Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday.
The Birmingham Games will break new ground with more medals awarded to women (136) than men (134), a first for a multi-sport event.
Karanjit Singh signs one-year contract extension with Kerala Blasters FC
From dating apps to events, the shrinking community is innovating ways to encourage the young to marry within the faith.
Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen settled for a silver medal after he lost in the men's singles final against Li Shifeng of China in straight games at the Youth Olympics.
A brief look at the strengths and weaknesses of the leading contenders for the women's title at the French Open which begins on Sunday.
They swear by vegetarianism to not only save our environment and animals, but also to maintain their lithe, sculpted figure.
Mehwish surprised everyone by visiting the Abdul Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium in Karachi last week during the National Championship where she met with the players and also tried her hand at playing the game.
India's HS Prannoy showed nerves of steel, advancing to his third successive quarterfinals at the World Championships.
Indian defence let in a goal just three minutes from the final hooter when Marta Segu scored from a rebound
India will now face Japan, who upset five-time champions South Korea 2-0 in the other semi-final.
Mirza and Hradecka produced some high quality tennis but lost 4-6, 3-6
The AFI official said that Air India refused to carry three poles measuring 5m each to be used by the two athletes, on the ground of some "technical issues" concerning prescribed length of the items.
They beat hosts Andhra Pradesh in the final of the women's volleyball tournament at the National Games. Maharashtra won the bronze medal.
Aryna Sabalenka bludgeoned her way to a maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Kazakh 22nd seed Elena Rybakina on Saturday in a thrilling final .
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday.
The Congress on Thursday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government over a scuffle between the Delhi Police and the wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, with Rahul Gandhi condemning such 'shameful' behaviour with sportspersons and alleging the ruling party has 'never shied away' from committing atrocities on the daughters of the country.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
But the top seed targeted world number 68 Niemeier's serve to grab the decisive break and with it the opening set, before surrendering serve early in the next only to hit back from 2-0 down to level at 5-5 before going on to seal the victory.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
UEFA apologised to Liverpool for initially blaming the Merseyside club's fans for the mayhem following the release of the independent review on Monday.
Grigor Dimitrov dispatched American 10th seed Frances Tiafoe in straight sets with a convincing 6-2 6-3 6-2 victory on Sunday.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.
A summary of Wednesday's action at the US Open.
Sunil Chhetri became the 8th top scorer in international football after equalling Brazil legend Pele's goal tally.
Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Lucie Hradecka lost 6-2, 2-6, 7-10 to Ukraine's Lyudmyla Kichenok and Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko.
Images from Day 2 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday.
Inspired Garcia goes from Cincinnati qualifier to champion
The Indian captain led from the front and pulled off as many as six saves in the shootout
Roger Federer called for a merger between the two governing bodies last month, with both Simon and ATP Tour Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi welcoming the suggestion. But some top WTA players have said they want an equal standing for the women players in a combined body.
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black were halted in their stride by the world No 1 Italian pair of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in the women's doubles quarter-finals at the Australian Open in Mlebourne on Tuesday. The sixth seeds lost 2-6, 6-3, 4-6.
Neha Goyal gave India the lead in the 25th minute before Lily Owsley equalised from a penalty corner in the 54th minute.
Indian women failed to capitalise on several openings and suffered a 0-1 loss to hosts Belgium in their opening match of the Hockey World League semi-finals in Antwerp.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is determined to give it his best shot in Paris to win the elusive Olympic gold medal.
ATP chief Andrea Gaudenzi says tennis is strong enough to thrive after Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic hang up their rackets.
Petra Kvitova overcame a sluggish start and 10 double faults to beat Madison Keys 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday and advance to the final of the Cincinnati Open, where she will face Caroline Garcia, the first qualifier to reach the final of a WTA 1000 tournament.
'They're a great team. You can't give away opportunities like that to a fantastic team like that.'
Japan, US have revenge on their minds.
The second set saw Fruhvirtova dominate her opponent, a former Grand Slam singles semi-finalist. After a marathon opening set lasting 77 minutes, the teenager clinched it 6-2 in quick time.
Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova stands on the threshold of finally delivering the title long predicted
