Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal notched up her first title after a career-threatening injury by claiming the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold with a hard-fought victory in the summit clash here on Sunday. Up against 18-year-old Thai Pornpawee Chochuwong, the top-seeded London Olympics bronze-medallist triumphed 22-20 22-20 in a 46-minute clash. This was her 23rd title overall and the first […]
» Read moreRoger Federer continued his remarkable return from injury by seeing off Kei Nishikori in five sets to reach his 13th Australian Open quarter-final. The 35-year-old beat fifth seed Nishikori 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3 to keep alive his hopes of an 18th Grand Slam and fifth Australian Open title.
» Read moreSania Mirza and Rohana Bopanna advanced to the mixed doubles second round with their respective partners at the Australian Open here Saturday. in a super tie-breaker. A little later, second-seeded pairing of Sania and Croatia’s Ivan Dodig got the better of reigning defending US Open defending champions, Laura Siegemund and Mate Pavic in another first round match. The final scoreline […]
» Read moreShikhar Dhawan and Ishant Sharma have been named in the Gautam Gambhir-led Delhi squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The India opener hasn’t made an impression in the ongoing One-Day International (ODI) series against England, and finds himself out of India’s Twenty20 International (T20I) squad. He has an aggregate of 744 runs across all formats in 2016, averaging […]
» Read moreIndia ace Saina Nehwal produced a dominating performance to notch up a straight-game win over Hong Kong’s Yip Pui Yin to seal her place in the finals of the USD 120,000 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold on Saturday. London Olympics bronze medallist, Saina, who has been desperately looking for a win to boost her confidence after recovering from a knee […]
» Read moreSerena Williams made the net seem much higher and the court much smaller for Nicole Gibbs, a first-timer on Rod Laver Arena. Williams has been playing on the Australian Open center court since 1998, and has won six of her 22 Grand Slam titles there, so it’s a little wonder she’s precise. Williams beat Gibbs 6-1, 6-3 in the third […]
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