India's billiards ace Pankaj Advani recorded a fourth straight win in the IBSF World Billiards Championships and took his overall world title tally to 22.
Sourabh Verma registered a thrilling victory in three games against China's Sun Fei Xiang to lift the Vietnam Open title on Sunday.
It was a poor outing for India's Greco-Roman wrestlers as struggles continue on the second day of 2019 World Wrestling Championships.
Lakshya Sen was at his best as he notched up a comfortable 21-14 21-15 win over Victor Svendsen in the title clash that lasted for 34 minutes.
The second-seeded 23-year-old, who is also an Asian Games gold-medallist, thrashed his rival 5-0 to move into the pre-quarterfinals of the world showpiece. The Indian had been given a first-round bye.
Sourabh Verma defeated Minoru Koga 22-20, 21-15 in the semi-final clash which lasted for 51 minutes.
John Abraham, who donned the role of Sanjeev Kumar in the recently released movie Batla House, took to twitter to congratulate his dear friend.
Jisna Mathew, MR Poovamma, Revathi Veeramani, Subha Venkatesan, V K Vismaya and Ramraj Vithya have been entered for the women's 4x400m relay, while Hima's name is missing.
In a bizarre series of events, Russian hockey goalkeeper Saveli Kononov was presented an AK-47 rifle for his match-winning performance in Izhstal Izhevsk's 3-2 victory over rivals Chelmet.
Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat will be among the top contenders for India as the wrestlers get ready for the World Championships, which begin on September 14.
Apparently, PHF secretary Asif Bajwa had also asked Imran Butt, one of the top goalkeepers in the country, to come out of retirement and join the national camp.
The Sports Ministry is considering 9 names for the Padma Awards, and in a first, all the athletes are women.
PV Sindhu talked about her preparations for the Olympic qualifications, and revealed that she has kept an empty space in her cabinet for the coveted Olympic gold medal.
Olympic medallist Mary Kom, as well as Amit Panghal were included in the TOPS scheme for Tokyo Olympics, which includes a total of 10 boxers.
The medal rush continued for India as they grabbed 10 more medals -- 4 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze -- on Day 2 after winning 12 medals on day one at the Indira Gandhi Indoor stadium.
The game had a cautious start with both teams treading the mat carefully and looking to not make any mistakes.
In a favourable draw, the Indian men's team was on Monday pitted against lower-ranked Russia in the final round of the Tokyo Olympics qualifiers.
Sindhu said that the current situation of foreign coaches chipping in has helped players.
PV Sindhu said the World Championships gold medal took a long time coming and it was a result of hard work, besides all the sacrifices that her parents have made over the years.
Brijesh Yadav didn't just defeat Goinski 5-0 but also left him with a wound on his head in the first and only bout of the day for India.
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