Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu clinched her maiden Super Series Premier title after edging out Sun Yu of China in the finals of the China Open badminton tournament in Fuzhou on Sunday. Sindhu, who became the toast of the country after becoming the first Indian women to win a silver at Rio Games, continued her rampaging run as she lifted the prestigious title after beating Sun 21-11 17-21 21-11 in the summit clash that lasted an hour and nine minutes.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will begin the season at the Doha Diamond League.
Having become the first Indian male athlete to qualify for the long jump finals in the World Championships, the Sreeshankar raised hopes of a historic medal in the showpiece event, but his performance in the finals was way below his season's and personal best of 8.36m.
The AAI had to find a solution by the end of July as per the deadline given by the WA's executive board and since no progress has been made, the world governing body implemented the suspension order.
Young Indian shooter Subhankar Pramanick clinched the gold medal in 50-metre rifle prone event at the ISSF Junior World Cup for pistol, rifle and shotgun in Gabala, Azerbaijan, on Sunday.
Several women wrestlers wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the IOA and the ad-hoc panel running the WFI, requesting "fair trials" for Asian Games.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra faces the likes of reigning World champion Anderson Peters of Grenada and Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic in a star-studded field in Doha.
India's team for the Asia Cup was largely picked keeping the World Cup in mind, which meant gambling with players, who are not fully fit.
Mirabai Chanu is an inspiration to many athletes but to Gyaneshwari Yadav she is also a competitor and the promising weightlifter dreams of not just scaling great heights like the Tokyo Olympic medallist but leaving her behind.
Iconic composer Ilaiyaraaja, celebrated athlete PT Usha, philanthropist Veerendra Heggade and screenwriter V Vijayendra Prasad Garu were nominated to Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
'For years we train for the Olympics and when we are this close, how can we stop training?'
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is also back after missing the Asia Cup because of injury-related issues and Bresnan thinks he will hit his straps straightaway.
Superheroes, supervillains, biopics, thrillers, teenage dramas, shaadis, Sukanya Verma offers an all-you-can-eat buffet on OTT this long weekend.
Some stellar performances by seasoned veterans and promising youngsters continued to raise the bar in Olympic sports but there was heartbreak in equal measure when corruption scandals blighted India's favourite obsession, cricket, in a see-saw year for the country's sportspersons.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the demise of sprint legend Milkha Singh on Friday, saying the country has lost a colossal sportsperson who captured the nation's imagination and had a special place in the hearts of countless Indians.
These athletes made India proud four years ago.
Vidarbha wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma's finishing ability is like gold dust that the current Indian T20 set-up is desperately seeking.
The 25-year-old Paul produced a best jump of 16.79m in the three attempts he had, and failed to make it to the top eight. His series read 16.37m, 16.79m and 13.86m.
'I play in the present without thinking about the buzz in the background,' says Vivek Sagar Prasad, who has just won the FIH Rising Star of the Year award.
Indian Olympic Association's directive notwithstanding, champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's participation in the upcoming National Games looks doubtful, as he is coming off a groin injury and a gruelling season.
Images from Day 4 of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on Sunday.
A student of Delhi's Ramjas College, Antil was an able-bodied wrestler before his accident. A para athlete in his village initiated him to the sport in 2018.
Elite wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, who are staging a sit-in protest at Jantar, will not be stopped from competing in the trials for this year's Asian Games.
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli has thrown his weight behind India's Olympic contingent, which is yet to win a medal at the Rio Games, saying that the athletes have given their heart and soul to be there despite not getting top-class facilities that other nations provide.
'When people look at Kohli, they see a boy from Delhi who is taking on the Aussies in their own backyard and aspire to be like him.' 'Players like Jadeja and Ashwin lack this quotient.'
The Indian markswoman started off well and went on to finish with 560 points, which was enough to earn her place in the final.
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Tuesday all of its home-based players heading to England for a two-match Test series and the World Test Championship final have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu avenged her heart-breaking loss at the Rio Games to two-time World Champion Carolina Marin with a thrilling straight-game victory in a do-or-die, women's singles Group B contest and sealed her place at the semi-finals of the BWF World Super Series Finals in Dubai on Friday.
Indian golfers will now come under the ambit of international anti-doping rules as the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) which marks 10 years of its inception, on Saturday, took the initial steps in implementing the international doping guidelines.
Smriti Mandhana isn't actually known to be the most prolific T20 player -- her career T20 International average of 27.32 is middling at best. There have been failures too, but her ability to analyse and assess them honestly is a rarity in modern sport.
Confined to a wheelchair, Mohammad Shams refused to let his sporting dreams die.
India won four gold at the IBA Women's World Championships in a depleted field. To put things in perspective, five of the boycotting nations -- USA, Ireland, Canada, Poland and Netherlands -- had finished in the top-10 in the last two editions of the tournament.
Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain will look to find their footing in new weight categories with the 2024 Paris Olympic Games approaching.
You'll need extra eyes for the amount of OTT content available this week. Sukanya Verma invites you to take your pick.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the academic training at the National Centre of Excellence and Sports Auhtority of India Training Centres will also be suspended.
Anahat Singh seals berth for World Junior Squash C'ship after topping selection trials
'I have two more years in track and field and after that I will pursue my career in franchise cricket.'
2021 has a lot to offer for sports lovers with the Tokyo Olympics topping the list.
>There's still hope and plenty to play for, says Rediff.com's Aruneel Sadadekar.
Kamalpreet Kaur, who finished second in the qualification round in the Olympics women's discus throw on Saturday, says she has 'natural talent' to play cricket as a batsman.
