Usain Bolt bid a blazing-fast farewell to the Rio de Janeiro Games — and likely the Olympics altogether — Friday night with yet another anchor leg for the ages. He turned a close 4×100 relay race against Japan and the United States into a never-a-doubt runaway, helping Jamaica cross the line in 37.27. “There you go,” he said. “I am […]
» Read moreFormer Australian batsman Michael Bevan is often hailed as the `original finisher’ in world cricket. The 46-year-old will don the coach’s role for the Madurai Super Giants at the inaugural edition of Ta mil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). For Bevan, who earlier coached Chennai Superstars in the defunct Indian Cricket League, it’ll be second coming to Tamil Nadu.
» Read moreCarolina Marin and PV Sindhu have fought some good battles in the last couple of years in badminton courts. Before the 2016 Rio Olympics final, in seven head-to-head meetings, the World No.1 held a slender 4-3 advantage. In the final, Marin was facing an uphill battle after losing the first game 21-19 to Sindhu as the Indian shuttler played with aggression and […]
» Read moreMahendra Singh Dhoni launched the Tamil Nadu Premier League at a vibrant function here on Thursday. “Yellarukum Vannakam,” (greetings to everyone) he said in Tamil, amidst thunderous applause, and then spoke about the Twenty20 competition, to be principally sponsored by India Cements, that will take cricket into the districts of Tamil Nadu. “It will be a big opportunity for the […]
» Read morePV Sindhu guaranteed that she would become the fifth, having beaten Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara – ranked sixth in the world – in straight sets 21-19, 21-10 spanning 51 minutes in the semi-finals of the women’s badminton singles at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The first Indian in an Olympics badminton final — say it again, and let the words roll of […]
» Read moreGritty woman wrestler Sakshi Malik ended India’s painful wait for a medal at the Rio Olympic Games by clinching the bronze in the 58kg category, pulling off a sensational 8-5 victory over Aisuluu Tynybekova. Sakshi’s victory brought cheers to the Indian contingent that had endured agonising 11 days without a medal.
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