Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Ajay Jayaram reached the prequarterfinals of the season-opening Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold after notching up contrasting wins in women’s and men’s singles competition respectively here on Wednesday. Top seed Saina, who is desperatley looking for a win to boost her confidence after recovering from a knee surgery which derailed her Rio Olympics campaign […]
» Read moreRachael Heyhoe Flint, England’s former women’s captain and a global pioneer of the game, has passed away, aged 77, on Wednesday (January 18). In a total of 22 Tests and 23 ODIs in a career spanning 19 years starting from 1960, Heyhoe Flint averaged 45.54 and 58.45 with the bat respectively. Having taken over captaincy in 1966, she took England […]
» Read moreRoger Federer relied on his Grand Slam experience during the most important points to beat Noah Rubin 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday, maintaining his record of never failing to reach the third round at the 18 Australian Opens he’s contested.
» Read moreSerena Williams exploded any doubts about her form on Tuesday as she swept into the Australian Open second round on her return to Grand Slam action. The American, with a record 23rd major title in her sights and watched by her new fiance, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, thumped dangerous Swiss teen Belinda Bencic 6-4, 6-3. “It was one of the […]
» Read moreSridharan Sriram, the former Indian One-Day International (ODI) player, has been appointed as a spin consultant for Australia’s upcoming daunting tour of India. The 40-year-old, who played eight ODIs from 2000-04, was part of Australia’s coaching set-up last year during the World T20 in India and the tour of Sri Lanka. Sriram said he was excited to once again work […]
» Read moreGVK Ranga Raju has been appointed president of the Andhra Cricket Association after an executive committee meeting at Vijayawada on Monday (January 16). The ACA, like other state associations, have been forced to elect new office bearers following the January 2-3 verdict of the Supreme Court, which besides axing the top brass of the Board of Control for Cricket in […]
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