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Shubhankar Sharma, playing in Europe for the first time since the 148th Open in July, had six birdies against four bogeys to lie Tied-22nd, even as a lot of golfers were still out on the course at the KLM Open

Anirban Lahiri had an eagle and two birdies and just as it looked he might have a clean card, he bogeyed the ninth, his last hole of the day at 'A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier'

Andre Russell, playing for Jamaica Tallawahs, against St Lucia Zouks, was hit on the helmet by a Hardus Viljoen bouncer

'We are still waiting for an answer as the Indian board (BCCI) has to host the women's series by November this year. It appears as if this series could also end up being cancelled as it doesn't appear India is willing to host the Pakistan women's (cricket) team,' a PCB official alleged

The coaches and captains of Indian hockey teams sounded upbeat about the prospects of the two teams in the qualifiers, scheduled to be held at Bhubaneshwar on November 1 and 2, for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

'Never thought I would be honoured at such a grand scale. Don't know how to address this as my family, wife, brother, sister-in-law are here,' said Virat Kohli during a glittering function held at the Weightlifting Hall of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi

Earlier in the day, Virat Kohli tweeted a picture of him saluting MS Dhoni during the World T20 2016 match against Australia in Mohali. This triggered speculation over Dhoni's retirement

The BCCI selection panel, headed by MSK Prasad, met in New Delhi to pick the India Test squad for South Africa series. Virat Kohli continues to lead the side

BCCI selection panel chief MSK Prasad had hinted that they might elevate Rohit Sharma to the top of the order for the home series against South Africa. Now, an Australian legend has backed this idea

The NBA India Games 2019, which will feature the Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers playing two preseason games on October 4 and 5 at the Dome, NSCI, SVP Stadium in Mumbai, will mark the first games that teams from a North American sports league will play in India

Babita Phogat, the 29-year-old sub-inspector with Haryana Police had submitted her resignation a month ago, which was accepted on September 10, Surinder Pal Singh, Commandant, 5th Battalion, Haryana Armed Police, Madhuban, said

So far, Padma Vibhushan has been bestowed upon only three male sportspersons namely chess legend Viswanathan Anand (2007), cricket great Sachin Tendulkar (2008) and mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary (2008, posthumously). Now, Mary Kom has been recommended

Madhya Pradesh minister for State sports and higher education, Jitu Patwari became a hero when he helped clear traffic from the congested roads of Indore. This after his calls to the concerned authorities fell on deaf ears. 

After a four-year legal battle, Akanksha and Zoraver (Yuvraj Singh's brother) got divorced earlier this month and the former apologised to Yuvraj and his family for making false allegations against them. Zoraver and Akanksha's marriage lasted a mere six months

'But Olympics is a completely different feeling. Rio (Games) and World Championship gave me different memories, but, yeah, one gold medal is missing, so definitely I will work hard for that and would love to see myself win that Olympic gold at Tokyo,' said PV Sindhu