Novak Djokovic earned his 700th career match win at the expense of Tunisian wild card Malek Jaziri 6-1, 6-2 at the Dubai Championships on Wednesday. Djokovic, who joined the tour a decade ago, has a 700-146 career match record. He’s one of three active players to reach 700 wins, the others being Roger Federer with 1,067, and Rafael Nadal on 775. “Sounds […]
» Read moreIndia has beaten Bangladesh by 45 runs in the Asia Cup at Sher—e—Bangla National Cricket Stadium. India 166—6 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 83, Hardik Pandya 31; Al—Amin Hossain 3—37), def. Bangladesh 121—7 in 20 overs (Sabbir Rahman 44, Mushfiqur Rahim 16 not out; Ashish Nehra 3—23) by 45 runs.
» Read moreTop 20 Rankings: S.No Name Points 1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 16,790 2 Andy Murray (GBR) 8,855 3 Roger Federer (SUI) 8,795 4 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 5,870 5 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 4,880 6 Kei Nishikori (JPN) 4,235 7 Tomas Berdych (CZE) 3,990 8 David Ferrer (ESP) 3,915 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 2,950 10 Richard Gasquet (FRA) 2,760 11 John Isner (USA) […]
» Read moreGujarat wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel has been summoned to Dhaka for the Asia Cup Twenty20 as a cover for skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. A BCCI release said that Dhoni “suffered a muscle spasm in the back during a training session” at Dhaka on Monday. Patel, 30, has been recalled for a Twenty20 international after four and half years. He kept wicket […]
» Read moreNick Kyrgios won his first ATP World Tour title on Sunday as he upset fourth seed Marin Cilic 6-2, 7-6 (7/3) in the final of the Marseille Open. The 20-year-old Australian reached the final by defeating two top 10 players in Tomas Berdych and Richard Gasquet and he proved too good for 2014 US Open champion Cilic. Kyrgios did not lose […]
» Read moreYoung off-spinner Arjun Nair, the Canberra-born son of Indian immigrants, has been included in the New South Wales (NSW) squad for their upcoming Sheffield Shield match against South Australia. The 17-year-old Nair has been turning heads with his abilities to bowl the ‘doosra’ to perfection. It has been learnt that the Blues selectors told Nair on Sunday evening that he […]
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