Swiss 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer won his first match at the Australian Open on Monday after coming off a injury-blighted 2016. Federer downed his one-time junior rival Jurgen Melzer of Austria 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in 2hr 6min on Rod Laver Arena. The Swiss 17th seed will now play American qualifier Noah Rubin in the second round. “It’s […]
» Read moreMELBOURNE, Australia — Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard has advanced to the second round of the Australian Open. The native of Westmount, Que., ousted American Louisa Chirico 6-0, 6-4 in 56 minutes. “I really worked hard in the off-season and really found my motivation,” Bouchard said in an on-court interview. “I think I improved a couple things in my game […]
» Read moreA cricket stadium with a seating capacity of 1.1 lakh is in the works in Ahmedabad. Once completed, the stadium, designed by world renowned architect firm M/s. Populous, would be the biggest one in the world. The new stadium will be spread across a 63 acre land in Motera where the existing stadium has been demolished. “There will be a […]
» Read moreAndy Murray dug himself out of a number of holes before defeating Illya Marchenko 7-5 7-6(5) 6-2 to reach the second round of the Australian Open on Monday.
» Read moreSimona Halep fell at the Australian Open’s first hurdle for a second straight year on Monday after the Romanian, hampered by a nagging knee problem, lost 6-3 6-1 to American Shelby Rogers. Halep, ranked fourth at Melbourne Park, became the first seed to be bundled out of the season-opening grand slam, falling to the power-hitting American in 75 minutes. She […]
» Read moreWest Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President Dave Cameron has renewed his commitment to making the embattled governing body profitable, as he announced a name-change of the organisation to Cricket West Indies. While no formal announcement of the name-change has been made, Cameron told the Guardian newspaper on Saturday the WICB would now be known as Cricket West Indies and that […]
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