He finished more than three and a half hours behind the champion, yet Chilean miner Edison Pena won the hearts of spectators with an inspiring effort at the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
O P Jaisha and Kavita Raut, India's best distance runners and medallists at the Asian Games in the past, found themselves out of depth in the women's marathon at the Rio Olympics and finished way behind in the 150-plus field on Sunday.
Life insurance companies are balancing the increasing use of celebrity endorsers by limiting the association to short, event-led campaigns.
Not everyone completes the Badwater Marathon. Breeze Sharma did so, as the fastest Indian ever.
Kiran Kanojia lost her limb when two miscreants made away with her bag. But she hasn't let that stop her.
A three-way voting process will determine the finalists.
Test cricket can be pleasing to the eye if it is played on good pitches, says batting great Sachin Tendulkar, terming the 22-yard strip the longest format's "heart" and key to its revival.
Praggnanandhaa, who has reached the summit clash featuring legendary five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen, had none other than the iconic Gary Kasparov, acknowledging the Indian GM's mother's role
Rwanda's Diudone Disi and Ethiopian Deriba Alemu won the men's and women's titles respectively at the new Delhi Half Marathon.
'Thanks to them, I have enough money to run my house for three months at least.'
Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei, American Ryan Crouser (shot put), German Johannes Vetter (javelin) and Norwegian Karsten Warholm (400m hurdles) were the other male finalists at the virtual ceremony.
Images from Day 8 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday.
The former India captain stressed that the selectors sometimes needed to take hard decisions.
Pankaj Sonkusre from Mumbai tells us how he changed his lifestyle and lost 20 kg.
Images from Day 2 of the fourth Test between India and England in Rajkot on Saturday, February 24.
Pankaj Vasani tells us how he moved from an unhealthy life to walking and running 20 kilometres a day.
A United States jury on Wednesday found Dzokhar Tsarnaev guilty of killing three people and injuring 264 in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, as well as fatally shooting a police officer four days later.
Images from Saturday's proceedings at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.
South Africa fast bowling spearhead Dale Steyn tried wrestling a powerful lioness over the weekend!
Rushil Zambare, 29 from Thane shares his fitness journey.
CLP saw early that the pollution caused by China's rush for industrial growth would lead inevitably to demands for cleaner electricity.
'If I am able to inspire at least one student in this country with the Spirit of India run, I will feel that my purpose is served.'
To future CA aspirants, this is what Sanskruti and Shruti Parolia would like to say: 'The journey is long and tough. Be consistent and persistent. The end result will be rewarding.'
The detention of one person under the Act, however, was not revoked as he has many cases pending against him.
Forty years after its first edition, the world athletics championships get underway in Budapest on Saturday with over 2,000 athletes from 202 countries taking part over nine days of what could be record-breaking action.
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele won the battle of the distance greats when he held off a late surge from World and Olympic 10,000 and 5,000 metres champion Mo Farah to win the Great North Run half marathon on Sunday.
A day after calling off their protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the wrestlers expressed intent to take part in the Asian Games selection trials.
Holders Liverpool survived a penalty shootout to see off third-tier Derby County
This is all the inspiration you need to get back to you fitness routine post Diwali!
Over time, not switching up activity can lead to burnout or injury.
IMAGES from Day 10 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Still undecided about the events they will be competing in at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Indian athletics trio of OP Jaisha, Lalita Babar and Sudha Singh will take a final call after the Mumbai Marathon slated for January 17.
Denying talks about power sharing and speculations that deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar will take over as CM after two-and-half years or after 2024 Lok Sabha polls, minister MB Patil on Monday evening said Siddaramaiah will remain the chief minister for a full five-year term.
Haven't they heard about the 'Tale of Two Brothers'? asks Suveen Sinha.
Soccer's top flight Premier League and the English Football League (EFL) had already announced they were postponing their next round of fixtures.
American Simone Biles, who won four golds at last week's world gymnastics championships in China, including the all-around title, was named Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation on Wednesday.
Great players have the knack of conquering the odds, and on Sunday Kohli crossed a major hurdle with the fighting spirit of a champion.
At Birmingham, Avinash Sable became the first non-Kenyan to win a medal since 1994 at the Commonwealth Games.
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