Mariyappan Thangavelu, the 2016 Rio Gold medalist in the men's high jump category, has been named as the captain of the Indian contingent at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020, set to be held from August 25-September 5.
English Championship club Fulham on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Marco Silva as their new manager.
Nick Kyrgios has not always found the spotlight easy to handle but the Australian maverick showed he remains one of the game's great entertainers as he breezed into the Wimbledon third round with a 7-6(7) 6-4 6-4 win over Gianluca Mager on Thursday.
Canada's national holiday Thursday was marked by a grim reckoning over its colonial history, after more than 1,000 unmarked graves were found near former boarding schools for indigenous children.
Nick Kyrgios hailed Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal as "gods" on Thursday but insisted tennis also desperately needs his devil-may-care non-conformity.
Captain Kieron Pollard impressed with bat and ball as West Indies defeated South Africa by 21 runs to level the five-match Twenty20 series at 2-2 on Thursday.
Denis Shapovalov lifted the Wimbledon boys' trophy when Andy Murray reclaimed the men's crown in 2016 and the Canadian will realise his childhood dream on Friday when he makes his Centre Court debut against the home favourite in the third round.
Covax, the global alliance for vaccine distribution, on Thursday urged governments around the world to recognize as fully vaccinated all people who have received Covid-19 vaccines that have been deemed safe and effective by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Johnson & Johnson said late Thursday that its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine generated strong, persistent activity against the Delta and other highly prevalent variants.
The Boy Scouts of America has reached an $850 million settlement with groups representing tens of thousands of men with sexual abuse claims, a major step toward addressing a deluge of accusations that sent the organization into bankruptcy.
Branson's company announced Thursday evening that its next test flight will be July 11 and that its founder will be among the six people on board. Bezos would be accompanied into space on July 20 by a female aerospace pioneer who's waited 60 years to rocket away.