Age is just a number for Jayendra Dhole. The experienced campaigner brought laurels to the city by emerging champion in the 40th Indian Masters (Veteran) National Badminton Championships at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on Friday. Playing in the 35 plus men’s doubles category, Dhole and his partner Sameer Bhagwat of Pune overcame tough competition to clinch their maiden title. Incidentally, Dhole […]
» Read moreSouth Africa beat Australia by three wickets in their first Twenty20 on Friday as David Miller hit a maiden half-century at the end to send the Proteas home in the last over. Miller hit three sixes and three fours in his 53 not out and tail-ender Kyle Abbott collected the winning runs with a four over the bowler’s head with […]
» Read moreSecond seed Elina Svitolina advanced to the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open on Thursday with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 win over Japan’s Risa Ozaki. The 21-year-old Ukrainian who took almost two hours to defeat her Japanese opponent, will square off against Slovakian Kristina Kucova on Friday. Kai-Chen Chang was sent home packing after being dispatched by Turkey’s Cagla Buyukakcay in […]
» Read moreFormer New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe has died of lymphoma, his family said on Thursday. Crowe was first diagnosed with follicular lymphoma in 2012 and after chemotherapy, he was thought to be in remission. But Crowe announced in September 2014 that the cancer, which he called “my friend and tough taskmaster,” had returned. Crowe is survived by his wife, […]
» Read moreBangladesh have beaten Pakistan by five wickets and booked their place in the final of the Asia Cup T20 2016, where they will face India. Soumya Sarkar was their star as his run-a-ball 48 was pivotal in ensuring that Bangladesh got over the line. Bangladesh lost the wicket of Tamim Iqbal early in the innings for just seven, trapped in […]
» Read moreTop seed Roberta Vinci was knocked out of the first round of the Malaysian Open after losing to Taiwan’s Kai-Chen Chang 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 on Tuesday.
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