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Delivering a key note speech ‘Inspiring A Billion Dreams : The India Opportunity’, at the Leaders Week 2019 London, Nita Ambani presented a glimpse into how young India has taken massive strides in the world of sports and is poised to become a sporting powerhouse with over 600 million of its billion plus population under the age of 25coupled with a fast growing economy

India cantered to victory in 41.4 overs for a 1-0 lead with openers Priya Punia (75 not out off 124) and Jemimah Rodrigues (55 off 65) laying the foundation for a resounding win. The three-match series is not part of the Women's ODI Championship

'Right now my focus is on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and my main aim is to work hard and give my best at the Olympics,' PV Sindhu told reporters. 'My ultimate aim is to get gold, but it is not going to be easy and I need to work hard'

'I think on the pitches we play, I don't see anyone with so much seam movement apart from him (Mohammed Shami),' Virat Kohli said ahead of India-South Africa second Test in Pune

'If you would have asked me to make the points table, I would give double the points for an away Test win. That is something I would definitely like to see may be after first edition,' Virat Kohli said

The Kerala Olympic Association president V Sunil handed over the cash reward of Rs 10 lakh to PV Sindhu. On August 25, the 24-year-old became the first Indian to win a World Championships gold medal by defeating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7

Virat Kohli's men ticked almost all the boxes during their 203-run win in the opening encounter in Visakhapatnam and they would like to maintain the same intensity in their bid to seal the series in Pune itself

'It's high time that athlete starts getting heard. Being an athlete I know what they go through and what they need. Yes, I have filed my nomination for the presidentship (of PCI),' said Deepa Malik

Ahead of India-South Africa second Test in Pune, former captain Anil Kumble has praised Wriddhiman Saha and opined that Rishabh Pant should play more domestic cricket to improve his wicketkeeping

It is exactly three months since MS Dhoni played cricket. He had opted out of the West Indies tour to serve in the Indian Army. He was not picked for the home T20Is against South Africa and BCCI selection panel chief MSK Prasad had said that he was still “unavailable” for national duty

'Dear fans, the time has now come and I will be finishing my active career at the end of this season. I would like to thank both, you and my teams FC Bayern, Manchester United, Chicago Fire and the German national team,' Bastian Schweinsteiger said

India extended their Test domination at home as they demolished South Africa in the opening game of three-match series for the Gandhi-Mandela Trophy. India remained on top of the World Test Championship points table with 160 points. This and more in MyNation’s weekly sports review show Sportstop (September 30 to October 6)
 

The 40-year-old retired forward Diego Forlan has played for the Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) and thus rightly was asked where do Indian players lack and how things can be improved

The 22-year-old Sumit Nagal, who has been in good form of late, reaped the benefit of a semi-final finish at the ATP Challenger Campinas in Brazil last week. On September 30, Nagal had attained the career-best ranking of 135 after he made a giant leap of 26 places

'He (Mayank Agarwal) is a solid batsman and has approached this game like a domestic cricket match. Players usually change the way they play in domestic and international cricket, but he managed to maintain his style in both forms of cricket. Mental toughness and stability are his strengths and he plays fearlessly just like his favourite, Virender Sehwag,' VVS Laxman said