What makes Indian abstract art more valuable is its relative rarity. V S Gaitonde, S H Raza and J Swaminathan are the only major names in modern Indian art known for their abstracts.

Deepak Chahar is the first Indian bowler ever to hold the record of best bowling figures in any format of international cricket (Test/ODI/T20I), points out Rajneesh Gupta.

Papua New Guinea secured their place in the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia next year with a 45-run win over Kenya, in Dubai.

The 37-year-old spinner, who had handed over copies of his book to the Indian cricket team during their UK tour for the Cricket World Cup in June-July, said he would next like to tackle politics at the end of his cricketing career.

Christian Coleman showed again he is the man to beat in the 100 metres as he cruised to victory at the US Nationals and World Championship trials with another sub-10 second run on Friday. World silver medallist Coleman, who holds the year's fastest time of 9.81 seconds, won the final in 9.99 seconds after clocking 9.96 in the semi-finals.

List of men's singles champions at Wimbledon:

Indeed, if you look at this hypothesis with sufficiently jaundiced eyes, you will find plenty in common in the way 'Team India' conducts its affairs and the way 'Team Modi' does, argues Krishna Prasad.

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.

'The Indian Right can afford to be rigid; but as liberals, our position has to be one of constant evolution, or else death awaits us,' argues Sreehari Nair.

List of French Open men's singles champions:

At its core, Criminal Justice is a tale of small miscalculations leading to grave consequences, feels Sreehari Nair.

'It ranks right at the top. Under the circumstances, playing against Nadal, such an important match, it's amazing," the 31-year-old told reporters after needing barely two hours to extend his perfect record in seven Australian Open finals'

List of Australian Open men's singles champions since the event began in 1905 (Australian unless stated):

IMAGES from the Australian Open final played on Sunday

Novak Djokovic's star still burns bright as he returns to Melbourne Park in search of a record seventh Australian Open title.

'Remarkable discipline for training, competition, sacrifice, perfection, a little crazy but a legend of a bloke. Bravo Andy'.

Sreehari Nair is *not* impressed by this lot of films at all.

With a rich political and personal legacy, George Herbert Walker Bush left no shortage of memorable photos from his time both in and out of office. Bush died at the age of 94. The 41st US president, congressman, Central Intelligence Agency director and oil tycoon was also father to the 43rd president -- George W Bush. The younger Bush in a statement remembered his father as "a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for." Delving into archives here are the US former president's most memorable days.

With an increased seating capacity and re-laid new turf, the Stadium is all set to host the 14th edition of the quadrennial showpiece.

'Tigers fails to understand that the phenomenon of a million babies dying because there is not enough clean drinking water in which to mix a certain packaged baby formula may have its source in a system where deprivation runs so deep that even a small gift works like a tonic,' argues Sreehari Nair.

'No one, Mr Kohli, holds any kind of a franchise on nationalism and patriotism.' 'And there is no 'our' that owns India,' says Suhit Sen.

The Rumble in the Jungle was the greatest boxing spectacle of the 20th century, notes Dhruv Munjal.

You have three months to crack the Common Admission Test.

The historic summit between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jon-un that is going to be held on Jun 12 is the talk of the town these days. The Capella Hotel in Singapore was announced to be the official location of the summit. Take a look at this 30 acre luxurious resort where history will be made.

Aman Garg, 17 Devansh Kaushik, 17 and Anmol Gupta, 18 share their success journey.

The red-shingled, colonial-style Capella is a five-star hotel on the Sentosa island, which boasts several resorts, hotels, two golf courses and a theme park.

As part of Slum Land Rights Act, the project will benefit a million people residing in 2,500 slums across the state over the next few years

'Omerta is a work of true moral force; it is, at the risk of sounding fancy, a motion picture for our times,' says Sreehari Nair.

Track and field success at the Olympics has largely eluded India

At the Games Norman split US track stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos to snatch silver in a 20.06 seconds, setting a national record for the 200-metre sprint that still stands after 50 years.

The model posed on the cover on Vanity Fair Spain in just a pair of boxers.

Armed with a warm smile, the Swede shares his thoughts about Federer, Becker and modern-day tennis. Norma Godinho/Rediff.com speaks to the legend, who made the art of serve and volley a potent weapon, reckons Federer should skip French Open to focus on winning Wimbledon and that technology in the sport is here to stay.

Pierre Paganini may be the most important reason Roger has the best record in men's tennis in the past 12 months.

The band's trip to Rishikesh delayed their split till 1970! This & other unheard stories...

Australian Open champion Roger Federer is set to continue defying Father Time after announcing he will return to defend his title next year.

The tennis player's 20th Grand Slam win speaks volumes about his commitment to the game.

Roger Federer savoured the latest chapter of a late-career fairytale that delivered a sixth Australian Open crown on Sunday and a very 'special' 20th Grand Slam title.

Even after 20 Grand Slam titles, the tears gushing down Roger Federer's cheeks after winning his sixth Australian Open crown on Sunday showed the competitive fires still rage within the 36-year-old Swiss.

Factbox on Switzerland's Roger Federer,

Switzerland's Roger Federer claimed a record-equalling sixth Australian Open title with a 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Croatia's Marin Cilic on Sunday.