Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
Those in the business of films believe the timing of the sentencing could not have been worse
India's One-day International cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is among Forbes magazine's 100 highest-paid athletes in the world.
Overall mobile phone production was about 68 million in 2014, increased to 100 million in 2015 and 350-400 million in July 2016.
It looked as if the BJP was hoping to use Rajinikanth to press their seat-bargain with the AIADMK. Now with the Rajini bait gone, the question now is not how much the BJP would settle for, but how much the AIADMK would be ready to offer, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Sources indicated that Tata Salt has set aside about 8-10% of their marketing budget for the Olympics this year.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Rookie off-spinner Jayant Yadav, who is set for his maiden India tour of Zimbabwe next month, says he will never attempt to bowl a 'doosra' since it cannot be done without a bit of elbow kink.
Music composer M Ghibran talks about his experience of working with Kamal Haasan on Uttama Villain.
A Parliamentary Standing Committee praised the government for the wrestling and boxing facilities at the Sports Authority of India's Sonepat Center but pointed out that "excellence needs to be replicated for other sports disciplines".
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly turns 44, on Friday, as wishes from the cricketing fraternity all over the world poured in on social media.
The close-onto four years (since November 2015) Peter has spent in Arthur Road jail, central Mumbai, in judicial custody, have taken their toll, lending him a bit of a melancholy stoop, a laborious gait and a tired face, turning him prematurely into a much older man than his nearly 64 years. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Iconic Dalal Street investors Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and Radhakishan Damani, known for their stock picks, have forged an unusual partnership to make Bollywood flicks.
"India should also be a powerhouse in world football but it is not, because of match-fixing in cricket for goodness sake'
Exchanges believe its legal status may now change, with the government pushing for digitised transactions.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Several big budget movies, including one for Rs 300 crore on Karna and another Rs 1,000 crore movie based on Bhima, have been launched on the same model.
Their reopening followed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' reluctant acceptance of a tough package of bailout demands from European partners
It was an extraordinary turnaround for an Olympics that was expected to be held without major issues by a country known for public safety and economic stability. It also revealed a fatal miscalculation by Japanese and IOC officials of public sentiment at a time of heightened fears over the coronavirus.
Jones said both the leagues have "their own space" and can co-exist.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
American Noah Lyles shot to 200 meters world championships gold on Tuesday, providing a bright finish to a day darkened by yet another doping scandal.
Many pictures showed The Skeleton Named Sheena. For the purpose of the photographs, the skeleton had been re-assembled and looked straight at the camera.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
Isco scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time as Spain launched an improbable fightback to snatch a 2-2 friendly draw against England with both their goals coming after the 89th minute at Wembley on Tuesday.
'It is time India thought big not only about its global clout politically and diplomatically, but also act its size against pin-pricking by anti national elements,' says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Why must Indians adjust their time-tested system because of what the West needs, asks Sanjeev Nayyar.
Samsung makes the largest number of non-4G feature phones in India
Why were two of 2018's critically panned films awarded?! exclaims Aseem Chhabra.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Wrestling, axed from the 2020 Olympic programme by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in February, has a good chance of coming back after making sweeping changes, IOC vice-president Thomas Bach said.
The India Bike Week in Goa was a celebration of the joy of biking
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
The Indian ladies are no longer bogged down by the timidity of the past and are more than willing to embrace the temerity of the present, says Dhruv Munjal.
He said Nitish betrayed people's mandate by breaking Grand Alliance.
Using a sledgehammer to fix some ills can cut down a game at its peak, warns Shekhar Gupta.
