Sports Shorts: Pakistan averts hockey Asiad boycott over allowance payments

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: China and Pakistan players shake hands after the 7th/8th place match between Pakistan and China on day nine of the Hero......

Why India can still hope for medals in Rio

There's still hope and plenty to play for, says Rediff.com's Aruneel Sadadekar. IMAGE: Saina Nehwal. Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images It is Day 4 at the Rio Olympics and India still......

Lahiri off to a sensational start, shares lead in La Quinta

- 'I'm really happy with the way I started today. I was a bit unsure of how I was going to go today.' IMAGE: Anirban Lahiri of India plays his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of......

Tracing Indian golfing ace Lahiri's phenomenal rise

- The first Indian to compete at the prestigious Presidents Cup in Korea next week, Anirban Lahiri on how he realised his dreams which got ignited only last year. IMAGE: India's Anirban Lahiri......

Indian golfer Lahiri fights back to finish sixth on Web.com debut

India's Anirban Lahiri hits from a green side sand trap on the fifth hole during the final round of the Web.com Tour Hotel Fitness Championship at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Indiana,......