Disappointed at missing out on a bronze at Sydney, weightlifter Sanamcha Chanu is determined to make amends in Athens.
Thank you for the memories, Mr Wadekar! Indian cricket is forever indebted to you.
Mahinda Rajapaksa recovered from his 2015 electoral losses, went to the people and campaigned about the injustice done to him. Without attempting to be subtle, he underscored his image of the Sinhala Buddhist warrior a la Dutugemunu, the king of Sri Lanka (164 BC to 140 BC) who led the military campaign against the invading warlord Elara.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
Mohd Ali Qamar and Jitender Kumar won gold medals in the Light-fly and Light-heavyweight categories respectively.\n\n
Smriti Mandhana continued her impressive run in the Women's Cricket Super League
Twenty-one sportspersons, including cricketer Virender Sehwag, footballer I M Vijayan and hockey player Gagan Ajit Singh, have been named for the Arjuna awards 2002.
'She leaned forward and asked what I'd want -- and I said, "your blessings".' 'She smiled and replied, "You already have that, but tell me how I can help you".' Commonwealth gold medalist and Arjuna Awardee Roopa Unnikrishnan recalls how Jayalalithaa took her breath away.
Sania Mirza was recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award on Tuesday. She is only the second tennis player ever to be named for the country's highest sporting honour.
Cricket teams have previously abandoned tours amid outbreaks of violence.
The former Sri Lankan skipper said cricket officials in his country had acted like "idiots" in the Muralitharan controversy.
The silken masterpiece depicts the pride of Pallava architecture -- Mahabalipuram Shore Temple.
Rating India and Australia as the two best ODI teams in the world, former SL captain Arjuna Ranatunga said India could win the 2007 World Cup if it continued to maintain its present form.
Which Indian batsman has the highest run tally against Sri Lanka (Clue: He has an aggregate of 1,995 runs)? Which Sri Lankan skipper led the islanders against India in 13 Tests and did not win a single one? As the Test series gets underway, Rajneesh Gupta surveys India-Sri Lanka Tests played over the years.
His body will be taken to his native village in Kerala's Palakkad district later in the day for cremation.
The former All-England badminton champion says he was in the dark about the formation of new Arjuna Awards panel.
India's women's high jump record holder is peeved at not been named for the Arjuna Award.
The tri-series in Australia, India's final ODI engagement before the World Cup, gets underway on January 16, says Chandresh Narayanan, casting a fascinating look at the survivors from earlier World Cups.
Former India women's team captain Rajbir Kaur will be the chief coach.
'The way we are playing now, if we continue to play the same hockey, no one can stop us from standing on the podium in Tokyo.'
'The Sports Ministry is not between Supreme Court, BCCI and Anurag Thakur. Directly Sports Ministry has nothing to do either with Lodha Committee or BCCI and with their decisions'
Rajiv Khel Ratna award winner Beenamol's accomplishments in athletics spurred development in her native village.
Was it badminton sensation PV Sindhu, who became the first Indian to win the World Championships gold medal? Or is it the young shooting progidy Saurabh Chaudhary? Or his India colleague Elavenil Valarivan, who recently took over as World No 1? What about India's heroes on the cricketing field -- Virat Kohli? Rohit Sharma?
The former captain managed just seven votes in the battle for presidency, won by Thilanga Sumathipala.
President Maithripala Sirisena's new Cabinet was also sworn in and Rajapaksa was named the new minister of finance and economic affairs.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
An incredible round of nine-under 63 gave the Delhi golfer the sole lead in the HT Pro tournament.
A poor transition from prone to the standing series cost Sanjeev Rajput dear as he finished fifth in the 50 metres rifle 3 positions event.
The new Da da ding Nike ad, featuring actor Deepika Padukone, has gone viral. It has been appreciated by most but panned by some, and despite the mixed reviews it has nearly crashed the internet.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
The Tehran Asian Games 5,000m gold medallist was suffering from Hepatitis 'B'.
Srinu Bugatha, Sudha Singh win Indian Elite category.
The prime minister started off his remarks at the meeting in Tamil, welcoming China to the talks, which were held right after one-on-one discussions between Modi and Xi at the Taj Fisherman's Cove Hotel.
Rio Olympics bronze medal-winning wrestler Sakshi Malik wasn't fully prepared for last month's Asian Wrestling Championship, her first international event after the quadrennial games, she revealed.
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