One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday. Rediff.com salutes the legend.
'I will be running for timing in Asian Games. The training I had, I hope to record my personal best and win the race.'
Following is a look at some new and the more unusual events in the schedule of the 19th edition of the Asian Games:
Holger Rune powered past Argentine qualifier Genaro Alberto Olivieri 6-4 6-1 6-3 on Saturday to reach the French Open fourth round.
Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls both scored double centuries and shared a partnership of 363 as New Zealand flayed Sri Lanka's bowling to rack up an imposing 580/4 declared on the second day of the second Test.
Australian head coach Andrew McDonald backed Mitchell Starc ahead of the Ashes series starting from June 16 at Edgbaston.
K L Rahul struck an unbeaten 75 to anchor their nervy chase against Australia in a low-scoring contest and secure a five-wicket win in the opening one-day international.
Visitors Australia handed India a 21-run defeat in the decider at the MA Chidambaram Stadium to clinch a 2-1 win over the hosts.
The three astronaut crew were carried to China's Tiangong space station and will replace a similar crew that have been in space for the last six months.
On April 11, Hollywood star Jeremy Renner attended the premiere of his series Rennervations in Los Angeles.
The German carmaker is expanding its lineup of electric cars as it transitions away from the combustion engine.
The competition for the worst or most perilous 10 years has always been between the 1960s and the 1980s, points out Shekhar Gupta.
The second Red Sea International Film Festival saw some high fashion from Bollywood's glamour girls and handsome stars.
Neymar had scored late in the first half of extra time to give Brazil the lead, but Croatia equalised when Bruno Petkovic scored in the 117th.
13-year-old Australian Indian Janaki Easwar wowed fans ahead of the T20 World Cup blockbuster final against England on Sunday at the MCG.
The truth of the matter is that India lost their second successive WTC final on day two of this encounter when they collapsed to 71/4 in response to Australia's first-innings total of 469.
Sindhu reminisces about life-changing past seven years, her maiden Olympic medal ahead of WC
Novak Djokovic looked back at what had shaped him as tennis's most successful male player - hardship and adversity.
If he was still groggy, he was completely woken up when he was knocked a couple of times on the fingers by Mohammed Siraj's sharp deliveries, early in his innings.
Manchester United will be back in action in next season's Champions League after they hammered Chelsea 4-1.
Australia's captain Pat Cummins also dismissed the "completely made up" suggestion that Warner and Smith would walk away at the Oval and said they were focused on the task at hand.
HS Prannoy and PV Sindhu marched into the pre-quarterfinals of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament in Basel.
'I would like to see him play Test cricket, especially in these conditions.'
India's hopes of breaking their ICC trophy drought after 2013, remained unfulfilled as Australia handed them a crushing loss at the WTC Final.
Mandhana moves up to 6th, Harmapreet drops to 8th in ICC women's ODI rankings
Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto scored a half-century before all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan got the hosts over the line for a six-wicket win against Twenty20 world champions England.
Manchester City moved four points clear of Arsenal atop the Premier League table with an 11th consecutive victory.
This will be the first clash between the two arch-rivals on Indian soil in seven years.
Stokes ruled out discarding that 'Bazball' approach in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston from Friday.
Jacques Kallis remarked that the Proteas players should stick to their roles during the ICC Cricket World Cup in India
Australian Off-Spinner Nathan Lyon is only the 6th player and the first bowler to play 100 consecutive Tests.
Biles, who won four gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics, cited the pressure of living up to expectations and a need to protect her mental health for her decision to pull out of events in Tokyo, where she won a bronze on the balance beam and a silver in the team competition, from which she withdrew after one vault.
Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 94-89 to bring a first NBA title to Mile High City.
World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz entered the third round of the French Open with a win over Taro Daniel.
ITF said that Novak Djokovic's statement at the French Open did not break any rules.
Elina Svitolina backed Novak Djokovic, who caused a furore over a statement related to Kosovo.
Zelenskyy said this particular medal was awarded earlier this year to a Ukrainian officer for heroism on the battlefield. The officer met Zelenskyy in Bakhmut and asked him to give his medal to President Biden as a token of his gratitude for America's military assistance to Ukraine during the invasion.
In 2007 MS Dhoni embarked on his journey as India's captain, forever altering the landscape of cricket in this fervent nation.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz faces a tough path to a maiden French Open title after being placed in the same half of the draw as 22-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
Can Iga Swiatek challenge Rafael Nadal's French Open record?
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