Thomson was the first Australian to win the British Open, claiming five titles between 1954 and 1965, including three consecutive wins.
The athletes from the Koreas will march under a neutral Korean peninsula flag and under the "Korea" name
John Cena will next be seen the Transformers' spin-off 'Bumblebee' scheduled to release on December 21.
In 2016, top Indian shooter Heena Sidhu had withdrawn from the Asian Airgun meet in Iran citing the same reason.
International sportspersons like wrestler Sushil Kumar and others had questioned Haryana's move to "take away the hard-earned money of sportspersons".
The Haryana government has asked athletes to fork out one-third of their income from professional events and endorsements.
An Indian 3x3 basketball team may not be ready in time for the Tokyo Olympics but the world body FIBA feels India has talent but needs structure.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has written a letter to Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore seeking his intervention in India woman weightlifter Sanjita Chanu's doping matter.
If Sanjita Chanu's 'B' sample also tests positive, she could be handed a four-year ban from the sport.
Chanu had lifted a total of 192 kilograms to win her second Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women's 53kg category, setting a new meet record in the snatch along the way.
Prashant Kumar Rai was the hot pick of the day as UP Yoddhas bagged the raider for Rs 79 lakh.
If all goes as planned, Ben Lecomte won't set foot on land for six months.
A total of 8,103 athletes, media representatives and officials arrived in Australia on temporary visas for the Gold Coast event which concluded on April 15.
However shocking, a sale of NASCAR may be inevitable. It may be overdue. And amid the sport's precipitous decline, it may be the only way forward.
Rathore said the government was "leaving no stone unturned" to train 200 elite athletes for the 2020 Olympics and beyond under its Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) programme.
The sport of kabaddi has spurred Australians to export their home-grown sporting extravaganza, the Australian Football League (AFL) to the sub-continent.
Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said that he will not hesitate to sack his officials if they delay sanction of incentives for athletes but also warned against false accusations.
India finished third with 66 medals (26 gold, 20 silver and 20 bronze).
