As the curtains come down at the Tokyo Olympics, here's a glance at the medallists and those who came within touching distance of glory.
After 260 years of exclusion, women will be allowed to join the Royal and Ancient golf club after an overwhelming members' vote on Thursday opened the doors to the famous St Andrews clubhouse and a role in the governance of the game.
Four-time Major winner Rory McIlroy will not compete in this summer's Rio Olympic Games, citing health fears over the Zika virus, he said on Wednesday.
Coronavirus crisis caused mass cancellations and postponements in the last three days, March was to be a busy sports month. But as things stand now, there is no live action there for the fans once the All England Championships of badminton wind up in Birmingham.
He was focussed on his career and determined to join the prestigious National Defence Academy, located at Khadakwasla near Pune in Maharashtra, said some of his classmates from the Class 11 batch of St Vincent School.
An avid golfer himself, cricket great Kapil Dev on Sunday said Tiger Woods is by far the best golfer who continues to inspire millions to the sport. "In the last 20 years what I have seen, Tiger Woods made an immense impact upon youngsters and millions of other people. Though he had a rough time recently, he had his good times and nobody was better than him," Kapil said in Bengaluru. "People say it is an old man's game. I don't think so. I just think why I didn't I play the game when I was young."
Woods and Mickelson previously played a pay-per-view exhibition in November 2018 that was beset with technical difficulties and ultimately streamed for free.
They have everything they wanted as a teenager - only they seem to have got it all 50 years later, says ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
Morikawa barely missed a fairway all day as he made four birdies and dropped no shots, showing incredible composure
'I have a global travel job and this was the perfect time to bond more with family,' says Amit Chakravarti, from Bengaluru.
Golfing great Tiger Woods has said that his strength has returned from 'busting his butt' in the gym pretty hard and the former World No 1 is on schedule to resume competition in December.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
India's Shubhankar Sharma remained on course for his maiden European Tour victory as lightning, rain and hail forced the Joburg Open into a Monday finish.
Change your game. You should play with a new game of shorter drives and enter tournaments where length off the tees is not so critical, writes Siddharth Shriram in a note to the golfing great.
Change your game. You should play with a new game of shorter drives and enter tournaments where length off the tees is not so critical, writes Siddharth Shriram in a note to the golfing great.
India's campaign in golf at the Olympics ended on a disappointing note as SSP Chawrasia and Anirban Lahiri finished tied 50th and tied 57th respectively after going through contrasting days at the Olympic golf course in Rio de Janeiro.
Tiger Woods said the response to his maiden trip to India was nothing short of phenomenal.
US President Donald Trump told sports commissioners on Saturday he hopes that their leagues and competitions, which have been suspended by the coronavirus outbreak, would soon be back in action. At a later White House briefing, Trump said commissioners from the NFL, NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer were among those on the call.
This homemade wrap has the perfect balance of falafel, mixed green salad and Tahini sauce.
List of international sports events affected by the coronavirus that has killed over 900 people and infected more than 40,000 in China
'Can Tendulkar recreate the magic of his youth?', asks advertising guru Sandeep Goyal.
Star golfer Rory McIlroy revealed very happy in his love with new girlfriend Erica Stoll.
Shubhankar got the real taste of Northern Ireland's wet and windy weather as he went out to practice on Wednesday.
Besides Mohit Chadda and a potentially great concept, Flight has barely anything that is worthy of a watch, feels Prateek Sur.
Freaky Ali is painfully dull, warns Sukanya Verma.
Guitar and card games are options former Australia speedster Brett Lee wants the IPL-bound cricketers to explore in order to maintain the bio-secure bubble during their long stay in the UAE. The IPL will be held in the United Arab Emirates from September 19 to November 10 in a controlled environment owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tiger Woods announced on Wednesday that he hopes to make his competitive return to golf next month, beginning with the PGA Tour's Safeway Open in Napa, California, after spending more than a year on the sidelines.
The BJP believes that the only party still capable of leading a credible challenge against it is the Congress. Please note how BJP campaigners in states where the Congress may count for a cipher or thereabouts, mostly attack the Congress, observes Shekhar Gupta.
Rugby: Blues players sent home due to COVID-19 lockdown, still hoping to play last game.
The 21-year-old Sharma led for the final two rounds after a scintillating 61 on Friday and had 11 holes to complete after lightning, rain and hail forced the event into an extra day.
Shubhankar tied 110th after Rd 1 of English Championship
Record-breaking Swede Henrik Stenson became the first Scandinavian male to capture a major when he won the British Open on Sunday, beating Phil Mickelson in an extraordinary final-round duel.
The 2020 Ryder Cup is scheduled to take place from Sept. 25-27 at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin but there are doubts that it can go ahead as planned. ROry McIlroy said the absence of spectators would ruin the spectacle.
The qualifying round will consist of two pounds (907 grams) of sliced bologna while the quarter-finals will feature one family pack of Oreo cookies and a half gallon (1.9 liters) of milk.
McIlroy was tipped as one of the favourites for the first Open in Northern Ireland since 1951 but now faces a battle to get back amongst the leaders.
Yuvraj Mehta remembers the time he, a first year college student, called on Soumitra Chatterjee at the legendary actor's home.
The week gone by has been full of drama and here we bring you all the action from the sporting field in pictures!
United States captain Tiger Woods led from the front as the Americans dominated the Sunday singles to overhaul the Internationals at Royal Melbourne and claim an eighth successive Presidents Cup. Woods clinched a record 27th win in the event with a 3&2 victory over Abraham Ancer to fire up his team and then beamed from the sidelines as they landed crushing early blows before sealing the event with a match to spare.
England have lost their batting rhythm after playing on two difficult surfaces and looked like "startled rabbits" in the second innings of the third Test against India, according to former skipper Nasser Hussain.
These recipes will make your self-isolation period fun.
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