The Hyderabad shuttler beat Przemyslaw Wacha of Poland to storm into the men's singles pre-quarter-finals at the Hong Kong Open.
The Indian ace beat Soratja Chansrisukot of Thailand at the Hong Open badminton championships.
The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs estimates that there are at least 150,000 homeless children wandering the country's cities, most from underdeveloped rural areas.
Chinese President Xi Jinping told FIFA boss Gianni Infantino he hoped the Asian nation could host a World Cup "in the future", the world soccer governing body said on Wednesday, after the two met in Beijing.
A yoga exhibition planned in Beijing will feature Indian trainers
Australia hot-headed tennis star Nick Kyrgios was handed a $16,500 fine on Thursday after he tanked a match and got into an argument with fans at the Shanghai Masters.
Achanta Sharath Kamal became the India's first paddler to reach the semi-finals of an ITTF pro-tour event, at the Brazil Open.
The Indian boys did a creditable job by advancing to the World Junior Tennis Championship finals after finishing among the top four in the zonal qualifying in Delhi on Saturday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
Beijing views the 69-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner as a "splittist," who travelled around the globe and colluded with "anti-China" forces to split Tibet from rest of China.
Top shooter Anjali Bhagwat finished fourth in women's 50 m rifle three position event at the ISSF World Cup
China on Friday claimed a breakthrough in developing the world's first IPV6 router for the next generation of Internet which will enhance the communist nation's competitiveness in the global hi-tech arena.
The gas blast occurred at 1450 hours on Monday at the No 3316 working face of Sunjiawan colliery about 242 metres underground, vice-general manager of the Fuxin coal industry group, Zhang Yunfu said.
India and Taiwan blanked China and Philippines 3-0 respectively in the opening group ties of the Asian Hopman Cup.
P Harikrishna started off with a facile victory over Grandmaster Zhang Pengxiang of China in the first round
The host of the 2008 Olympic Games is seeking a slogan that will help project an "exciting image" of the city and the country as a whole.
Witnesses in Gansu's capital Lanzhou said a strange shining object swept through the sky late Saturday, followed by 'earthshaking sounds like bombing.'
3 wishes for China: To qualify for another World Cup since 2002 finals, to host a World Cup and to eventually win one.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
"Knowledge of and access to products, such as condoms, can help minimise possible harm to teenagers."
It was a disappointing day for the Indians at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 as ace archer Deepika Kumari made a quarter-final exit, while others failed to progress beyond pre-quarterfinal stage at Medellin, Colombia.
China's Su Bingtian held off his opponents with a late burst of speed to win the event in 9.92 seconds.
Li Shilong and Zhang Zhong lead the field after six rounds in the Asian Chess Championship.
Tejinderpal Singh Toor clinched the men's shot put gold with a record-shattering throw to open India's medal account in athletics in the Asian Games, in Jakarta, on Saturday.
GM Abhijit Kunte suffered a defeat at the hands of Zhang Zhong at Dubai International Chess championship.
The Indian tennis ace became the first Indian sportswoman to feature on the cover of Time magazine.
Beggars in southwest China's Sichuan province have found a novel way to solicit money -- by making their appeals on the Internet.
A Beijing television reporter died on Friday after fainting while filming the Olympic torch relay on Thursday evening.
India's schedule for Tuesday, the fourth day of competition, at the Asian Games in Incheon.
Maria Sharapova's claycourt season got off to a poor start on Tuesday as she lost in three sets to Caroline Garcia in the first round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart.
The next manned space flight is scheduled for 2005 and will have more than one astronaut aboard.
orld No 2 Simona Halep is to have an operation on her nose after an illness-plagued start to the year which ended with a first-round exit from the Australian Open.
P V Sindhu hoped to regain peak fitness before the start of individual events and assured India will return with multiple medals.
China said that decision is in line with the rules of the committee.
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