Title: Fire in Babylon - How the West Indies Cricket Team Brought a People to its Feet; Author: Simon Lister; Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press/Random House India; Pages: 352; Price: Rs 499


A Whirlwind in World Cricket: The West Indies' Reign at the Top (Book Review)


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A string of celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Karan Johar,  Ajay Devgn and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra have praised wrestler Sakshi Malik, who has ended India's long wait for a medal at the ongoing Rio Olympics.


Celebrities hail Sakshi Malik's olympic win


Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday congratulated wrestler Sakshi Malik who clinched bronze to give India its first medal at the Rio Olympics.


Sonia congratulates Rio medallist Sakshi Malik


Superstar Salman Khan announced on Wednesday that he will be presenting each Indian athlete at the Rio Olympics 2016 with a cheque of Rs 101,000 as a "gesture of appreciation".


Salman to present cheques to Indian athletes in Rio


Irishman Patrick Hickey, a member of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) executive board, has been remanded to custody in Brazil for his alleged role in a purported scalping scheme, local police said on Wednesday.


Irish IOC member remanded to custody in Brazil over ticket scalping


CBI Special Judge Sanjay Garg on Wednesday reserved for August 22 the order on a central agency's plea to cancel the bail to former Haryan Chief Minister O.P. Chautala's son Abhay Chautala in a disproportionate assets case.


Order on plea to cancel Abhay Chautala's bail on Aug 22


The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday pleaded before a Delhi court to cancel the bail granted to former Haryan Chief Minister O.P. Chautala's son Abhay Chautala -- an accused in a disproportionate assets case -- for going to Rio Olympics without its permission.


CBI wants to cancel Abhay Chautala's bail


The Board of Control for Cricket India in India (BCCI) on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking the review of its July 18 verdict asking the country's apex cricketing body to implement the Justice Lodha Committee recommendations for transparency and accountability in its functioning and limiting the involvement of ministers and  government officials.


BCCI asks SC to review verdict on Lodha Committee recommendation


Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday launched his menswear brand True Blue on leading e-tailer Flipkart's fashion and lifestyle products' subsidiary Myntra. He is excited about the virtual step of the brand.


Sachin Tendulkar's fashion brand goes online on Myntra


Thiago Braz da Silva won Brazil's first Olympic pole vault gold medal in Rio, upsetting France's defending champion Renaud Lavillenie.


Brazil's Da Silva wins pole vault gold


A Brazilian federal court has maintained that political protests can be held outside Rio 2016 Olympic venues, denying a complaint by the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee.


Brazilian court allows political protests during Olympics


Members of the film fraternity from Amitabh Bachchan, Karan Johar, Hrithik Roshan to Arjun Rampal praised ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who narrowly missed the Rio Olympics gymnastics bronze, calling her "an Olympian champ".


B-Town hails gymnast Dipa's Olympic performance


It had to happen. A perfect combination of rapidly-changing mobile phone technology, high-fidelity sound and 4th generation communication ability is making television newsgathering a cakewalk.


Indian journalists take to mobile phone and 4G to broadcast live from Rio


US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte said he was robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, the media reported.


US swimmer Lochte robbed at gunpoint in Rio


While the date August 15 holds a very special place in the Indian history and for all Indians -- the date marks India's Independence in 1947 from the British rulers -- it also holds added significance for V. Kutraleeshwaran.


Arjuna awardee reminisces his 1994 English Channel swim


All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) President Dmitry Shlyakhtin has said long jumper Darya Klishina was banned from competing in the ongoing Rio Olympics.


Russian long jumper Klishina banned from Rio Olympics


Paris Saint Germain's summer signing Jese Rodriguez is diagnosed with appendicitis and would be out for up to three weeks, Spanish media reported on Sunday.


PSG striker Jese down with appendicitis


Muggings, a possible gunshot, a bomb blast without injuries and a controlled explosion sum up the security challenges faced so far at the 31st Olympics here.


Small challenges to massive security structure at Rio Olympics


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India is proud of all of its athletes participating in the Rio Olympics, and urged them not to feel "burdened about the results".


PM urges Rio athletes not to feel burdened


Nirmala Sheoran failed to qualify for the semifinals of the women's 400 metre athletics event at the Rio Olympics here on Saturday.


Nirmala fails to qualify for 400m semifinals


Kariachal snake boat owned by the Kumarakom Boat Club won the 64th edition of the prestigious Nehru Trophy Boat Race, often called "Kerala's Olympics", held here on Saturday evening at the Punnamada Lake.

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