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With its irresistible aroma and great taste, coffee is not only a treat for the taste buds but also a boon for sportspersons

It was expected to be a tricky Olympic qualifier tie for India but the women punched above their weight to simply demolish USA's challenge in front of a partisan crowd at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar

Mandeep Singh struck twice to help India win the first leg of the Olympic hockey qualifiers. Mandeep (24th, 53rd minutes) scored two field goals while Harmanpreet Singh (5th) and SV Sunil (48th) also hit the target for India against Russia

Charlotte Flair returns to India after four years for a promotional tour. Apart from meeting numerous fans across Mumbai and Bengaluru, her three-day action packed itinerary includes meeting with Special Olympics athletes on the occasion of Children’s Day and an appearance at ComicCon India

Shiva Thapa (63kg) and Pooja Rani (75kg) did the country proud with gold while Ashish (69kg) settled for a silver, ending India's brilliant campaign at Olympic test event

Mary Kom will represent the Asian bloc in the ambassadors group for Tokyo Olympics, which also comprise the likes of Ukrainian legend Vasyl Lamachenko (Europe), a two-time Olympic and world gold-medallist who now plies his trade in the professional circuit, and five-time world champion and 2016 Olympic gold-winner Julio Cesar La Cruz (Americas) among others

In the UWW Under-23 World Championships, Veer Dev Gulia was in top form as he defeated Hungary's Botond Lukacs 3-1. With a strong 7-2 win over China's Ligan Chai, he made it to the quarter-finals, where he was highly impressive in his 12-1 demolition of Mongolia's Batzul Damjin

Four-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa (63kg) won his quarter-final bout in the Olympic Test event for boxing on Tuesday (October 29) in Tokyo

After Shah Rukh Khan wished everyone 'Happy Diwali' with a family photo sporting tilak, he was slammed by Twitterati, but Shabana Azmi defended the superstar

'My Army coaches and mentors gave me self-belief by motivating me and telling me constantly 'tu yeh kar sakta hai' (you can do it), right before the tournament,' Wushu world champion Praveen Kumar said

Catch all the sports update of last week (October 21 to 27) in MyNation’s Sportstop weekly review show. Sourav Ganguly took charge as the new president of the BCCI while India completed a 3-0 clean sweep over South Africa in Freedom Test Series

The Ironman Malaysia was organised on October 26 on Langkawi Island in Malaysia. Athletes from all over the world participated. Swaroop Singh Kuntal completed it in a record timing of 12 hours and 14 minutes

Tiger Woods, the 15-time major winner held off the challenge of home favourite Hideki Matsuyama to win by three shots at the weather-delayed tournament, his first outing since arthroscopic left knee surgery in August

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had enjoyed a dream run at the French Open (BWF World Tour Super 750 event). However, they could not cross the final hurdle, losing to the top-seeded duo from Indonesia, Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

The India B team in the Cadet Girls’ competition was the country’s top performers in this ITTF Premium Junior Circuit event, clinching the gold. Led by Kavya Sree Bhaskar and Nilishma Sarkar, they took on the mighty Chinese Taipei 1 in the title round and came out triumphant