Spain's Carolina Marin pulled off a monumental upset as she beat Chinese world number one Li Xuerui to win the women's singles title at the Badminton World Championships in Copenhagen.
Adding another layer of controversy to an already strained India-Pakistan cricket ties, a fan wearing a Pakistan cricket jersey was reportedly asked to cover it up by security officials during the fourth Test between England and India at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Pankaj Advani became the first Indian cueist to win a medal at the prestigious Sangsom 6 Red Snooker World Championship after taking the bronze following his semi-final loss to Chinese Ding Junhui, in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday.
India have relied on their spin strength on rank turners to gain points in WTC cycles in the past but Gill has said he wants his side to play on tracks that offer equally to batters and bowlers.
World record holder and Olympic champion Usain Bolt put in a workmanlike display to win the 100 metres on Friday at the Jamaican trials for the World championships.
P V Sindhu overcame long-time rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan to advance to the Round of 16.
Kidambi Srikanth enters second round of Canada Open
'...When you come back home, when there's three spinners playing and the field's spread out, you really need to get your runs with singles. The boundaries don't come that easily.'
The Canadian was expected to be Bolt's main rival for his 100 metres crown in the Jamaican's farewell championship but he suffered a hamstring strain in training on Monday and will miss the rest of the season.
Taufik Hidayat's hopes of retaining his world badminton title evaporated when he lost to China's Chen Hong.
'It cannot be the case that there's fighting on the border, tensions between the two nations, and we go to play cricket. Until these big issues are resolved, cricket is a very small matter. The nation always comes first.'
When asked about his views on the cancelled match between the fierce rivals, Lee addressed the 'tough question' with a neutral stance.
Chopra and Nadeem will be facing each other one year after the mouth-watering men's javelin competition in Paris on August 8, 2024, when the Pakistani had beaten the Indian for the gold with a stunning 92.97m throw.
Former world junior girls' champion D Harika was eliminated from the World Chess Championship after losing to Chinese Ruan Lufei in the rapid tiebreak games of the pre-quarterfinals in Hatay, Turkey.
Former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard says Rohit Sharma's pride in performance will always be a driving factor in his career.
National Games champion Neeru Dhanda experienced one of her finest days in the sport en route to winning the women's trap gold medal at the Asian Shooting Championship.
On Friday morning, the ICC World Test Championship winner's name popped up in Samoa's squad as they prepare to embark on the final journey towards the qualification of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.
West Indies are not in a good position in terms of their Test status but the touring party will try to emulate what New Zealand did to dominate India last season, said captain Roston Chase.
Indian boxer Nupur urged the citizens of the country to support them in the same way they support the cricketers and opened up on her title clash.
Adriyan aggregated 626.7 after 60 shots and missed out on gold by just 0.3 points to Sweden's Jesper Johansson.
Grandmaster Koneru Humpy bowed out of the women's World Chess Championship succumbing to 14-year old Yifan Hao of China in the blitz tie-break games of the semi-finals in Nalchik, Russia on Friday. Humpy rose back to level scores twice but Yifan emerged as the better player in the blitz games where she won both the tie-break games and advanced to the final where she takes on Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia.
Mithun Manhas' name came to the fore after an informal meeting held in New Delhi, during which it was decided to push his name forward for the role of BCCI president.
On her badminton legend father Prakash Padukone's milestone 70th birthday, Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone unveiled an ambitious expansion of the Padukone School of Badminton.
A look at NADA's list of suspended athletes reveals that wrestling has the second most dope offenders among all sporting disciplines in India.
Five-time Olympian and poster boy of winter sports in India, Shiva Keshavan pulled out of the Luge World Championships in Germany and Luge World Cup circuit due to 'lack of funds'.
Velavan reclaims squash national titles
The Briton, world champion in 2009 and silver medallist two years ago, has struggled to shake off a persistent left Achilles problem.
Kidambi Srikanth started his campaign in the Taipei Open on a bright note and moved into the second round of the Super 300 badminton tournament along with a host of other Indian youngsters in Taipei on Wednesday.
A round-up of all the results from the 16th World Athletic Championships in London
India's Asian Games bronze medallist Gulveer Singh smashed the Asian Indoor 5000m record while also qualifying for the World Athletics Championships to be held later this year.
Teen Indian boxing sensation Vikas Krishan's dream run at the World Championships came to an end as he settled for a bronze medal after losing his welterweight (69kg) semifinal bout in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday.
D Gukesh reflects on his historic world chess championship victory
Mohammed Siraj's commitment to a team-first approach sets him apart from the others and the pacer has demonstrated strong leadership qualities, said former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson.
Ian Thorpe will skip this year's world swimming championships in an attempt to peak for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Oblique Seville left Olympic champion Noah Lyles chewing his dust on Saturday as the Jamaican blasted out of the blocks and kept the hammer down to win the London Diamond League 100 metres in a hot 9.86 seconds.
The likes of Arjun Erigaisi on the top board will be assisted by P Harikrishna on the second board.
Jai Bhagwan became the third Indian to come within one victory of Olympic qualification by advancing to the pre-quarterfinals of the World Boxing Championship.
Suruchi Singh claims No. 1 spot in ISSF women's 10m air pistol rankings
The Jamaican will need to start better than in Friday's heats but remains hot favourite to triumph at London Stadium in his final individual race.
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