India is going for gold — first in the Olympics, and now in the Paralympics. And India Inc is cheering the champions with gusto.
Brazilian former soccer star Pele said on Tuesday that he was undergoing routine exams in hospital and that he was in good health, denying a report of a more serious health issue.
Shooter Avani Lekhara, who became India's first female gold medallist in Paralympic Games two days ago, failed to replicate her success as she crashed out in the qualification round of the mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event here on Wednesday.
Third-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas has been reduced to a US Open punchline for extended disruptive toilet breaks during matches, with victims Alexander Zverev and Andy Murray ripping him on Tuesday.
Canadian Denis Shapovalov served up 14 aces to make easy work of Argentine Federico Delbonis and win 6-2 6-2 6-3 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
Atletico Madrid on Tuesday sensationally announced they had re-signed France forward Antoine Griezmann on a season-long loan from Barcelona.
World number one Novak Djokovic won without playing his best to reach the second round of the US Open on Tuesday in his quest for a calendar-year Grand Slam and record 21st major title.
Already facing heat for dragging its feet on announcing compensation packages for domestic cricketers for the last season, Indian cricket board (BCCI) will now have to think about compensating for a shortened Ranji Trophy this season.
Cricket Australia say they are still hoping a planned Test match against Afghanistan will go ahead, despite the Taliban takeover of the country and acute uncertainty over their rule.
World number one Ash Barty was made to sweat for a 6-1 7-6(7) win over Vera Zvonareva and a spot in the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
England captain Joe Root has urged his team to produce a "ruthless" display in the fourth Test against India at the Oval starting Thursday. England's innings and 76-run victory at Headingley last week has left the five-match series all square at 1-1.
Injuries and defeat might force the visitors to make a few changes for the Oval Test but will the captain usher in changes in the middle order as well? Or take a backward step regarding his four-pacer theory to bolster the brittle batting?
In the cricketing world, it is a given that weight of runs will elevate one to the leadership role. It is only natural, then, that like all great batsmen who are handed the captaincy, Virat Kohli's chief characteristics - poise, confidence, swagger, resourcefulness, the ability to transfuse his often-uncanny energy into the team in times of crises - remain in equilibrium only as long as he is scoring runs.
The Indian cricket board could soon get richer by at least Rs 5000 crore with the addition of two new franchises during the 2022 edition of Indian Premier League.
Talismanic raider Pardeep Narwal smashed an all-time record by becoming the highest-ever bought kabaddi player in the history of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), after being bought by the 'UP Yoddha' for Rs 1.65 crore.
Fancied Indian shooter Rubina Francis finished seventh in the women's 10m air pistol SH1 final of the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Tuesday.
Indian challenge in the compound men's open archery ended after fancied Rakesh Kumar lost to former world champion Xinliang Ai of China in a tight quarterfinal battle at the Paralympic Games on Tuesday.
Defending champion Naomi Osaka stretched her Grand Slam win streak to 16 matches on Monday at the US Open while Greek third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas struggled past Andy Murray in five sets.
Simone Biles said on Monday the mental health concerns that led to her dramatic withdrawal from several events at the Tokyo Olympics had begun before she even arrived in Japan.
Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray ripped Stefanos Tsitsipas for "nonsense" delaying tactics in a five-set US Open comeback victory on Monday, saying the moves influenced the outcome of the match.
Minutes before Murlikant Petkar sat down to kill himself at the INHS Ashwini Naval hospital in 1967, a sweeper came rushing towards him and asked for Rs 10 for ‘matka’, a popular form of street gambling
At the Paralympics, classifications are a way for organisers to group like-with-like athletes, so people of roughly equivalent levels of impairment - or roughly equal functional ability - can compete together fairly. Classification determines who is eligible to compete in a Para sport and it groups the eligible athletes in sport classes according to their activity limitation in a certain sport.
25, 37, 22, 2 and 1 are Pant's returns from this series so far, and that's simply not enough from a No. 6 batsman in a team that is playing with only six specialist batsmen. In Australia, he was phenomenal playing at that spot, winning that series for India.
The day's developments took India's total medal tally to 7, their best ever at a Paralympic Games, raising hopes of ushering in a revolution for differently-abled athletes in a country where even ramps for the disabled are a rarity in public places. At the Rio Games in 2016, India had won 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze, but increased government funding and a special focus on para athletes has paid off in spades this time around.At the Paralympics, classifications are a way for organisers to group like-with-like athletes, so people of roughly equivalent levels of impairment - or roughly equal functional ability - can compete together fairly. Classification determines who is eligible to compete in a Para sport and it groups the eligible athletes in sport classes according to their activity limitation in a certain sport.
