In hockey, the women's team continued its inspiring run with a silver medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
New Zealand Cricket has tweaked its home fixture to reduce travel to minimise risk of COVID-19 infection.
Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra said that the country should focus on finding the next champion instead of talking about his feat.
The transcript of the Milkha Singh Rediff Chat.
Asked about Milkha's promise to give Rs 2 lakh to the athlete who broke his national record, Paramjit said, 'He had said that but I have no grudge that I did not get it.'
The world of sport reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth on Thursday with a raft of cancellations across cricket, golf, rugby and cycling, while others paid tribute by holding a minute's silence.
He is the youngest Indian pugilist to qualify for the Olympics but Shiva Thapa was busy trying his hand at athletics and football to start with before catching the phenomenal Mike Tyson on TV charmed him into taking up boxing.
'I would not be running had it not been for the army.' 'I learned to value my time only after I was posted in Kashmir.' 'I was posted there for three months. In those three months I learned everything about life.'
'Neeraj's gold medal can be a turning point for the game in India. India's first Olympic medal in track and field and that too a gold.'
Throughout the five days of programming across multiple time zones, the lineup will showcase a variety of 'interactive online experiences that guests can book on Airbnb'.
For star sprinter Hima Das, the two months of coronavirus-forced national lockdown was not all about confinement inside her room at the National Institute of Sports in Patiala as she improved her cooking and painting skills besides doing yoga. All the track and field campers at the NIS were forced to remain indoors since mid March only to be given go ahead to train outdoors from Monday, with focus on fitness without specialised-event training initially.
Tokyo-bound AFI medical commission chairman AK Mendiratta dies of COVID-19.
Playing the Good Samaritan, India's batting star K L Rahul donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) hoods to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel posted at Bengaluru airport, to help them fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
A moment of genius from Lionel Messi lit up the Nou Camp as Barcelona eased to a 3-1 win over Villarreal in La Liga on Saturday that put them two points clear of arch-rivals Real Madrid at the top of the standings.
'In the long run, it is this unconditional love and constant support that becomes our armour and lets us take on any battle fearlessly.'
Images from the felicitation for India's Tokyo Olympics medal-winners, in Delhi, on Monday.
Wrestler Bajrang Punia will be the flag bearer at closing ceremony at Tokyo Games on August 8.
She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games.
Leander Paes said he is currently busy working on a biopic to portray the father-son duo's legacy on the big screen.
Three-time Indian Premier League champions Chennai Super Kings on Sunday honoured Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra by presenting him Rs one crore in recognition of his historic feat at the Tokyo Games.
The Nicola Adams doll -- the first ever 'Boxer Barbie' -- is the athlete in miniature, complete with boxing gloves, sports gear emblazoned with her trademark 'Lioness' nickname, and her distinctive cropped hairstyle.
'It's such an honor to be a part of the Barbie Role Model series'
'My approach has been to do my best on the day according to the situation'
India's inspirational captain Harmanpreet Kaur claimed the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for September 2022.
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'The gold medal that slipped out of my hand at the Rome Olympics must come to us.'
Running individual 400m is not yet over for Hima, hints at doing that again in postponed Asian Games
Eight years is a long time in the life of an athlete. But just like Messi, Di Maria has preserved and persisted towards his childhood dream, points out Deepti Patwardhan.
From sharing medals to defections to gestures on the medals podium to punching horses, the Tokyo Olympics had it all.
Shares in the Beaverton, Oregon-based Nike Inc fell more than 2 percent after Kaepernick posted a black-and-white close-up of himself on Instagram on Monday featuring the Nike logo and "Just do it" slogan.
Britain's Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton claimed the inaugural Athlete Advocate of the Year Award for his involvement in the fight against racism.
Saloni Dhumne and Atreya Raghavan speak to young India to find out who their LGBTQ heroes are.
World number one Ash Barty has decided to retire from professional tennis at the age of 25 and at the peak of her game, citing the fulfilment of her tennis goals and fatigue with life on the Tour.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli, on Monday, lauded ace sprinter Hima Das for winning five gold medals in a span of 20 days.
Iconic boxer MC Mary Kom and ace archer Deepika Kumari were told they need not say sorry after returning without medals while hockey player P R Sreejesh was asked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he has learnt Punjabi when he hosted the Tokyo-returned Olympians at his residence.
After the high of the Tokyo Games, India's Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has turned her focus on winning a second world championship title and is ironing out the chinks in her armour ahead of the event.
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He may have missed out on a gold medal by the thinnest of margins, but the ever-smiling Murali Shreeshankar, who won a historic silver medal in men's long jump at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday, says this is just the beginning; he is hungry for more success.
Humpy bagged the award after receiving the highest number of votes from the fans.
'Somehow the Flying Sikh has endured in people's memory.'
