Page 629 - Other Sports News
Arnold Palmer, one of golf's greatest players, dies at 87
Palmer was nicknamed 'The King' and had won the Masters four times and the British Open twice
 "Arnold Palmer, one of golf's greatest players, dies at 87")
Kanpur Test: Team India set 434-run target for New Zealand
Extending their overall lead to 433 runs on the penultimate day of the 1st Test against Kiwis at the Green Park
 "Kanpur Test: Team India set 434-run target for New Zealand")
Japan to host 2026 Asian Games: Olympic Council of Asia
Japan has hosted the Asian Games twice before, at Tokyo in 1958 and Hiroshima in 1994
 "Japan to host 2026 Asian Games: Olympic Council of Asia")
Khali enters the fitness ring; eyes gym chain
Follows Dhoni & Kohli in this biz; will take franchisee route to set up 50 gyms in a year
 "Khali enters the fitness ring; eyes gym chain")
India 159/1 against New Zealand at stumps on day 3
India had taken a 1st innings lead of 56 runs and are ahead by 215 runs
 "India 159/1 against New Zealand at stumps on day 3")
Sania Mirza wins her 40th doubles title
Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova clinch the Pan Pacific womens doubles title
 "Sania Mirza wins her 40th doubles title")
New Zealand all out for 262, trail by 56 runs on Day Three
Jadeja finished with yet another five-for, while Ashwin scalped four wickets
Chess (#1219)
Marcel Duchamp was an international player and Henri Matisse did a portrait of his family kibitzing a chess game
 "Chess (#1219)")
India 3rd in ICC ODI standings, Kohli 2nd in batting chart
Besides Kohli, Rohit Sharma (7th) and Shikhar Dhawan (8th) were the other Indians in the batting list
 "India 3rd in ICC ODI standings, Kohli 2nd in batting chart")
Kanpur Test: Williamson, Latham put Kiwis in command on rain-hit day
In reply to India's first innings score of 318, the visitors lost opener Martin Guptill for 21 runs at the hands of Umesh Yadav
 "Kanpur Test: Williamson, Latham put Kiwis in command on rain-hit day")
500 Test matches… and a heap of mediocrity
A stroll through the statistics of India's performances over history
 "500 Test matches… and a heap of mediocrity")
India reach 291/9 vs New Zealand at stumps on Day 1
Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara scored half centuries
 "India reach 291/9 vs New Zealand at stumps on Day 1")
Shuttler Srikanth advances to quarterfinals of Japan Open
Rio Olympics quarterfinalist emerges as the lone survivor to reach in the last 8th stage of the men's singles competition at the Super Series
 "Shuttler Srikanth advances to quarterfinals of Japan Open")
India's sports sponsorship market touches Rs 5,190 crore
Cricket continues to dominate sponsorship money
 "India's sports sponsorship market touches Rs 5,190 crore")
Niti Aayog chalks up plan to secure 50 medals in 2024 Olympics
It is disappointing that world's 2nd most populous country has not been able to produce champions in sports, said Niti Aayog
 "Niti Aayog chalks up plan to secure 50 medals in 2024 Olympics")
ICC presents Test Championship mace to Pakistan
Pakistan wins the title for the first time since its introduction in 2003
 "ICC presents Test Championship mace to Pakistan")
BCCI defies Lodha panel, MSK Prasad heads selection committee
The 41-year-old Prasad, hailing from Andhra Pradesh, played six Tests and 17 ODIs in his brief international career
 "BCCI defies Lodha panel, MSK Prasad heads selection committee")
Ajay Shirke re-elected as BCCI Secretary
Shrike, who has earlier headed the Maharashtra Cricket Association, was appointed as BCCI secretary in July
 "Ajay Shirke re-elected as BCCI Secretary")
Indian team salutes the Uri bravehearts: Anil Kumble
18 army personnel were martyred when four heavily armed terrorists attacked the Brigade headquarters near Line of Control
 "Indian team salutes the Uri bravehearts: Anil Kumble")