Bhavinaben Patel became only the second Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics after she claimed a historic silver following a 0-3 loss to world number one Chinese paddler Ying Zhou in the women's singles table tennis class 4 final at the Tokyo Games on Sunday.
The Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee on Monday recommended sweeping reforms for the controversy-ridden Board of Control for Cricket in India, suggesting a bar on ministers from occupying positions, putting a cap on the age and tenure of the office-bearers and legalising betting.
Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Zaka Ashraf might step down or could be told by President Asif Zardari to resign in the next few days following the dismal show of the team in the ongoing Champions Trophy.
Disney-Star generated advertising revenue of over Rs 27 billion for IPL 2020.
India's limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma, star wrestler Vinesh Phogat, TT player Manika Batra and Paralympic gold-winning high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu were on Tuesday picked for this year's Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the sports ministry's selection committee.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has set in place a strict qualification criteria for appointment of selectors, which requires the applicants to have international cricket experience and the Board also put in place an age cap of 60 years, ruling out the likes of former star Mohinder Amarnath.
Cricket Australia (CA) announced Kevin Roberts' resignation with immediate effect on Tuesday, following months of criticism over his stewardship during the COVID-19 shutdown.
As per the revised contracts, the players in the A+ category will get Rs 7 crore, while ones in the A, B and C will get Rs 5 crore, Rs 3 crore and Rs 1 crore respectively.
New Zealand's Kathy Cross became the first woman to be inducted in an ICC umpires' panel when she was named as an Associate and Affiliate International official following the annual review and selection process.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, on Sunday, announced a slew of monetary benefits for former cricketers, both domestic and international, including monthly and one-time payments, just a day before the Annual General Body Meeting of the Board in Mumbai on Sunday.
Kohli backed Ravi Shastri to continue as India head coach
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he wants his youngest son, five-year-old AbRam, to grow up to be a hockey player and represent the country in international stage.
Verma, who had regained the top position last week, garnered 26 rating points for her knock in the final
The effects of anti-CAB protests in the North East have spilled over to the sports field with Assam and Tripura's Ranji matches suspended, while also forcing the Indian Super League match between NorthEast United FC and Chennaiyin FC in Guwahati to be postponed.
The Gujarat Lions team members and supporting staff came wearing orange turbans to the reception.
The government's focus is on containing and controlling coronavirus the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday and advised Indians to stay put wherever they are and travel only under compelling reasons.
India closed in on a berth in the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 after a resilient 49-run victory over South Africa in the first round of Super Six matches at the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2017.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
'18 threats' that international cricket faces right now
Shaken by Justice RM Lodha committee's recommended reforms of its governance structure, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to call a Special General Meeting (SGM) within the next two weeks to discuss the implications of the report.
Announcing her Test arrival in style, Shafali lived up to her reputation and notched the highest score by an Indian woman cricketer on Test debut
'It is unfair to look at one decision, one ball out of 600-plus on the day and say that was the reason one team won and one team lost.'
India Test captain Virat Kohli became the second cricketer after Rohit Sharma to join the Pro Wrestling League bandwagon after he was named as the co-owner of the Bengaluru Yodhas team.
Vikhe Patil, who was leader of opposition in the state assembly, resigned from the Congress recently.
The Indian Cricket Board's main emphasis this year is to ease the North Eastern teams into mainstream.
Cricket's world governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), said on Monday that its anti-corruption unit was probing the Hong Kong team but ruled out any match-fixing angle to its investigation.
Rediff.com encapsulates all the sporting action from the past week in this eye-catching photo feature.
Stand together and overcome these challenging times: Chhetri
The cricketers, who have been in the eye of a storm following their sexist remarks on 'Koffee with Karan', will be returning from Australia where they were to compete in an ODI series starting on Saturday.
India, England cricket teams unite to unveil Khadi poppy in UK
Senior BCCI members feel that the "decision to buckle under government pressure" may lead to the Board losing its autonomy despite being financially independent.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
'That would be very bad for them and suicidal for both the Gandhis and the Congress party.'
The 34-year-old Patel, who had surprised even the Indian camp in this Paralympics with her sensational show, stunned China's Miao Zhang 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8 in the semi-final showdown which lasted 34 minutes.
Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography Playing It My Way saw its launch in the national capital today as the event celebrated the book's crossing a record 200,000 copies.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
International Cricket Council chief executive David Richardson is satisfied with the current format of the World T20 but said he would like to see the inclusion of two more teams in the first and second rounds in future competitions.
This is Sania Mirza's first tournament since her return to the circuit after a two-year break.
Apart from a pavilion of vintage cars, there will be a Bollywood corner
With Tetley, Essilor and other brands seeking him out, Ganguly is the highest paid endorser among retired cricketers.
