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After Deepthi Jeevanji claimed bronze in the women's 400m T20 race during her Paralympics debut, India added four more medals in Para-Athletics on Tuesday night. Two double-podium finishes pushed India's tally past its Tokyo total of 19 medals.

Playing in front of her home crowd, Navarro secured a 6-2, 7-5 victory, overcoming a remarkable comeback in the second set to advance to the US Open semifinals. This win ensures her debut in the top 10 rankings next week.

Marquez’s India era begins with a 0-0 draw in the Intercontinental Cup opener in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

Himateja impresses with the bat as Hyderabad post 313 on day one of the Buchi Babu semifinals.

Head coach Marquez’s India era begins in Intercontinental Cup at GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad on Tuesday.

India's Kumar Nitesh clinched his maiden gold medal at the Paralympics, defeating Great Britain's Daniel Bethell in a gripping men's singles SL3 badminton final here on Monday.

Saina was the first Indian shuttler to win at the Olympics, when she won the bronze medal in women’s singles at London in 2012.

Another shuttler, Manisha Ramadass also assured India of a medal but star shooter Avani Lekhara missed out on repeating her medal-winning feat

Debutant Sukant thrashes Thailand's Teamarrom Siripong 21-12 21-12 to top group B and will clash with Suhas, a Tokyo silver medallist

Hyderabad tennis player Ganta Sai Karteek Reddy and his Thai partner, Trongcharoenchaikul Wishaya, saw their impressive run come to an end in the final of the World Tour Tennis 25K ITF Futures on Saturday.

Hyderabad's Abbas Union FC all set for the upcoming season of I-League 3, as they face Downtown Heroes FC in Srinagar on September 3.

She finished behind Iran's Sareh Javanmardi and Turkey’s Aysel Ozgan who collected the gold and silver medal respectively.

Avani, who is wheel-chair bound after a car mishap left her paralysed below the waist when she was 11-years-old, had became the first woman shooter from the country to win medals in shooting at the Tokyo Paralympics.

A day earlier, Vinesh Phogat, who was among the Olympic players who were awarded Rs 2.5 crore cash prizes by Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar, said, "If you want to be a winner like me, then you have to be mad like me for the sport."

A 29-year-old IIT Mandi graduate, Nitesh, who had suffered a permanent damage to his leg due to an accident in 2009, outclassed Yang 21-5 21-11 in a dominating show.

SATG honoured State’s rifle shooter Esha Singh and boxer Nikhat Zareen, presenting them with cheques of Rs 5 lakh each in recognition of their outstanding achievements.

Hyderabad register an innings and 229-run victory in All India Buchi Babu Invitation Cricket Tournament in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu on Thursday.

Yathiraj, who is an IAS officer of the 2007 batch of Uttar Pradesh cadre and has served as District Magistrate of Gautam Buddha Nagar & Prayagraj, started the day with a defeat in the Mixed Doubles SL3-SU 5 partnering Palak Kohli.

With his advancement, Djokovic became the first male player to record 90 wins at all four Grand Slam tournaments. He is now just eight wins away from tying Jimmy Connors for the most US Open match victories. The first set lasted an hour, with Djokovic winning 6-4 by claiming every point on Djere's serve in the 10th game.

I was 16 when the Prime Minister told me I would be successful, recalls the Olympic medallist

In a proud moment for India, para-athletes Sumit Antil and Bhagyashri Jadhav led the country's largest-ever Paralympic contingent, consisting of 84 athletes competing in 12 different sports.

More than 4,000 athletes with physical, visual and intellectual impairments will compete in 22 sports from Thursday until September 8

Grigor Dimitrov, the 33-year-old Bulgarian, quickly took control of the match, winning the first game without conceding a point to No. 62-ranked Hijikata. He claimed the opening game in just three minutes, setting a fast pace. Dimitrov's deep shots kept Hijikata at the baseline, giving him few chances to approach the net.

Vishal Yadav and Sai Chand excelled with century and five-for in Khammam's seven-wicket win over Aggarwal Seniors in the HCA A2 Division Two Days League Championship in Hyderabad on Tuesday.