COVID-19 has accomplished what the UN failed to do in the last 75 years by making mankind rally around a mask of unity, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Two-time champions ATK made their Christmas celebrations special, pipping Bengaluru FC by a David Williams solitary strike to secure their first ever win over the defending champions in the Indian Super League, in Kolkata, on Wednesday.
An unmarked Pritam Kotal got in between the Goa centre-backs and nodded the ball into the net to give them the lead.
The Kolkata franchise have nine points from four matches to occupy the top spot, ahead of FC Goa (eight points).
Former World No 1 golfer Vijay Singh has admitted using deer antler spray, but says he was unaware the extract contained an insulin-like growth factor that is banned by the PGA Tour.
The Fijian-Indian-origin, a senior Islamic State recruiter and terror plot instigator, had been arrested in an unnamed Middle Eastern country.
Twice major winner Mark O'Meara believes former world number one Vijay Singh should be suspended by the PGA Tour after the Fijian admitted to using a spray to treat an injury which contains a banned substance.
MasterChef Australia Season 13 winner Justin Narayan speaks about his Indian roots.
An Indian-origin family of four, including two children, was found dead in Melbourne on Tuesday. The Australian police are treating it as a murder-suicide case. The bodies of Nilesh Sharma, 34, his wife Pritika, 32, five-year-old Divesh and three-year-old Divya were found at their Glen Waverley home in the city's eastern outskirts.
Both sides created chances in the first half but it was SCEB who converted them and deservedly headed into the break with a two-goal cushion.
Golf's former world number one Vijay Singh is in danger of missing his first major in 17 years after failing to turn up for a qualifying event for next week's US Open at Congressional.
Reader Perdy Mohindru from Auckland, New Zealand, sent us this article and picture of Shreya Ghoshal's concert in New Zealand recently.
Carl McHugh scored ATK's 100th goal of the ISL in only the sixth minute of the game but the home side, egged on by a vociferous crowd of more than 35,000, hit back with two goals from their new signing Ogbeche to begin their campaign on a winning note.
Vijay Singh overcame an erratic display with his putter to win the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by one shot at Firestone Country Club.
Vijay Singh relied on his belly putter while grabbing a one-shot lead in Friday's second round at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
Vijay Singh rose two places to fifth in the world rankings issued on Monday after winning the PGA Tour's season-opening event in Hawaii.
In a first for ATK Mohun Bagan this season, two first-half goals signalled the downfall for a beleaguered Bengaluru FC
Both the teams gave it their all to find the winner but could not do so.
Vijay Singh, boosted by an early eagle, edged one stroke clear in the second round of the PGA Tour's season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship on Friday.
Vijay Singh ended 15 years of heartache at the Bay Hill Club with a two-shot victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday.
Vijay Singh held off a late charge by playing partner Adam Scott to win his 30th PGA Tour title by two shots at the Mercedes-Benz Championship on Sunday.
Vijay Singh, bidding for his 30th PGA Tour title, stretched his overnight lead to four shots midway through the Mercedes-Benz Championship final round on Sunday.
Vijay Singh survived an early battle with American Will MacKenzie and a late charge by Australia's Adam Scott to take control of the Mercedes-Benz Championship on Saturday.
With their fourth win of the campaign, ATK have now 14 points from seven matches while NorthEast, who have 10 points, are at fourth spot.
Defending champions Bengaluru FC registered a narrow 1-0 win over ATK in the first leg of their Hero Indian Super League semi-final clash at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru, on Sunday.
World number three Vijay Singh is hoping to carve a slice of PGA Tour history this week by winning the Houston Open for the fourth time in five years.
Fijian Dinesh Chand and Japan's Kaname Yokoo fired six-under 65 to share the opening day's glory at the Japan Okinawa Open.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
Vijay Singh firing a second round eight-under 65 on Friday to take a two-shot lead at the season opening $5.3 million Mercedes Championships.
Fijian-born golfer Vijay Singh on his golden run of form that led to one of the greatest individual years in the history of the game.
Vijay Singh kept up his form when an eight-under-par 64 gave him a three-shot lead after an incomplete first round.
Indian ace Arjun Atwal failed to build on a good start on the front nine and slid to tied 69th place in the Wachovia Championship.
Ireland's Padraig Harrington picked up his first PGA Tour title on the second hole of a playoff at the $5.5 million Honda Classic in Florida on Sunday.
World number one Vijay Singh topped the list of 33 golfers nominated for entry into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
The World number one's failure to win the PGA Tour's season-opening Mercedes Championship in Hawaii was the biggest surprise of the week.
Vijay Singh started a new golf season at the top of the leader board after firing a seven-under 66 to grab the first round lead.
Leading the field after day 1 was Australian Rodney Pampling with a six-under-par 66, one stroke ahead of American Chris Riley.
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