Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
The haul of 64 medals at the Commonwealth Games, in July-August, which included 15 gold, should act as the ideal springboard for the Indian contingent to better its medal tally at Guangzhou, China, four years ago.
Rahi Sarnobat beat all expectations to become India's first woman shooter with an Asian Games gold and the low-profile wushu players delivered their best ever performance even in defeat on another high-yielding day for the country at the regional showpiece.
India has huge expectations from these champions. Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi and Norma Godinho glance at their chances at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday.
Two unassuming young women saved India the humiliation of returning empty-handed from the Olympics for the first time since Barcelona in 1992 with awe-inspiring performances at Rio.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
World number one Serena Williams and second seed Angelique Kerber progressed through the first round of the Rio Olympics tennis on Sunday despite windy conditions that delayed play on most of the smaller tennis courts.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
There has been many cherished moments in her eventful tennis journey during the last decade but the enormity of becoming World No 1 is such that Sania Mirza has been left with a "surreal feeling" even though she had always dreamt of achieving this feat.
Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective singles matches, while Satwik Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa triumphed in the mixed doubles to help India outclass Malaysia in the final and clinch the gold medal in the Mixed Team badminton gold medal match at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Ramesh Srivats, IIT-M, IIM-A, and a serial entrepreneur, is back in the game with Fandromeda.com, a gaming platform.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
Speculations may be rife that Yuvraj Singh's career is nearing the end but chief selector MSK Prasad on Monday clarified.
Bikash Mohapatra traces the rise of the Swiss, first man to win multiple Slams in the 'Big Four' era.
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If you don't have power in a game you are masters of, the world will walk all over you, notes Shekhar Gupta.
Avoid oily foods, processed foods and artificial sugars, suggests nutritionist Anju Katara.
Images from Day 1 of the US Open in New York, on Monday.
German seventh seed Alexander Zverev recovered from a slow start to beat former champion Stan Wawrinka 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in the Australian Open on Wednesday to reach his first career Grand Slam semi-final. Swiss Wawrinka, who won the first of his three Grand Slams at Melbourne Park in 2014, broke Zverev twice early in the opening set to breeze through the opening set but the 22-year-old German came roaring back into the contest.
With mind and body both more willing now, the only way for the World No 3 is up, says Dhruv Munjal.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
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A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
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'Put cricket, first and foremost, at the centre of every decision you take.' 'The bottom line must always be the sport that we love.' Rahul Dravid as eloquent as always in his M A K Pataudi Memorial Lecture.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
Full text of Rahul Dravid's Pataudi Memorial Lecture in New Delhi.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
Andy Murray clinched the Vienna Open title on Sunday with a 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 victory over David Ferrer, one of the Briton's main rivals in the battle to qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals.
