Karolina Pliskova beat Caroline Wozniacki for the first time in her career to claim the Qatar Open title on Saturday. The powerful Czech won in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 for her eighth WTA title and her second of the year, after her victory at the Brisbane International last month. It was the first Qatar title for the world number three […]
» Read moreHamilton Masakadza, the Zimbabwe opening batsman, has been added to the national squad for the ongoing One-Day International (ODI) home series against Afghanistan. According to an official release, the 33-year-old had not been considered for the tour at the onset after he failed to meet the required fitness level during a test conducted on all the country’s top players at […]
» Read moreSouth Korea’s Jang Ha-Na stormed to a three-shot victory in the Australian Open at Royal Adelaide with a blistering eagle-birdie finish on Sunday. The world number six claimed her fourth LPGA tournament win with a sensational flourish to her final round. Jang, 24, conjured a remarkable finish with an eagle from long range at the 17th followed by a brilliant […]
» Read moreFormer India skipper MS Dhoni has been replaced by Australia’s Steve Smith as the captain of Rising Pune Supergiants for the upcoming season of Indian Premier League (IPL). The decision comes on the eve of the player auction, on Sunday (February 19). In an interview to India Today, RPS team owner Sanjeev Goenka confirmed the development. “We have opted for […]
» Read moreIndian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her partner Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic suffered a major blow as they crashed out of the ongoing Qatar Open after going down in the semi-finals of the tournament here last evening. Mirza and Strycova suffered a 3-6, 6-1, 8-10 defeat at the hands of fourth-seeded pair of USA’s Abigail Spears and Slovenia’s Katarina […]
» Read moreK Sriram, the former Karnataka batsman, passed away on Thursday (February 16) following a brief illness. He was 43. Sriram represented his state in 15 first-class games, scoring 644 runs at an average of 28. His only century came in a memorable first-class debut in Bhadravati, when he scored 174 against Tamil Nadu in a group encounter between the sides […]
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