Venkatesh Prasad shared a picture with the Bollywood actor and wrote that he "secretly prayed" for Rahul to perform well in the world cup to silence his critics
Sports Authority of India wanted Olympic-medallist wrestler Bajrang to attend the trials for the World Championships or provide fitness certificate, if he wants exemption from this week's exercise in Patiala
The most successful Indian at World Championships with five medals, Sindhu lacked any sting in her attack and went down tamely 14-21 14-21 to old nemesis Nozomi Okuhara of Japan
Shuttlers HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen progressed to the men's singles second round of the World Championships with straight-game wins over Finland's Kalle Koljonen and Mauritius' Georges Julien Paul respectively
With India announcing their squad for the Asia Cup, former Australia cricketer Tom Moody said the decision to take Tilak Varma in the side is a brave and smart call