Nathan Adrian took out the Missile by a fingertip. Daniel Gyurta and Rebecca Soni took down two more world records at the pool.
Villages, towns, roads and highways in several regions of southern Tamil Nadu including Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi just resemble rivers in spate.
Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources.
American Ryan Lochte produced one of the most inspired day's swimming in world championship history to claim his second and third golds of the week and set a personal best in qualifying for the 100 butterfly on Friday.
Almost as if to prove that they are *really* Bollywood's water babies, these ladies took to Instagram to post some lovely pix of themselves in the pool!
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
India's long-distance swimmers Elvis Ali Hazarika of Assam and West Bengal's Rimo Saha created history by becoming the first relay team from the country as well as Asia to cross the North Channel in Europe.
Australian long-distance swimmer Chloe McCardel abandoned her quest to become the first person to make the 103 mile (166 km) swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, after she was severely stung by a jelly fish on Wednesday night.
Indians came up with their best show ever at the Asian age group swimming championship as they added a gold, four silver and two bronze, besides two gold in diving and a bronze in water polo, at the end of the fourth day, on Thursday, to take their tally to 34 in the event at Jakarta.
Journalist Chandan Mitra, who passed into the ages on Wednesday night, will be missed for his courage to go against the grain, mourns Dr Sudhir Bisht.
Hungary's Katinka Hosszu won her fourth gold medal of the event, and broke the world record, in the 200 metres individual medley at the world short-course swimming championships.
Luis Suarez's 'wild nature' was on display as he tried to win a penalty with an 'acrobatic swimming pool jump' that deserved a yellow card for simulation, according to Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.
Nataraj clocked 25.52 seconds to qualify for his second consecutive semifinals of the Games.
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The final day of the world swimming championships belonged to Missy Franklin as the American teenager became the first woman to win six golds at a single edition thanks to the U.S. triumph in the medley relay on Sunday.
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Two dozen students and four teachers were on a picnic and taking a boat ride in the Harni lake when the tragedy occurred in the afternoon, they said.
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on Day 7 of the Asian Games:
Sunny Leone enjoys a holiday in the Maldives.
On Monday, the 31-year-old proved he is in fighting form for his 200 metres butterfly rematch with Chad le Clos, the South African who four years ago denied him a third consecutive gold medal in the event.
A tiger takes a swim inside its enclosure at Mumbai's Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan and zoo.
Paris is, and will continue to be, dogged by the usual gripes about staging the greatest show on earth.
Mitchell Larkin completed a rare backstroke double and Bronte Campbell won the blue riband women's 100 metres freestyle title as Australia celebrated another golden night at the world swimming championships.
With the Ram Mandir scheduled to open its doors to visitors in January, Ayodhya is expected to welcome travelers both from India and abroad.
Sara gets poetic... Mithila goes for a concert... Rajkummar is in New York...
Dressel had already won three individual golds and three relay titles in Budapest and Sunday's addition allowed him to match his compatriot Phelps's tally from the 2007 championships in Melbourne.
In Dubai, A Ganesh Nadar encountered high speeds on smooth-as-silk-roads, no bureaucracy, gold, Mr Toad's. And snow!
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The Asia Cup-bound players, who returned from the West Indies and were not part of the T20I series in Ireland, were given a 13-day fitness programme.
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday, September 29.
India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, on Tuesday, September 26.
After satisfying her inner entrepreneurial urge, Arjun Kapoor's sister Anshula Kapoor turns author and her debut book will be published by Penguin India.
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Scenes from flooded Delhi after the Yamuna rose well above the danger mark, July 13, 2023.
Anita Alvarez was in danger of drowning after losing consciousness in the pool
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Iden produced strong performances in the swim and cycle sections, before clocking 2:36:15 on the run to chase down France's Sam Laidlow and clinch victory with an overall time of 7:40:24 on the Big Island.
