devi passed the Meena Kumari test. Meanwhile, Mishra emerged winner in a bout which had to be decided on the basis of two rounds after power failure in the NEHU, SAI Special Area Games venue disrupted the game. Others who made the cut are Sarjubala Devi, Soniya and Pooja Rani. Earlier, the famed MC Mary Kom was forced to come out of her comfort zone by the versatile Nikhit Zareen, who started on an impressive note.
In the crucial ninth game Suarez Navarro seemingly held but Sabalenka challenged an ace at 40-15 and won the discussion.
Becoming a unicorn is surely a marker for a company in its growth story, but it's not a major achievement nor is it a turning point of any significant worth.
The 18 wickets in this year's IPL for the Royal Challengers Bangalore will certainly boost his confidence as there is nothing like taking good form into a big event like IPL.
'Salman sir said that he wants to see me as a big singer before Bigg Boss ends.' 'If you have Salman sir's hand on your head, you don't need to look back.'
The grand Hollywood presence at the ongoing Toronto Film Fest.
After falling 2-0 down on the night, substitute Marcos Llorente struck twice in extra-time and Alvaro Morata added a late third to ensure a famous victory for Diego Simeone's side against a Liverpool team unbeaten in their last 25 home games in European competition.
'It is very difficult for anybody to say no to the fame and fancies that come along.' 'But I was courageous and had the strength to say no.'
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has admitted that India will have to improve as a team after the hosts slumped to yet another series loss at home on Thursday.
On his maiden trip to India, American basketball star Dwight Howard on Friday said he would be happy to share his knowledge of the game with the country's cagers, if asked, and also emphasised the need to train coaches for the development of the sport.
New Zealand's former cricket captain Martin Crowe, who is terminally ill with lymphoma, has penned a moving tribute to his countrymen ahead of Sunday's World Cup final against Australia.
Images from the Round of 16 match between Russia and Spain, in Moscow, on Sunday.
As we sit at home and miss live action, the wondrous phenomenon of sport has delivered so many past glories that we will probably never run out of things to see, recalls Dhruv Munjal.
In striking form against Australia recently and in the ongoing series in New Zealand, and with his recent appointment as captain of the Kings XI Punjab team, 2020 looks like the year K L Rahul delivers on his promise.
Coutinho has as many man-of-the match awards in this tournament as Neymar has different haircuts.
The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu had begun seeing Governor Ravi's decisions and actions as a part of the state BJP's non-stop criticism of its government and directed from Delhi, a view strengthened by the governor's decision to return the NEET exemption bill, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has blamed his side's famed batting line-up for the shocking loss to New Zealand in their opening match of the ICC World T20, saying they erred in "shot selection".
Military officer Trilokchand Raina's mastery at making bombs in an ordnance factory was only getting him a measly salary of rupees ten thousand a month. Not enough to give wings to his son Suresh's cricketing dreams. But, more than two decades after those days of struggle, riding hard work, determination and luck, Raina ended his professional career as an international cricketer recently with plenty of success.
Profile of the Golden State Warriors, who beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday to win their second NBA championship in three seasons.
Dhoni presently endorses a healthy 25 brands, and found himself in fifth place on the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list last year, with earnings worth almost Rs 136 crore. How much of that is set to change, given that Dhoni has chosen to call time on his international career?
Brazilian football legend Ronaldo could soon make his maiden visit to India.
Only time will tell how well the rainbow shines in the African sun.
The 35-year-old paceman has been closing on Pollock's tally of 421 wickets for a couple of years but, limited by injury to three Tests since November 2016, has managed only to reach, not pass, the milestone.
Barty survived a first-round scare at the US Open on Monday
Brazil's women's football team was greeted by hundreds of adoring fans in Manaus on Monday, as their performances and fame all of a sudden eclipsed that of their struggling male counterparts.
It is a record that the saffron party has created, where the majority of its legislators belonged to the minority community.
Serena Williams crushed older sister Venus 6-1, 6-2 in a shockingly subdued third round clash at the US Open on Friday to stay on track for a record equalling 24th Grand Slam title.
Sachin Tendulkar may not boast a Bradmanesque average, but his ability to adjust to all formats of the game makes him the greatest batsman ever, legendary New Zealand all-rounder Richard Hadlee said in Wellington on Friday. Hadlee, who was inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame earlier on Friday, was in absolute awe of the Indian run-machine, saying he has no doubt that he is the greatest batsman ever to grace the game.
In a video, released on Thursday, Neymar thanked his famous former Argentine teammate and the Catalonian club for the wonder years.
IMAGES from the World Cup match played between India and Afghanistan in Southampton on Saturday
'He was literally a founding father of our cricket. May he rest in peace'
India witnessed the worst possible build-up to the first cricket Test against England after Somerset reduced the visitors to an embarrassing 138 for eight in their first innings on the rain-marred second day of the three-day practice game here on Saturday.
'The sport is so physical, especially the way he plays, but brings an optimistic perspective on his work that he can come back and be a champion. He is extremely motivated'
The famed Indian batting failed for the second game in a row as they lost to England by three runs and crashed out of the ICC World Twenty20 at Lord's on Sunday.
India opener Prithvi Shaw is likely to retain his place in the playing eleven for the second Test against New Zealand, starting Saturday, while Ravindra Jadeja may replace Ravichandran Ashwin.
'The story ends at the end of this season; I don't know if they will extend it. It's a fairly solid conclusion (but) there is always scope for more.'
As the black-tinted sports cars carrying Manchester United's millionaire footballers rolled into the club's Carrington complex for the start of pre-season training on Wednesday, no one wound down any windows to discuss the start of life under Jose Mourinho. But there was surely only one topic of conversation when the players began the hard task of proving to the new manager on the pitch that they can forge the sort of future he outlined so eloquently at his news conference the previous day.
'But India needs to remember Dr Roy, the multifaceted genius who excelled as a physician and was most loved as a leader,' notes Dr Sudhir Bisht.
Images from Day 4 in the second Test between India and England, at Trent Bridge.
Having sealed the series with a comprehensive win in the second T20I at Lucknow riding on skipper Rohit Sharma's brilliant ton, the home team would look to give reserve bench players like Shreyas Iyer, MS Washington Sundar and the uncapped Shahbaz Nadeem an opportunity before it embarks on the tour of Australia.
