The International Cricket Council, on Tuesday, appointed media professional Manu Sawhney as its new chief executive officer, replacing incumbent David Richardson, who will step down after the World Cup.
India's 24-member shooting contingent topped the medals tally in the first Asian Online Shooting Championship.
It was business as usual for India's top shooters Monday as they competed in the Olympic team selection trials in New Delhi at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has brought daily life to a grinding halt around much of the world. As the world around them battled the coronavirus pandemic, the sound of shots fired from their guns, rifles and their pistols reverberated across the Karni Singh Shooting Range, tucked away in one corner of the national capital.
The Karni Singh Range in New Delhi will be divided into four risk zones to ensure that Olympic-bound shooters can safely resume training at a two-month long national camp which will be conducted from Thursday in a bio-bubble to ward off the COVID-19 threat.
The 16-year-old, son of a farmer based in Meerut, first combined with compatriots Arjun Singh Cheema and Anmol Jain to log a total of 1731 to win the team gold and fetched the individual gold with 239.8 in the eight-man individual final to finish with two gold medals.
'When a person is very furious, it does give way to tears.' 'It was in this emotional state of mind that he took a decision to not vacate the Ghazipur border without fearing the consequences.'
R Madhavan is a delight in this urban comedy, observes Namrata Thakker.
Over the last 10 years, a few films have made their mark by releasing over the Holi weekend.
Much to the disappointment of booklovers, Westland, one of the largest publishing houses in India, is being shut down by e-commerce giant Amazon, they announced on Tuesday.
Congratulations, Akshita and Manu!
Vikas and Arshi have a bitter fight and he's shown the door!
The NRAI said that it made arrangements for a chartered flight for the entire squad to fly to Zagreb
As a global partner, BYJU's will have extensive in-venue, broadcast, and digital rights across all ICC events.
The SRB, at its meeting, recommended release of 22 convicts on completion of their sentences and rejected 86 other cases, including the three high-profile murder cases.
With six new challengers entering Bigg Boss 14, the reality show has gotten even more interesting.
Three Paris St Germain players have tested positive for COVID-19, the Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday without revealing their identities.
"It is just more bitter and personal against United. There's an edge. Maybe a little bit of the old north-south divide as well," the Arsenal defender said.
'This was due to some issue over time slots as athletes from all competing nations train at the same venue'
Consecutive injuries in 2017 and 2018 saw Kingsley Coman miss the major part of both seasons and followed ankle ligament injuries in 2016 after he had joined the Bavarians the previous year. The France international even considered retiring.
Kidnapping, revenge, wars, zombies, manhunts -- things get pretty intense on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers everything you can watch.
If Bani is about might and fight, Lopa has a sharp tongue that can easily piss off the calmest of people. But Salman chose to defend Lopa over Bani. Sad!
HS Prannoy, Sameer Verma and Sourabh Verma are the men's singles players who have decided to withdraw while doubles specialists Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy have also opted out. Leading Indian women's singles players PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal - both previous Olympic medallists - are making the trip to England, as are their male counterparts Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the big hits in the decade gone by.
Priyanka Jagga is fast becoming the most disliked person in the house.
Mumbai and its adjoining areas were lashed by heavy showers on Tuesday, causing water-logging at a number of places, including railway tracks, which slowed the movement of trains and vehicles on roads.
The US embassy cable details how the regime was thought to be using football to distract its population from ongoing political and economic problems.
It's party time for Ayushmann Khurrana, at home and at work! A day after the actor celebrated his wife Tahira's birthday, he attended a 'success party' for his new trailer Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan.
The 16-year-old claimed the top honours in the men's 10m air pistol event at the season-opening ISSF World Cup.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is committed towards hosting a safe and healthy ICC T20 World Cup next year and "will leave no stone unturned" in its endeavour, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said as the countdown for the much-anticipated event began on Thursday.
Bigg Boss ordered Manveer to pack Swami Om's bags. Does that signal a surprise eviction, wonders Divya Nair.
All of the 15 shooters are capable of winning medals, but few are seen as sure shot to secure podium finishes
Great chefs are alchemists. They put ingredients and flavours together in ways that are sometimes unfathomable, says Rahul Jacob.
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Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
After letting her pistol do all the talking, Manu Bhaker spoke little, but enough to express her joy at winning the 10 metres Air pistol gold at the Commonwealth Games.
One of India's strongest Olympic medal hopes, ace shooter Manu Bhaker feels preparations 'cannot get better' than the ongoing training-cum-competition tour of Croatia as she works on her consistency ahead of the Tokyo Games.
Rediff.com takes a look at some controversial clients and high-profile cases taken up by Ram Jethmalani over the years.
How athletes have strived for achieving greatness during extraordinary times.
A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai said it has perused the judgments submitted and was of the view that the issue does not need consideration by a larger bench.
