Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
This was due to the fact that they had already won the Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour.
World rapid champion Viswanathan Anand came up with a fine performance to be placed tied second in the blitz tournament of the Altibox Norway chess tournament, in Stavanger.
Masters champion Adam Scott stormed back from four shots behind with 10 holes remaining to clinch the four-man PGA Grand Slam of Golf by two strokes with a scintillating finish in Bermuda on Wednesday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will retire from football when he leaves his job at Old Trafford, he was quoted as saying by The Daily Telegraph on Thursday.
Northern Ireland reached their first major tournament in 30 years and their neighbours south of the border beat world champions Germany to take a big step towards joining them at Euro 2016 in a memorable night for Irish football on Thursday.
Shooter Ronjan Sodhi picked for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the selection committee.
Ace Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri fought back well from an early stumble in the final round of the Hotel Fitness Championships and ended tied-6th in the first of the four-event Web.com Final series.
Virat Kohli? M C Mary Kom? Neeraj Chopra?
Fast cars, marathons, golfing and shooting - nothing stops these high-power tycoons from pursuing their passion.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Pro golfer Tiger Woods is not known to show too much emotion on the course or off it but the last few days have been particularly demanding off the former World No 1 and for once he was vocal about it.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Shiv Kapur played an extremely steady and solid final round of two-under 70 without any bogeys to claim the season-ending Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final at the Al Badia Golf Club.
>There's still hope and plenty to play for, says Rediff.com's Aruneel Sadadekar.
Under the lights on the stadium court, Williams smashed 39 winners to defeat Azarenka 7-5, 6-3 in a rematch of the 2016 final, which the Belarusian won.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Indian golfer Shiv Kapur found the going tough as he returned with eight bogeys and two birdies in the second round but still is set to make the cut in the 142nd Open Championships in Muirfield, Scotland, on Friday. Kapur returned for a six-over 77 in the second round, and at three-over for two rounds he is expected to stay for the weekend.
Paul Casey rode a rollercoaster to a four-way share of second-round lead at the U.S. Open on Friday but it was the end of the line for the world's three top-ranked players.
A true global superstar, the depth of Kobe Bryant's popularity quickly surfaced as reports were confirmed that the Los Angeles Lakers great had been killed along with his daughter Gianna and seven others when his helicopter crashed in a remote field near the city of Calabasas.
The American is the first player to win back-to-back US Opens since Curtis Strange in 1988 and 1989.
Five players to watch at the Masters, which starts on Thursday at Augusta National.
Tiger Woods has back surgery, out for rest of 2015.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Devendra Jhajharia, on Tuesday became the first para athlete to receive India's highest sporting honour -- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- along with hockey star Sardar Singh, who has endured trying times off the field in the last one year.
The 36-year-old Jhajharia, who is the first Indian to win two Paralympic gold medals, was the first choice of the awards selection committee.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Former champion Paul Lawrie was back home walking his dog assuming he had missed the British Open before dashing back to Muirfield to card an impressive one-under-par 70 on Saturday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
With mind and body both more willing now, the only way for the World No 3 is up, says Dhruv Munjal.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
India's two-wheeler giant, the Hero Group, has signed American golf legend Tiger Woods as its brand ambassador in a four-year deal that targets capturing new markets in North America and Europe.
Here's this week of photos that prove we live in a mad world.
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