Harshita Tomar, all of 16 years, took the wind out of men’s sails to win bronze in the open laser 4.7 sailing category in Asian Games on Friday. She was the only girl on the podium — the only girl, in fact, in the top 10.
What was hyped as the first "American derby" in Serie A was won by the Italian league's newest US-owned team with a last-gasp goal.
Serena Williams roared through her 30th career meeting with her sister Venus on Friday, booking a US Open fourth-round berth with a 6-1, 6-2 victory.
Sarita, daughter of a farmer from Dang, called up her rakhi brother in Chikhli town of Valsad on Friday and requested him to send some money a day after she made India proud, along with her team-mates, by winning the 4x400m relay gold.
World number one and defending champion Rafael Nadal came back from a set and break down to defeat Karen Khachanov 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/3) and reach the US Open fourth round on Friday.
A cash windfall from the Odisha government has followed her success in the 100m and 200m dash in Jakarta and will enable Dutee to build a new house at her village, Chaka Gopalpur, and fund the education of her two younger sisters.
England's Moeen Ali got into business on day two of the fourth Test, running away with his second consecutive five-wicket haul at this venue against the Indian team.
The India No. 3, not exactly a crowd favourite, played with immense guts and determination to help India reach 273 and take a lead of 27 on the second day.
Both India and Pakistan were expected to reach the final after dominating the league stage but crashed out suffering embarrassing defeats against Malaysia and Japan, respectively, in the semi-finals.
Will Virat Kohli play in the Asia Cup or not? This million dollar question will be answered on Saturday when the Indian team will be picked for the continental tournament, which will be held in UAE this time, in the 50-over format from September 15.
Cheteshwar Pujara struck a crucial century to keep the momentum with India in the fourth Test against England after a burst of four wickets in 16 balls from Moeen Ali threatened to give the hosts the edge on day two.
The stylish Tamil Nadu middle-order batsman, who played two Tests, seven ODIs and a lone T20 international, said he had been pondering retirement for the past one year and took the decision as he wanted to spend more time with his family.
The last few months have been the most challenging in the life of 20-year-old sailor Varsha Gautham.
Varun Thakkar and KC Ganapathy endured a roller-coaster ride to finish with bronze in the men's 49er sailing event at the Asian Games on Friday.
A golden dream unfulfilled for over 30 years remained just that in women's hockey but India equalled its best-ever medal haul as sailors joined the assorted contributors to the country's tally at the 18th Asian Games on Friday.
India will have a chance to sign off their campaign at the 18th edition of the Asian Games with two more gold medals as boxer Amit Panghal will take on Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan in the 49kg final.
Pakistan, South Korea and India failed to make the final in Jakarta. It has to be considered good for the health of hockey in the continent. But for defending champions India, who have leaped far ahead of the rest in Asia, not playing the gold-medal match is nothing short of a disaster.
The Indian women hockey team's dream of reclaiming the gold at the Asian Games after 36 years remained unfulfilled as it lost 1-2 to Japan to settle for the silver medal here on Friday. It was yet another heartbreak for Indian hockey, a day after the fancied men's team lost to Malaysia via penalty shoot-out in the semi-finals.
Indian women's hockey team suffered heartbreak as they went down fighting 1-2 in the final against Japan and missed out a chance to qualify for 2020 Olympics. Amit Panghal was the lone Indian boxer to make it to the final of 18th edition of Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang.
Amit Panghal (49kg) was the lone Indian boxer to make the final of the 18th Asian Games, beating Philippines' Carlo Paalam in a fiercely-contested semi-final bout here on Friday.
Defending champions India settled for a bronze medal after losing 0-2 to Hong Kong in the semifinals of the men's squash event at the 18th Asian Games on Friday.
She won two silver medals in her maiden Asian Games, but star sprinter Dutee Chand cherishes her closely-fought 100m silver more than the 200m win.
Sailing gave India three medals on Day 13 of the competitions at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia on Friday. Varsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegar clinched silver in the 49er FX women's event, while Harshita Tomar claimed bronze in the Open Laser 4.7.
Swapna Barman's claim to fame before landing in Jakarta was as the athlete with 12 toes but the 21-year-old will return home having forged a new identity after winning India's first Asian Games gold in the heptathlon.
India clinched three medals in sailing with Varsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegar clinching silver in the 49er FX Women's event and Harshita Tomar claiming bronze in the Open Laser 4.7 at the 18th Asian Games on Friday.
