A 16-year-old Sunil Chhetri's joy knew no bounds when he was handed over a token amount of Rs 1000 for his first-ever contract with a Delhi-based club, recalled his childhood coach Mohammad Sajid on Thursday.
But what about the singles' club? Well, they're in love too!
Tata group has been a constant in India's sporting landscape and the conglomerate's involvement only grew under Ratan Tata.
Dr Ramakanta Panda, one of the world's leading heart surgeons and the chairman and chief cardiac surgeon at Mumbai's Asian Heart Institute, recommends simple things you can do every day to keep your heart healthy.
But even so, Jadeja's name is rarely mentioned in the same breath as some of the aforesaid all-rounders.
'I wish I had a medal, but I hope everyone is still happy. Going into the round, I didn't think about it (people watching her on TV) too much.'
'Surely a person like Happi deserves to be treated with dignity.' 'But does he deserve a two hour movie dedicated to his daftness, and to the failure of the rest of the world to come round to the purity that shines behind that daftness?' asks Sreehari Nair.
Tributes also poured in from across the border with former Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar hailing Dhawan's hard work and other qualities.
Born in Chile, Jorge Antonio Salhe has never set foot in Palestine, the country he represented in skeet shooting at the Paris Games.
The 64-year-old has been at Real Madrid since 2021, having previously managed the club from 2013 to 2015.
The win leaves United in 15th place in the Europa League standings on six points from four games.
Manchester City have one just victory from their last 10 games across all competitions.
Manchester City have now won only once in 11 games in all competitions.
World No 2 Carlos Alcaraz will pair up with 22-times Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the doubles at the Paris Olympics.
Piotr Zielinski converted two penalties for Inter Milan as they played out a thrilling 4-4 draw with Juventus.
After the accident and the kind of rehabilitation that he had to go through, this knock will be right up there, says Rishabh Pant's coach Devender Sharma.
Renowned for his speed on the ice, Koltsov won the Russian Super League title with Salavat Yulaev in 2008 and more recently returned to the club as an assistant coach.
'I would never go to court against Barca because it is the club that I love, which gave me everything since I arrived. It is the club of my life, I have made my life here.'
Rakul Singh and Jackky Bhagnani tied the knot in a dreamy wedding ceremony in Goa on February 21.
Champions Leverkusen, who set a European record of 51 consecutive games without loss across all competitions last season, kept their unbeaten streak intact with a number of late equalisers.
Zeenat Aman had scored more hit songs than any of her contemporaries. This can be attributed partly to happenstance and partly to the fact that her forte for high glamour could be showcased most winningly in a crowd-pleasing number, observes Dinesh Raheja.
Second-half strikes by Federico Valverde, Brahim Diaz and Endrick gave feeble Real Madrid an unconvincing 3-0 win over lowly Real Valladolid.
The defenders signed contracts on Tuesday from Bayern Munich making United their third team together, and they could both feature in the squad's season opener on Friday against Fulham at Old Trafford.
The 38-year-old made his international debut in 2010 in an ODI against Australia in Visakhapatnam and his last India game was also a 50-over match, against Bangladesh in 2022.
'The Indian Open team was extremely well prepared and motivated to win the gold medal.' 'With two players in the world top 10 club, and four players with over 2,700 ELO points (GMs Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, all below 20) and Vidit Gujrathi and P Harikrishna, it was a solid team.'
Dani Olmo came off the bench in the second half to give Barcelona the spark they needed on his debut, against Rayo Vallecano.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Wednesday.
Manchester City squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Leeds reach Championship play-offs final with 4-0 win over Norwich
'Talk to yourself.' 'Talk to your nearest ones.' 'The ones who love you are always free for you.'
IMAGES from football matches played across European leagues on Saturday
Croatian forward Ante Budimir scored twice to help Osasuna earn a shock 4-2 home win over leaders Barcelona.
Despite being a model of longevity for more than two decades in an outstanding career, breaking numerous records and playing for some of the biggest clubs in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo was a shadow of his old self over the last two weeks at Euro 2024 in Germany.
Portugal's Bernardo Silva and Cristiano Ronaldo scored first-half goals in a comfortable 3-1 win away to Poland in the Nations League on Saturday as the Group A1 leaders continued their perfect start to the competition with three wins.
Last week clubs were told any return to complete the season would have to be with games played behind closed doors and at neutral venues - to limit the risk of supporters turning up outside grounds. But that idea had been rejected by some of the clubs facing the threat of relegation.
Klopp mimicked Silver Stallone in the Rocky movies when he yelled "Adrian!" into the television microphone and he was clearly appreciative of his goalkeeper's efforts.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Neeraj Chopra will happily settle for a shorter throw in Paris if it proves enough for him to hold on to his Olympic title, his coach said.
From working in a garment factory, selling bread, and driving an autorickshaw, the 24-year-old fast bowler's path to representing domestic giants Mumbai was anything but easy.
Britain's Henry Patten and Finland's Harri Heliovaara beat Australia's Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson 6-7(7), 7-6(8), 7-6(11-9) in the men's doubles final at Wimbledon on Saturday to clinch their first Grand Slam titles.
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