World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic will face Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the ATP and WTA Miami Open final after straight-set triumphs Friday in which both were tested. Djokovic, an 11-time Grand Slam champion whose three titles this year include the Australian Open, downed Belgian 15th seed David Goffin 7-6 (7/5), 6-4. The 28-year-old Serbian will try to […]
» Read moreTwo-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced to the final of the ATP and WTA Miami Open on Thursday by defeating Swiss 19th seed Timea Bacsinszky 7-5, 6-3. The 30-year-old Russian, who captured the Miami crown a decade ago, denied Bacsinszky on 12-of-14 break point chances, including three in the final game. “I enjoyed the fight and I’m happy I’m […]
» Read moreGrant Elliott, the New Zealand allrounder who played a key role in Brendon McCullum’s side’s journey to the final of the 2015 World Cup, announced his One-Day International (ODI) retirement. The 37-year-old, who played his 83rd and last ODI against Australia in Hamilton on February 6, finished with 1976 runs at an average of 34.06 and 39 wickets to his […]
» Read moreIndia will play four Tests in West Indies in July-August, Dave Cameron, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president, said on Tuesday (March 29), ending the uncertainty concerning the tour. The tour was in jeopardy after the West Indian players abruptly pulled out midway during their tour of India in 2014, citing payment issues. This soured the relationship between Board […]
» Read morehe BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said that team director Ravi Shastri’s contract has ended but it can be up for renewal if the high-profile Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly deems fit. The BCCI had signed a contract with Shastri till the end of the ICC World T20 and it came to an end […]
» Read moreTwo-time World Championship bronze medallist PV Sindhu eked out a hard-fought three-game win over Thailand’s Busanan Ongbumrungphan to enter the quarter-finals of the $300,000 Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super Series badminton tournament on Thursday. Sindhu was a little circumspect during the match and committed a few unforced errors before surpassing Busanan 17-21 21-19 21-16 in a women’s singles match that lasted […]
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