Simran Sharma shaved off around one-fifth of a second from her earlier personal best of 25.16 seconds to win the gold.

Neeraj Chopra said he would not want to risk injury in an Olympic year and hence decided to skip the prestigious meet.

Baranica secures the gold in women’s event; Vithya Ramraj claims the women’s 400m hurdles title; Abha bags the shot put top spot

The 26-year-old superstar, the lone Indian in the field, will be up against German teenaged sensation Max Dehning, who is the youngest member of the coveted 90m club, which Chopra is aspiring to enter.

The national record holder Avinash Sable, who has already attained the Paris Olympic qualifying standard, clocked 8:31.75 to overwrite his own previous meet record of 8:33.19, set five years ago in Lucknow.

Freitag won world championships at youth, junior, and senior levels. He took gold in the high jump at the 2003 World Championships in Paris

The Athletics Federation of India announced the squad on July 4 with no surprises, including all those who have either achieved the qualifying standard or made the cut through world rankings.

Over the last decade, not-for-profit organisations as well as private academies and training centres have come forward to train Indian athletes, bringing them on a par with global standards

The Ukrainian outperformed the world indoor champion, Australia's Nicola Olyslagers, with both competitors clearing the 2.01 metre height on their second attempts

The lineup features 314 women and 278 men, spanning ages from 16 to 59 and with 46 states represented.

Rumours have swirled around the Olympic and world champion being troubled by an adductor niggle as he sets sights on retaining the gold medal at the Paris Olympics a few days from now

Narang said the sports science team, under the leadership of renowned sports injury expert Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala, is a never-before support for the Indian athletes.

While the International Olympic Committee (IOC) lists him as an Indian, World Athletics (formerly IAAF) credits his Olympic medals to Britain.

The Indian campaign in athletics ended with the exit of the relay teams.

Neeraj Chopra has taken silver medal in his stride and is proud to have contributed to the medals tally at the greatest show on earth.

Noah Lyles, the sport's biggest showman, was unable to double up, taking bronze in the 200 and then revealing he was running with COVID.

The 27-year-old hurled the discus to the podium-clinching distance in his very first attempt to add to the silver he won in the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago.

Yogesh Kathuniya wasn't satisfied with his performance and he vowed to better the colour of his medal in the next major tournament.

The country has so far won six gold, nine silver and 11 bronze medals to achieve its best-ever haul at a single edition of the Paralympic Games

South Asian Athletics Federation president Bhanot says SAAF plans to conduct the South Asian senior meet in Ranchi in October and a cross country event in Pakistan

Altogether four new meet records were set on the concluding day.

The 22-year-old has advanced swiftly in a short period, registering an overall increase of 1244 points since last May. This has both underlined his potential in athletics’ toughest discipline and propelled his ambition to excel at the prestigious continental event in two years’ time

Images from the Women's T20 World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka in Dubai on Wednesday.

IMAGES from the Women's T20 World Cup match between India and Australia in Sharjah on Sunday

The White Ferns, runners-up in 2009 and 2010 editions, will meet South Africa in the final on Sunday

Photos from the final of the ICC Women's T20 Cricket World Cup

Opting to bat first, UAE were bowled out for 107 in 16.5 overs.

Washington Sundar justified his selection with a career-best 7/59 to bowl out New Zealand for 259 on Day 1 of the second Test in Pune.

Images from Day 3 of the second Test between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Saturday.

New Zealand's cricketers are facing a tough test of endurance in the third Test against India in Mumbai on Friday.

While the injectable forms of semaglutide have taken the world by storm, the oral form, available in India, is helping doctors see results in diabetes control, with the added benefit of weight loss, even though the cost remains a deterrent

As a precautionary measure, health authorities visited the area where the person lives and carried out surveillance and tracking exercises; however no person in the area showed any symptoms of Zika infection, a statement from the government said

The directive was issued keeping in mind food safety, as peak tourist season in the country is underway

An agency review of the available data determined that oral phenylephrine, a major component of popular products such as Benadryl, Advil and Tylenols was not effective against nasal congestion

Official sources and a number of senior doctors confirmed that these deputation/postings were made to address specific manpower shortages in medical colleges in Nagapattinam, Tiruvallur and Tiruvarur

The guidelines are aimed at ensuring that while the science is not lost, they can be applied on to the environment in specific countries, by placing patients in the middle of the care model, said Peter Schwarz, president, IDF

The government has said that the move is a game changer that will not only help the industry but will also help make India self-reliant

India is expected to stick to its stance of getting developed countries to increase climate finance, with a highly placed official saying, “We are flexible and open to different kinds of finance.” The official told The Hindu, “A key concern is that developed countries are trying to include developing countries (China and India) using new terms such as ‘major economies’ in a bid to get them to be part of NCQG.”

To give better access to women for screening of cancer, the Health Department is taking their programmes to work sites and also encouraging women to come in for annual check-ups

This year’s U.N. climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, marks the world’s 29th leadership gathering to confront global warming since the first “Conference of the Parties” in 1995.