IMAGES from Day 5 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.
All the top action from Day 13 of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Thursday.
The Kraken COVID-19 variant accounts for almost 41 per cent of all Covid infections.
Novak Djokovic beat Norway's Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-3 to collect a record-equalling sixth ATP Finals title on Sunday, earning the biggest paycheck ever in tennis - $4,740,300 - for completing the season-ending tournament unbeaten.
Djokovic has declined to disclose whether he is vaccinated, citing privacy.
India's 3000m steeplechase record holder Avinash Sable bettered the National 5000m record at the Sound Running Track Meet at San Juan Capistrano, California on Friday.
The agency also reported that the victims in their 20s accounted for the age group most affected by the horrific Seoul Halloween stampede.
On Sunday, the Women's 25m Pistol Team won a silver and the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) team won a bronze, even as India ended their Paris 2024 Olympics quota quest at two from the championship. Their tally now stands at 12 gold, nine silver, and 13 bronze medals, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
Jaishankar on Tuesday countered criticism of India's position on Ukraine.
China would have been among the top medal contenders in the Olympiad and their absence would brighten India's chances.
'Compared to three or four years back, I have cut down on my time as an active chess player. I have long aspired to come into the chess administration and this opportunity as the deputy president will be a huge learning curve for me'.
The Norwegian beat Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia on Friday in Dubai.
Dangi and Tomar made it an India 1-2 in qualifications early in the morning with scores of 588 and 583 from the 60-shot round.
'Let's be confident, let's be positive and let's see what's going on'
The stakes could not be higher in Sunday's Flushing Meadows final between Spanish teenaged phenomenon Carlos Alcaraz and Norwegian Casper Ruud, with the US Open trophy and the world number one ranking awaiting the winner.
It was also Patil's second senior world championship gold in his very first outing, having won the individual 10m air rifle event earlier.
Tiger. Akshay. Ajay. Hrithik. Ajay again. Akshay again. Kartik...
IMAGES from the Europa League matches played on Thursday.
India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Christina McHale cruised to the semifinals of Tennis in the Land tournament with a straight set win over Lucie Hradecka and Shuai Zhang in Cleveland.
Desai, a former gold medallist at the Fazza Championships, led from start to finish to end the race in 24.42 seconds, ahead of Thailand's Denpoom Kotcharang (25.78 sec) and Kenneth Jenssen Heggdal of Norway (27.08 sec).
Other jury members include actor-film-maker Rebecca Hall, Swedish actor Noomi Rapace, Italian actor-director Jasmine Trinca, Iranian film-maker Asghar Farhadi, French film-maker-actor Ladj Ly, film-maker Jeff Nichols and director-screenwriter Joachim Trier from Norway.
India's Jehan Daruvala finished a creditable second in the sprint race of the Formula 2 Championships in Imola on Saturday
Mihaila late show for Romania stuns Swiss in thrilling draw
Visitors to one of the most dramatic waterfalls in Norway will soon be able to experience a brand new thrilling view of it, thanks to a staircase spanning the gorge it thunders through. This is the dramatic Vringsfossen waterfall bridge, a newly opened tourist attraction offering incredible views of the spectacular landscape near Eifjord in Hardanger, western Norway. Here's a look at this architectural marvel above the Vringsfossen waterfall, which was the most visited natural attraction in Norway in 2018 and is situated close to Eifjord.
Roger Federer said he is "definitely" intending to return to top-level tennis in 2023, but added that he had not made any concrete plans beyond his scheduled appearances at the Laver Cup and his home tournament in Basel later this year.
President Zelenskyy's telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Modi came hours after India abstained on a UN Security Council resolution by the United States that 'deplores in the strongest terms' Russia's 'aggression' against Ukraine.
Russian Andrey Rublev has become the fifth singles player to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin next month, the men's tour said.
Friday's match was a straight shootout for a last-four place, with world number five Rublev the favourite having won his four previous matches against Ruud.
Top-ranked Belgium slammed eight goals against Belarus and the Netherlands crashed seven past Gibraltar
Chopra threw a personal best 89.30m at last month's Paavo Nurmi Games before improving it to 89.94m at the Stockholm Diamond League.
How expensive was this 'picture of the century'?
Vingegaard laid the foundations of his victory in the 10th stage
His first throw of 88.39 metres earned him automatic qualification for the final.
'When you are playing defensive against Rafa on clay, he will eat you alive'
A top-level international team of scientists, led by palaeontologist Dr Jorn Hurum of Oslo University's National History Museum, has unveiled an almost perfectly preserved ancient primate fossil that is being hailed as a crucial 'missing link' between the evolutionary branch of human life and the rest of the animal kingdom.
Nadal had arrived in Paris nursing a nagging foot injury and even brought a doctor with him to improve his chances
IMAGES from Day 1 of all the action from the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday.
List of French Open men's singles champions:
India's tally in the premier tournament is 32 medals, including 12 gold, eight silver and 12 bronze.
