Sports Shorts: Mary Kom to retire after Tokyo Olympics

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday. IMAGE: MC Mary Kom has won six World Championships, an Olympic bronze medal, and five Asian Championships. Photograph: PTI After......

Sports Shorts: Sindhu, Sameer make impressive starts

IMAGE: PV Sindhu. Photograph: Atul Yadav/PTI   India had a mixed day at the 150,000 Australian Open World Tour Super 300 badminton tournament, in Sydney, on Wednesday. Top shuttlers P V......

India Open: Contrasting wins for Sindhu, Srikanth

IMAGE: H S Prannoy, recovering from gastro-esophageal reflux disease that troubled him last year, rallied to beat Thailand's Kantaphon Wangcharoen. Photograph: India Open/Twitter Former champions......

India at Asiad: No gold but lot of silver linings in track-and-field

IMAGE: Hima Das celebrates winning the silver medal in the women's 400m. Photograph: PTI Hima Das shone the brightest with a brand new record to her name, Mohammed Anas did enough to hold on to......

Saina-Sindhu final looms after historic wins at Asian Games

IMAGE: PV Sindhu got the better of World No. 12 Nitchaon Jindapol of Thailand in her quarter-final match. Photograph: PTI Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal on Sunday headed for a gold......