Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis triumphed in the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy to extend their winning streak to 40 matches, here on Sunday. The top seeded Indo-Swiss pair registered a comfortable 6-3, 6-1 victory over the Russian-Czech team of Vera Dushevina and Barbora Krejcikova in the women’s doubles final that lasted for an hour. […]
» Read moreThe Indian Under-19 cricket team’s quest for an unprecedented fourth World Cup title ended in disaster as the West Indies out-witted the Rahul Dravid-coached side by five wickets in a tense summit clash to clinch the coveted trophy for the first time since its inception. Put in to bat by the Caribbeans on a green-top amid overcast conditions, the script […]
» Read moreLionel Messi will not chase a second Olympic soccer gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Games in August, Argentina coach Gerardo Martino said on Monday. Martino added he did not want the Barcelona forward, who will captain Argentina at the Centennial Copa America in the United States in June, to suffer burnout after a demanding season. He can take […]
» Read moreSuresh Raina, former Chennai Super Kings player, will lead the Gujarat Lions – the Rajkot Franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as announced at an event held in New Delhi on Tuesday (February 2). The side will be coached by Australia’s Brad Hodge. The franchise was acquired by Intex Technologies for a period of two years in the IPL […]
» Read moreVirat Kohli, after his stellar performance in the series against Australia in Australia, has been rested for the three-match Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Monday (February 1). Manish Pandey, who scored a magnificent century in the last One-Day International of the five-match series against Australia to lead India […]
» Read moreVirender Sehwag has joined Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) as a mentor for the 2016 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the franchise announced on Monday (February 1). Sehwag, who represented the Punjab franchise in the last two editions, announced his retirement from international cricket and IPL in October 2015. “I am extremely happy to continue my journey with Kings […]
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