Gautam Gambhir said that he wants to be a better human being while Sunil Chhetri said that he will be hungrier to perform even better.
The government conferred Padma awards to 112 people this year -- 4 Padma Vibushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma Shri.
Saina Nehwal defeated Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-7 21-18 while Kidambi Srikanth lost to Jonatan Christie 18-21 19-21 in the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Masters.
PV Sindhu beat Mariska Tunjung 23-21, 21-7 while Kidambi Srikanth got the better of Kenta Nishimoto 21-14 21-9 to reach the quarter-finals of Indonesia Masters.
Sanjita currently works with the North Eastern Frontier Railway in Dimapur in Nagaland and she said her promotion has also been kept in abeyance due to the doping case.
Hockey India has invited fresh applications for the post and Sandeep, who was best known for his ferocious drag-flicks, feels an Indian coach will be most beneficial for the team.
Saina will next face another Indonesian Fitriani Fitriani, against whom she has a 4-0 head-to-head record.
In Gold Coast, Sanjita had set a new Commonwealth Games record with a lift of 84 kg in snatch and 108 kg in clean and jerk, to finish with a total of 192 kg.
Former Australian captain Waugh will be the sole cricketer present on the occasion as an Academy member.
Bhola, who breathed his last on Monday, represented India in the 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome Olympics, winning a gold and silver medals respectively for the country.
In 2015, the two boxers fought a highly-anticipated match which was eventually won by Mayweather.
Asian championships silver medallist Georgi Sakandelidze put UP Dangal 3-2 ahead beating European champion Baitseev Vladislav of Mumbai 2-1 in the 125kg superheavyweight bout.
The court issued a notice to the CBI and asked it to file its response regarding the status of the investigation and how it has pursued the matter by the next date of hearing on February 1.
Vinesh, the first Indian athlete ever to be nominated for Laureus World Sports Award, also insisted that the mindset of Indian wrestlers have greater self-belief.
After the engagements of Premier Badminton League (PBL), Sindhu decided to skip last week's Malaysia Masters and she will begin her campaign against former Olympic gold medallist China's Li Xuerui on Wednesday.
The Thai seeded No. 6 in the tournament, dominated the match from the start, jumping to a quick 6-1 lead and never letting Marin back into the set.
Vikas Krishan defeated America's Steven Andrade via Technical Knockout in just two rounds on Friday.
Marin easily sealed the first game in 20 minutes with a measured return at the Indian's forecourt.
She said the #MeToo movement had brought a lot of awareness about sexual harassment of women at the workplace.
Saina Nehwal defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-18 23-21 to reach the semi-finals of Malaysia Masters.
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