Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Sunday announced Rs 1 crore cash award for the team for winning the maiden Thomas Cup trophy in Thailand.
Ridham Mamania, a 10-year-old champion skater from Worli, South Mumbai, Maharashtra has become one of the youngest Indian climbers to scale the Everest Base Camp (EBC) in the Himalayan ranges in Nepal.
Inter Milan defeated Juventus 4-2 in the extra-time final to win the Italian Cup football tournament title. Ivan Perisic scored two goals in extra time for Inter.
The National Geographic Society has installed the "highest weather station in the world" on Mount Everest at an altitude of 8,830 meters to automatically measure various meteorological phenomena.