चौथे टेस्ट के पहले दिन इंग्लैंड को 246 रन पर समेटने के बाद भारत ने पहली पारी में बिना किसी नुकसान के 19 रन बनाए। केएल राहुल 11 और शिखर धवन 3 रन बनाकर नाबाद लौटे। इससे पहले सलामी बल्लेबाजों और मध्यक्रम के खराब प्रदर्शन के बावजूद इंग्लैंड ने सैम कुरेन के 78 और मोइन अली के 40 रनों की बदौलत पहली पारी में 246 रन बनाए। भारत के लिए बुमराह सबसे सफल गेंदबाज रहे। उन्होंने तीन विकेट लिए। इशांत शर्मा, मोहम्मद शमी और अश्विन ने 2-2 विकेट लिए। इशांत ने कप्तान जो रूट का विकेट लेकर अपने टेस्ट करियर के 250 विकेट पूरे किए। तेज गेंदबाजों में उनसे पहले सिर्फ कपिल देव और जहीर खान ही भारत के लिए यह आंकड़ा छू पाए थे।
Joshna Chinappa upstaged eight-time world champion Nicol David as the Indian women's squash team outplayed defending champions Malaysia 2-0 to enter its second successive Asian Games final on Friday. The Indian team is now assured of at least a silver and is likely to face Hong Kong in the final.
Indian boxer Vikas Krishan (75kg) settled for a bronze medal in the Asian Games after he was declared medically unfit to fight his semifinal bout due to a cut on his left eyelid sustained earlier in the event.
Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic made it harder than it had to be, but rediscovered his poise in time to pull off a four-set victory over Tennys Sandgren at the US Open on Thursday.
All it took was two rounds at the US Open for the top two seeded women to leave the draw, with No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki following No. 1 Simona Halep on the way out.
Cristiano Ronaldo is going back to Manchester United and Paul Pogba will return to Juventus after the storied teams were drawn together at the Champions League group stage on Thursday.
Roger Federer says his favorite drinks are cold water and a sparkling glass of champagne. Both could be on tap at the US Open: Federer needed a few swigs of water on another steamy day at the Open and he played like a former champion set to uncork a celebratory bottle of bubbly.
इंडियन प्रीमियर लीग (आईपीएल) की टीम आरसीबी (रॉयल चैलेंजर्स बैंगलोर) ने दक्षिण अफ्रीका के गैरी कर्स्टन को अपना नया कोच बनाया है। कर्स्टन न्यूजीलैंड के डेनियल विटोरी का स्थान लेंगे। विटोरी 8 साल से आरसीबी के साथ जुड़े थे। इसमें पांच साल खिलाड़ी और तीन साल कोच के तौर पर रहे। विटोरी को इसी महीने पद से मुक्त किया गया था।
England seem in absolute awe of this Indian pace attack. They just don’t have answers when it comes to dealing with India’s fast bowlers, and adding an extra twist to this sense of mystery is Jasprit Bumrah.
Jinson Johnson was a disappointed man after winning the silver medal in his pet event, the men’s 800m final, but he knew all was not lost. He had one more chance to go for the maximum, and he did.
The 19-year-old, who clinched a historic a silver medal for India in the martial-art sport of Kurash (52 kg), wanted to fulfill her late father’s wish
The ace badminton guru said World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying has a psychological advantage on the Indian players because she has been beating them regularly.
The pitch had no part to play in the dismissals of the England batsmen as it was tremendous bowling by the Indian seamers that got the batsmen out, writes Gavaskar.
It was a tale of valour from a 20-year-old Surrey boy which stopped India from running away to a position of absolute strength on the first day of the fourth Test here on Thursday.
Bumrah (3/46) scalped three wickets, while Ishant Sharma (2/26), Mohammed Shami (2/51) and spinner R Ashwin (2/40) took two wickets each and Hardik Pandya (1/51) accounted for one as India dominated the proceedings on the opening day.
The seasoned Jinson Johnson and the women's 4x400m relay team were the joint stars with their golden show on the final day of the track-and-field competition in which India signed off 7 gold, 10 silver and 2 bronze medals, the country's best show since 1978.
A confident Indian women's hockey team will be desperate to end a long 36-year wait when it takes on Japan in the gold medal clash of the Asian Games. India also have medal interests in squash and boxing on Friday.