A summary of Day 2 action in the Ranji Trophy matches, played at various venues across the country.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
The Kannada film stars off promisingly enough, but slacks off at the end.
Shrugging off the disappointment of a 1-3 semi-final loss to England, Indian men's team spanked Nigeria 3-0 in third place play-off to clinch the bronze in the Commonwealth Games' table tennis competition.
The Indian women's team had to be content with a silver medal after going down 0-3 to top seeds Singapore in the final, while their men counterparts lost the semi-final to England and crash out of the Commonwealth Games table tennis competition on Friday. Nothing went right for the defending champions, including Olympian Achanta Sharath Kamal, in the final-four clash, which they lost 1-3 at the Yamuna Sports Complex.
Not many Indian players will go as defending champions at the upcoming Commonwealth Games but the table tennis team has at least two, one as a team.
A round-up of the fourth and final day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Indian youngster Soumyajit Ghosh has cleared the qualification round of the Kuwait Open and joined compatriot, Olympian Achanta Sharath Kamal in the main draw of the pro tour table tennis Championships in Kuwait City.
Summary of all Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday
Directed by debutante director Raaj Prabavathy Menon, the film also stars Balachandra Menon, Babu Antony, Bhumika Chawla.
Results of the Indian athletes on Day 1 at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
Daddy Cool is a terrible copy of Death At A Funeral. Avoid.
Gao Ning was India's nemesis as Olympian Achanta Sharath Kamal and his compatriots went down to Singapore 1-3 and finished runners-up in the men's team event of the 18th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship in Glasgow on Saturday. The Indian team, which put up brilliant efforts to notch seven consecutive wins and enter the final, failed to live up to expectations when it mattered most.
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the ninth day of the Asian Games, on Monday.
A golden dream unfulfilled for over 30 years remained just that in women's hockey but India equalled its best ever medal haul as sailors joined the assorted contributors to the country's tally at the 18th Asian Games, on Friday.
'I am very happy to get national recognition of my long and hard work.'
Heptathlete Swapna Barman added a dash of heroism to her historic gold medal
India has 53 achievers on the list, second only to China which has 76 honorees.
'A recent compromise by the state government is accepting NEET exams for medical entrance.'
According to the Chief Minister, Pallikal will receive a government 'high cash incentive' of Rs 60 lakh for winning two silver medals, while Chinnappa and Ghosal will get Rs 30 lakh each for their respective single silver medals.
Mouma Das' Olympic appearance was short-lived as the Indian veteran lost to higher-ranked Romanian, Daniela Dodean Monteiro, in the first round of the women's singles table tennis competition in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. World No.150 Das failed to put up much of a fight against her 58th-ranked opponent losing 2-11, 7-11, 7-11, 2-11.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Monday
Nanma directed by Sharath Chandran Wayanad starring Kalabhavan Mani and Rahman is just an average film set in a rural backdrop.
The 52-year old seer and his three accomplices -- a woman, her husband and his friend -- have been arrested under IPC sections including those pertaining to murder, attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy, South Zone IGP K V Sharath Chandra said.
All the Indian players in contention qualified for the main draw at the Chile Open Table Tennis championships.
The BJP won 12 of 15 seats on which bypolls were held. Congress could win only two.
A reader sends this photograph taken with actress Hema Malini.
'He asked us to spread awareness on social distancing and hygiene. He spoke about how we need Virat's (Kohli) fighting spirit to win this battle'
Check out the Delhi Daredevils squad for IPL 2014.
The BJP will need to win at least six seats to remain in power.
The Achanta Sharath Kamal-Poulomi Ghatak and Soumyadeep Roy-Mouma Das pairs went down after a fine showing in the table tennis event at the Asian Games.
Indian men and women experienced contrasting fortunes at the World Team Table Tennis Championships as the former blanked Nigeria 3-0 but the eves went down 2-3 to Australia.
India were ousted from the men's championship division when England beat them 3-2 in the pre-quarterfinals
Spurred by the success in the Commonwealth Games, Sharath Kamal is aiming for Asian and Olympic medals
India's boxers finished with a haul of one gold, two silver and two bronze, their best from the sport at any Commonwealth Games.
'The results show that he is the best person to manage individuals in the party.'
Putting up an all-round show, Karnataka defeated Mumbai by 5 wickets in their Elite Group B Ranji Trophy game in Mumbai on Sunday, inside two-and-half days. This was Mumbai's second consecutive loss at home, following their defeat against Railways.
A complaint has been lodged at the Barasat women's police station in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, where the 24-year-old Arjuna awardee has been booked under the IPC sections for rape, criminal conspiracy, causing miscarriage without the woman's consent and cheating, the police said.
