Leander Paes completed a ‘Career Slam’ in mixed doubles with Swiss partner Martina Hingis with a hard-fought win over compatriot Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig, on Friday. The unseeded Indo-Swiss pair eked out a 4-6 6-4 10-8 win over the second seeds in the summit clash that lasted one hour and 28 minutes. Paes had won Australian Open, Wimbledon and […]
» Read moreSerena Williams kept alive her hopes of making Grand Slam history in Paris on Friday, but she was again well below her best in a 7-6 (9/7), 6-4 French Open semi-final win over Kiki Bertens . For the second straight day, the 34-year-old American looked out-of-sorts and at times exasperated before finally clawing her way back to stay alive. She will […]
» Read moreHeavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali , an icon of the 20th Century whose fame transcended the sport during a remarkable career that spanned three decades, died Friday, his family said. The beloved 74-year-old sports hero, who had been battling Parkinson’s disease for decades, passed away in a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, where he had been admitted earlier this week suffering […]
» Read moreWest Indies began their new cricket season on a positive note with a convincing win over South Africa at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Friday (June 3). The hosts outplayed their opposition with both bat and ball as comeback men Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine led West Indies to an impressive four-wicket win. Brief Scores: South Africa 188 in […]
» Read moreNovak Djokovic reached his 30th Grand Slam semifinal at Roland Garros on Thursday to move two wins away from a first French title and a career Grand Slam. The World No.1 defeated Czech seventh seed Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-3, claiming a place in an eighth Roland Garros semifinal and sixth in succession.
» Read moreJack Taylor, Gloucestershire all-rounder, on Thursday (June 2) was handed a ban on bowling for a suspect bowling action. Taylor underwent an independent test last week and the elbow extension was found to have exceeded the 15-degree limit. The ban is set to stay until he undergoes a re-test and gets his action cleared. The off-spinner, who was earlier reported […]
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