A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday.
Regular captain Harmanpreet Kaur was ruled out of the three-match T20I series against England due to an an ankle injury.
Dominant in the series-opener, the Indian women's cricket team would now look to seal the issue when it takes on South Africa in the second ODI of the three-match series
'I have never had a foul experience in the industry.' 'There are rotten apples everywhere, in your family, relatives, friends circle, colleagues...' 'It's very vulnerable because of the glamour, but it's very heartbreaking to hear bad things about the industry.' 'It's not such a bad place.'
Sunitha Rao and Shikha Uberoi scored impressive wins as India beat Kazakhstan 3-0 in their opening rubber of the Fed Cup zonal qualifiers.
India in their allotted 50-overs posted a target of 192 for the hosts. West Indies got off to a bad start
Taylor's all-round show helps West Indies claim one-run win over India
Shikha and Neha Uberoi were knocked out of the doubles competition at the WTA Bell Challenge.
Shikha and Neha beat the Russian duo of Galina Voskoboeva and Anastassia Rodionova in the first round of the $175,000 Bell Challenge.
They will now take on Beygelzimer and Yuliana Fedak for a berth in the final.
A model and actress was found dead at her rented apartment in Mumbai's Versova area, police said on Sunday.
Sania Mirza and Shikha Uberoi will launch India's Fed Cup campaign in the Asia-Oceania zonal qualifying tie.
BCCI has announced a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh to each player of the Indian women's cricket team for their tremendous performance in the ongoing Women's World Cup 2017.
They set up a second round clash with Shikha Uberoi and Jelena Jankovic at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford.
Presenting the best-dressed celebs at the Vogue Beauty Awards which took place in Mumbai.
Teenage Indian batting sensation Shafali Verma on Wednesday rose to the top spot in the ICC women's T20 International rankings, riding on her stellar run at the T20 World Cup in Australia. The 16-year-old Verma takes over from New Zealand's Suzie Bates, who had been the top batter since October 2018 after wresting the spot from West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor.
Bhupathi's sports management company will look after "future stars" Shikha and Neha Uberoi.
Images from ICC women's T20 World Cup match between India and Bangladesh, in Perth, on Monday.
Images from ICC Women's T20 World Cup opener between Australia and India in Sydney on Friday.
The White Ferns chased down the target in 29.2 overs to register a morale-boosting win.
The Indian women's cricket team would be aiming for quick recovery from a rare setback when it takes on South Africa in the fourth Twenty20 International, where a win would give the visitors an unbeatable series lead, in Centurion, on Wednesday.
Complete your household chores and then sit to work. If you have any pending chores to be completed, space it in between your calls or tasks, says Shikha Dutta.
Javed Khan, Shikha-Vinita and Sneha Arora were among those who opened the show on Day Three of the Fashion Week.
While Smriti Mandhana topped the ODI player rankings for batters with 797 points, Jhulan Goswami was atop the bowlers list with 730 points.
21-year-old Shikha Uberoi said she was "fired up" watching Sania Mirza make history at the Australian Open last month.
Smriti Mandhana, a 19-year-old left-hander from Mumbai, hit an unbeaten 73 off 52 balls to lift India to 147 for four after home team captain Mithali Raj won the toss and elected to bat.
The Indian women's cricket team slumped to a six-wicket defeat at the hands of West Indies in the opening Twenty20 international of the three-match series at the Dr. Gokaraju Liala Gangaaraju ACA Cricket Ground in Mulapadu, Vijaywada, on Friday.
'The book captures Rana Kapoor's hunger for real estate leading to bungalows in Delhi, Mumbai, London and other cities; the multiple companies -- over 100 -- to fund his family's various ventures; the attempt to game the system by showing lower non-performing assets,' notes Joydeep Ghosh.
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The film co-stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania.
Mithali Raj's Velocity overcame some anxious moments late in the innings before registering a three-wicket victory over Trailblazers to keep their hopes alive in the inaugural Women's T20 Challenge, in Jaipur, on Wednesday.
India blanked Singapore, primarily junior players, 3-0 in the Asia Oceania zone group 1 tie.
Star all-rounder Harmanpreet Singh was on Tuesday named captain of the Indian women's cricket team for the five-match T20 series against South Africa, starting February 13 in Potchefstroom.
Indian women's cricket team paid the price for a poor batting display against arch-rivals Pakistan, losing the crucial group league fixture by two runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in the ICC World T20, in New Delhi, on Saturday.
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Smriti Mandhana's ton went in vain as Australia rode on half-centuries by Nicole Bolton (77) and skipper Meg Lanning (61) to register a comfortable six-wicket win over India in the second ODI and seal the three-match series 2-0 in Hobart.
The home side looked in danger of defeat as India chased down their total of 228-7, but an astonishing spell of seam bowling by England's vice-captain turned the game on its head in the most nail-biting of finishes.
She clocked 58.82 secs for a 45th place finish in the 100m freestyle heats at the World championships, .46 seconds off the Olympics qualifying mark.
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