Alcaraz stops Zverev to set up semi-final of US Open champions
World No 8 Muchova withdraws from Aus Open with wrist injury
JEE Advanced preparation can be long and tedious, and it's easy to lose motivation. Students must stay motivated and focused on their goals, alerts Ujjwal Singh, CEO, Infinity Learn.
Ethiopian Atsedu Tsegay demolished the course record to emerge triumphant in the elite men's category, while Florence Kiplagat led a Kenyan clean sweep in the women's event of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon in New Delhi.
Images from Saturday's proceedings at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.
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.
The soft-spoken Rudisha, belonging to the Masai tribe, was critical of runners tarring the country's image.
Amid speculation over Congress leader Sachin Pilot's next move, sources close to him on Tuesday said he was firm on his demands, including action against alleged corruption during the previous Vasundhara Raje government, and was waiting for a definitive response from the party high command.
Haven't they heard about the 'Tale of Two Brothers'? asks Suveen Sinha.
Jet Airways is in an advanced stage of talks with aircraft makers and lessors to lease planes and expects to restart operations in the coming weeks, according to executives at the airline. The once-storied carrier is now under the ownership of the Jalan-Kalrock consortium and its air operator certificate was revalidated by aviation regulator DGCA in May this year. The executives said the operations of Jet Airways will commence before the end of this year and the initial fleet plan is close to being finalised.
Barely 10 days left for the extended deadline to expire for picking the Indian wrestling team, the IOA ad-hoc panel has yet again failed to set a date for the Asian Games trials.
IMAGES from Day 10 of the US Open, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday expressed happiness that the Congress party has taken cognisance of the issues raised by him about welfare of youth and corruption under the previous Vasundhara Raje government in Rajasthan, and asserted the party will contest the assembly polls unitedly to secure a massive victory.
Over time, not switching up activity can lead to burnout or injury.
The Spaniard, who turns 36 next week, will next meet Dutch 26th seed Botic van de Zandschulp with a potential quarter-final looming against world number one Novak Djokovic who defeated him in last year's semi-finals.
Maria Sharapova will probably have to win 10 matches to claim a second Wimbledon title this year after deciding on Friday not to request a wildcard for the championships.
Nike Inc shut down its Nike Oregon Project training group on Thursday, following the recent four-year ban of founder and coach Alberto Salazar by the US Anti-Doping Agency.
The ruling MLAs took part in the meeting called by Soren with their luggage before leaving for unknown destination.
'I am still hungry for running in the Olympic Games and winning a gold medal, so I still feel fresh every time I wake up.'
The speed at which he led the central bank in different areas -- ranging from internal reorganisation to inflation fighting, stabilising the currency, taking on rogue corporations, cleaning up bank balance sheets, and opening the sector -- makes one believe that Rajan knew he had only three years to do his job. A fascinating excerpt from Tamal Bandyopadhyay's MUST-READ Roller Coaster: An Affair with Banking.
'We were spoiled, for many years we were the best team in the world, beating everybody. We've had some lean years. There's still a lot of work to be done.'
Images from the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, Day 3, in Oregon.
The sport's governing body (WA) said that with immediate effect and for elite competition only, road shoes must have soles no thicker than 40mm and not contain more than one rigid, embedded plate.
The supermodel brought in his 55th birthday in the most surprising way!
The Tatas have the know-how to quickly close deals which can otherwise get caught in legal wrangle. In 2018, on the day the National Company Law Tribunal declared Tata Steel as the winner of the bid for bankrupt Bhushan Steel, Bhushan promoter Neeraj Singhal was planning to file for a stay order. He did get the case listed for the following day, but the judge did not admit it, deferring it until the following week. The Tatas used the narrow window of 48 hours to close the deal and take control of the company.
'The Indian dishes I am most excited to taste are the ones I haven't encountered before.'
Cilic had never made it past the quarters in Paris but has now made the semis or better at all four majors.
'People will say a lot of things -- ignore the noise.'
Here's what Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli had to say after losing to Chennai Super Kings in Dubai on Sunday.
Triple Olympic gold medal winner Kenenisa Bekele said he was bitterly disappointed to be left out of Ethiopia's team for the Rio Olympics and blamed members of the country's athletics federation he said knew nothing of the sport.
As Mumbaikars prepare for the Standard Charted Mumbai Marathon, Laxmi Negi discovers that running is a way of life not only for competitive athletes, but many others as a way of balancing their lives.
'I don't have any complication, so I was given a green signal to go ahead and do my running. Even my physiotherapist, who has been with me for the past three years, encouraged me to do a slow run because it's really healthy for me, and the baby as well.'
The governing body of athletics has suspended Olympic qualification until December due to the coronavirus outbreak, which has forced the Tokyo Games to be postponed until 2021, it said on Tuesday. The total qualification period, which started in 2019, will be four months longer than it was originally. Meanwhile, results would continue to be recorded for statistical purposes, including for world records.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday called for sports and cultural events to be scrapped or curtailed for two weeks as the country battles to stem coronavirus contagion amid mounting concerns the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be cancelled. Abe's call came after a Tokyo baseball team said it would play games in an empty stadium this weekend, while two businesses in central Tokyo reported confirmed cases of infection a day after the government urged companies to recommend staff consider working from home.
Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele partly blamed his state-of-the-art Nike shoes for his failure to win the London Marathon on Sunday.
Banned UEFA president Michel Platini said he hoped to clear his name in time for the 2016 European Championship soccer tournament in June after attending a hearing on Monday to appeal against his suspension.
It was a poor day for former women's Grand Slam champions with Canada's Bianca Andreescu becoming the highest women's seed to fall at the French Open so far, losing a three-hour marathon against Tamara Zidansek.
With 100 days until the start of the Winter Olympics, Beijing is promising a "simple and safe" 2022 Games - although preparations are anything but simple as China readies to host thousands of athletes and personnel as it battles COVID-19 flare-ups.
Images for Sunday's closing ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics.
She can't quite recollect the names of either the films or the actors but Ethiopia's World and Olympic 10,000m champion runner Almaz Ayana says Bollywood movies are her favourite indulgence whenever she gets some time to herself.
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