A true legend of the game who paved the way and taught so many of us how to be as a player and as a person.
Swapnil Kusale fought his way back to win the bronze in his very first appearance at the Olympic Games.
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Seventh seed Jasmine Paolini became the first Italian woman to reach the Wimbledon final after defeating Croatian Donna Vekic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(8) on Thursday in the longest women's semi-final at the All England Club.
Kazak weightlifter Ilya Ilyin has been stripped of the gold medals he won at the Beijing and London Olympic Games after failing doping tests in re-analysis of samples, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday.
Denied accreditation, India's Korean archery coach says he won't continue after contract expiry
'I like to be challenged by the strongest players on the planet, even though it's going to get more difficult with this young Indian generation coming up. But I am not entirely depressed.'
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has assured every possible assistance to all the sportspersons, who will represent the country in the forthcoming London Olympics.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
India's archers have never been able to go past the quarter-final hurdle at the Olympic Games.
Leicester City earned promotion back to the Premier League on Friday after nearest rivals Leeds United were beaten 4-0 by Queens Park Rangers, ensuring the Championship leaders will finish in the top two in the standings.
World No 2 Carlos Alcaraz will pair up with 22-times Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the doubles at the Paris Olympics.
D Gukesh started off on a positive note, beating Deac Bogdan-Daniel of Romania
Harmanpreet, Sreejesh shortlisted for FIH Hockey Stars Awards
A collection of the best photos from the recently-concluded 2012 Paralympic Games in London.
However, during the Chennai Test, Shakib's performance with the bat was underwhelming, and he conceded over six runs an over in the 21 overs he bowled and questions arose about a possible finger issue.
'Any cricketer from any country should be helped by his Board, but Anshu's case must be taken up on priority and treated as paramount.'
Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal has revealed that she is battling arthritis and will have to decide on her future in badminton by the end of this year.
Vantika Agrawal, 21, is aiming to become a Grandmaster, which could happen as early as next year.
Increased participation should be our goal in new Olympic cycle: Chef de Mission Gagan Narang
Ageless Indian tennis star Leander Paes, who completed a career Grand Slam at the Australian Open last week, says that the London Games is probably his "best" but not the "last" chance to win a second Olympic medal.
Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt is not keen to collect the upgraded silver medal from 2012 London Olympics on humanitarian grounds given that the original second place finisher's positive dope test came after his death.
Earlier on Sunday, bad light stopped play with the Lankans needing 125 more runs to secure a well-deserved turnaround victory in the third Test against England and avoid a 3-0 series whitewash.
Britain's military has told residents of an upscale apartment development near the Olympic Park in east London it is installing a missile battery on top of a tower within their housing complex to defend the 2012 Games this summer.
Motivated India eye German scalp to script another historic chapter in Olympic men's hockey
'In investing, you have to first make sure you don't make big mistakes.' 'I would advise small investors to be systematic, don't be arbitrary; don't be on either end of the risk spectrum.' 'Don't go from fixed deposit to option trading or crypto trading.'
What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister and finance minister, he understood the importance of gradualism, except when the economy or the polity was in a crisis.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
Badminton is not as popular as cricket in India and therefore comparatively does not attract as many sponsors.
Smith said he expects the Indian attack to pose a stiff challenge irrespective of the combination they go with.
In the second edition of Global Chess League, each team will play a total of 10 matches in a double round-robin format, with the winner of each match being decided in a best-of-six board scoring system.
Recognised as one of the best Olympics ever, London 2012 came with a hefty price tag for the British taxpayer despite government figures on Tuesday showing a 377 million pounds saving on the budget for the sporting spectacle.
Olympic athletes threw their arms in the air in delight and hugged each other in Trafalger Square as they watched the announcement in Singapore on a huge screen.
'The girls will do well, I hope we get one or two medals. It could be a silver or may be even a gold.'
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 6, Thursday, August 1, 2024:
The Indian hockey team that won a second successive Olympic bronze for the country here on Thursday featured 11 players, who will come back as two-time medallists from the quadrennial showpiece.
Djokovic described beating Carlos Alcaraz to claim the Olympic singles gold medal at the fifth attempt as the biggest achievement of his career on Sunday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
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