It was youthful exuberance that had prodded him into volunteering to walk the course as a score recorder. By the time action from Match No. 29 meandered to the 18th, the drooping shoulders narrated a tale of exhaustion. Robin Bose reports.
A second competitor in three years has died at the same beach during the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, sparking allegations on Thursday that organisers ignored safety recommendations.
If you are well connected within the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), the governing body of shooting in the country will not mind going to any extent for you. It will even be willing to tamper with the grading of any international tournament just so that you benefit the most.
Quitting the scene hadn't crossed the mind, yet the intent was to stay away from golf. To ensure the mind was far removed from a pursuit he has followed for long, Jyoti Randhawa plunged into activities as diverse as skydiving, shooting and scuba diving.
Boxing was one of the three disciplines that brought India glory at the Beijing Olympics. Since then, there has been no event where Indian pugilists have not made their podium presence felt.
Saurabh Duggal reports.
The cost of Olympic gloryAs defending champion, the sense of belonging was natural. Perhaps that explained Anirban Lahiri's gesture as he approached the head table. Robin Bose reports.
Megh Shah defeated Ankit Thakkar, 53-24, in the final of the WZO Trust-sponsored Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana’s Iris Sippy Trophy break billiards tournament. HT reports.
Tiger Woods ended his two and a half year drought on the PGA Tour when he won the Arnold Palmer Invitational by five strokes on Sunday, sending a warning signal to his rivals ahead of next month's Masters.
End of the dark phaseTiger Woods ended his two and a half year drought on the PGA Tour when he won the Arnold Palmer Invitational by five strokes on Sunday, sending a warning signal to his rivals ahead of next month's Masters.
India's women boxers MC Mary Kom and L Sarita Devi bagged gold as the team finished with a rich haul of two gold, four silver and two bronze medals at the sixth Asian Women's Championship at Ulaanbatar in Mongolia.
Last year, she had applied for the National Sports Development Fund to train abroad, but discus thrower Seema Antil's appeal was turned down. Despite repeated requests to allow her to go, the sports ministry stayed unmoved. Saurabh Duggal reports. Her achievements
Myanmar will host the 27th Southeast Asian Games next year that will see participation from 11 regional countries.
Five-time world champion Mary Kom thrashed Apari of Philippines 21:8 to storm into the finals of Asian Boxing Championships in Mongolia on Saturday.
Tiger Woods has shown signs of his old form in recent weeks but now has the perfect chance to end a once-unthinkable PGA Tour victory drought of more than two years.
Wrestling was one of the disciplines that earned India glory at the 2008 Beijing Games. But the sport is mired in controversy ahead of the crucial Olympic qualifying round beginning on March 29 in Astana (Kazakhstan), with the chances of a woman grappler clinching a London berth in the 48kg category looking bleak. Navneet Singh reports.