Paralympics gold medallist Pramod Bhagat attributed his calm on-court demeanour under pressure to the inspiration he took from the sportsmanship and graceful behaviour exhibited by the iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in his career.
Mary Kom will have to fight in the higher 51kg class if she wants to compete in next year's Tokyo Games.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
In a hard-fought title round, the Indian double Olympics medallist stayed strong in the key moments to win 21-9, 11-21, 21-15 against the 22-year-old reigning Asian Championships gold medallist.
The development was confirmed by a source close to the team, which is training at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.
MC Mary Kom and the seasoned L Sarita Devi spearheaded India's gold rush at the second India Open boxing tournament, which concluded on Friday.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia will be the first in more 35 years to be held without spectators after organisers introduced tighter measures to protect against the coronavirus. Here is a list of international sports events hit by the coronavirus outbreak.
The smile vanishes before you can spell 'B-I-R-M-I-N-G-H-A-M'.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
The Badminton Association of India is optimistic about China's participation in next month's India Open despite fears surrounding the deadly coronavirus as Chinese shuttlers are in quarantine for almost a fortnight in Europe.
FIDE said in a statement that the game of chess has a "genuine global appeal" and that it has 189 national federations and 600 million people who practice chess globally.
The Indian challenge in the Asian Badminton Championship ended with Chetan Anand and Arvind Bhatt crashing out in the quarter-finals.
India made a disappointing start in the Asian Badminton Championships with Sayali Gokhale and P C Thulasi crashing out of the qualifying round of the women's singles at the Suwon Indoor Stadium in Korea on Tuesday.
India sealed a 4-1 series win in the volleyball Test series against Pakistan after a straight-set victory in the final match in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
China's Li Shilong lead the field after seven rounds in the Asian Chess Championship.
Mary will be up against fellow Indian and Asian Championships bronze medallist Nikhat Zareen in a blockbuster semi-final as the duo confirmed two medals for India.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
The Indian shuttler beat Marcus Wijana of Indonesia to advance in the Asian Badminton Championships.
The Prime Minister sought the athletes' support to raise awareness about the need for social distancing and personal hygiene at a time when the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in India has crossed 2,000. Hima Das expressed sadness at incidents of attacks on police personnel and doctors trying to discharge their duties during the country-wide lockdown to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Both romped into the second round in the US $10,000 Asian Satellite badminton championship.
Li Shilong and Zhang Zhong lead the field after six rounds in the Asian Chess Championship.
The International Master drew with Grandmaster Hua Ni of China to take his tally to 3.5 points in the fifth Asian Chess championship.
The Indian ace was beaten by top seed Peter Gade of Denmark in the second round of the tournament.
JBS Vidyadhar Rao defeated top seed Abhinn Shyam Gupta to set up an All-India title clash with former All England Champion Pullela Gopichand in the USD 10,000 Asian Satellite Badminton championship.
India had to be content with two silver and bronze medals each on the penultimate day in the Sr Asian wrestling championships.
P Harita of India won a bronze in the women's 63 kg in a barren day for India in weightlifting.
Chinese Taipei pulled of an upset, beating China in the boys' semi-finals in the Asian Jr TT championships.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Celebrated boxer M C Mary Kom will aim for a historic sixth gold at the AIBA Women' World Championships, the build up of which has been marred by a row over lone Kosovan boxer's participation and poor quality air in the national capital.
The Planning Committee encouraged athletes to maintain their physical fitness and strictly follow their diet charts. AFI's Planning Committee conveyed its message to athletes during an online meeting with the national campers, coaches and support staff.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
Amit Panghal displayed soldier's grit to stun the reigning Olympic champion for India's only boxing gold while two 50-plus bridge players proved that age is just a number with top finishes as the country achieved its best-ever medal haul at the Asian Games, in Jakarta, on Saturday. India equalled its best gold medal haul by touching 15, something that last happened back in 1951, as the overall tally surpassed the 65 in Guangzhou by three this time.
The 17th Asian Games came to a close on Saturday, bringing an end to two weeks of intense competition, drama and controversy that shone a light on the best and worst of a region that will host the world's biggest events for the next decade.
Mirabai Chanu talks about training in lockdown and her plans to return to her old fitness regime.
Shivpal returned home from South Africa just a few days before the suspension of international flights. He is currently at NIS Patiala, where he is training indoors because of the nationwide lockdown.
Asked about the bout Rana alleged it was Sushil's strategy to claim he had been bitten in order to take rest during the bout.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
While India's money-spinning cricket league lavishes million-dollar deals on players for just a few weeks of competition, the national ice hockey team has had to go begging on social media to fund their trip to Kuwait for an international tournament.