Heavyweights Mumbai, Karnataka and Delhi have been clubbed in virtual "group of Death" in the Ranji Trophy, which will start from January 5 next year.
Avani Lekhara finished with a world record equalling total of 249.6, which is also a new Paralympic record. She's the fourth Indian athlete to win a Paralympics gold after swimmer Murlikant Petkar (1972), javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia (2004 and 2016) and high jumper Thangavelu Mariyappan (2016).
Novak Djokovic is the story. The world No.1, looking to give the calendar Slam new polish at the US Open, is aiming to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to finish on top in tennis' compelling medley of Grand Slams.
Ashleigh Barty, 5 ft 5' in her Fila Axilus shoes, doesn't dwarf sporting arenas, she lights it up instead with her glittering talent. Finesse on fire. You might stride past the Aussie on a practice court at the sprawling Billie Jean King Tennis Centre, but that's only until you hear the sweet notes of her shot-making.
Mason Greenwood's late winner earned Man United a 1-0 win at wasteful Wolverhampton in the Premier League on Sunday, breaking the record for the longest unbeaten away run in English Football League history in the process. Greenwood's low strike was decisive after Wolves had missed a host of chances throughout the match as United made it 28 unbeaten on the road in the league, beating Arsenal's record set between April 2003 and September 2004.
Kevin O'Brien's rapid 60 helped see Ireland to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second Twenty20 international in Dublin on Sunday as the hosts levelled the five-match series at 1-1.
Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thumped Hertha Berlin 5-0 on Saturday, with the Poland striker passing the milestone of 300 goals for the defending Bundesliga champions.
TOI has learnt that the historic one-off pink-ball women’s Test between India and Australia, scheduled to begin from Sept 30, has been moved from the WACA in Perth to the Carrara Stadium (known commercially as the Metricon Stadium) in Gold Coast in Queensland.
For a team that collapsed like a house of cards twice in four days, Virat Kohli’s promise to not buttress the batting by playing an additional batsman for the next Test at The Oval sounded like misplaced contempt for suggestions put up by experts. India were rolled over for 78 in the first innings at Headingley after winning the toss and choosing to bat and on Day 4 they lost 8 wickets for 63 to be dismissed for 278 in the second innings.
Contrary to popular expectation, the end came swiftly for India on Day 4 of the third Test against England at Headingley on Saturday. The visitors, dismissed for 278 15 minutes before lunch, lost eight wickets for 63 runs to lose by an innings and 76 runs with more than a day to spare. The five-match series now stands at 1-1 with two more Tests to go.
Indian table tennis player Bhavinaben Patel signed off with a historic silver medal in her maiden Paralymic Games after going down 0-3 to world number one Chinese paddler Ying Zhou in the women's singles class 4 final here on Sunday.
Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal celebrated his return from a long injury layoff by firing his side to a 1-0 win at Real Betis in La Liga on Saturday.
Ten-man Chelsea delivered a fine defensive display as they held on for a 1-1 draw against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday after defender Reece James was sent off just before halftime of the Premier League clash.
Senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was on Saturday taken to a hospital in Leeds for precautionary scans to know the extent of a knee injury he sustained during the third Test against England.
Making her debut at the Paralympics memorable, India’s Bhavina Patel outclassed reigning Paralympic champion and world No. 2 Borislava Peric-Rankovic of Serbia to enter the semifinals of the women’s singles Class 4 event in Tokyo. And she continued her giant-killing spree on Saturday, defeating China's world No. 3 Zhang Miao for a place in the gold-medal match.
Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Saturday congratulated table tennis player Bhavina Patel for reaching the finals of the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.
Defending US Open champion Naomi Osaka has ruled out any future repeats of her abrupt withdrawal from the French Open, saying Friday she would have handled the controversy differently if given the chance.
In Tokyo, Mirabai won the silver, India’s first in the event, behind China’s Hou Zhihui in 49kg category. She almost matched her rival in the clean and jerk category – she lifted 115 while the Chinese had 116. But she was let down in the snatch where she lifted 87 kg and Hou had a lift of 94 kg – a big difference of 7 kg. To bridge the gap, Chanu’s coach has come up with an plan
The seven-member Indian wrestling contingent gave a good account of themselves at the Tokyo Olympics, winning a silver and a bronze, but they could’ve returned with more.
Daniel Jarvis -- also known as Jarvo 69 -- invaded the pitch again on the third day of the third Test between India and England here on Friday. The incident happened after India opener Rohit Sharma was dismissed.
India's senior opener Rohit Sharma believes that a player of Cheteshwar Pujara's stature doesn't need to be told anything about his batting and the innings of 91 not out in the third Test against England showed his "intent" and "character".