Top Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the quarterfinals of the $120,000 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold after notching up contrasting victories in the women’s and men’s singles competition in Penang on Thursday. Two-time bronze medallist at World Championship, Sindhu continued her unbeaten run as she edged out Japan’s Kaori Imabeppu 21-13 13-21 21-14 in a hard-fought […]
» Read moreSania Mirza’s dream run with Swiss partner Martina Hingis continued, as the duo stretched its winning streak to 31 after easing into the second round of the Australian Open here today. The top-seeded pair served past Mariana Duque-Marino and Teliana Pereira 6-2, 6-3 in its opening round of the first Grand Slam of the year. The duo hardly broke a […]
» Read moreAustralia skipper Steven Smith won the toss and opted to bat against India in the fourth cricket One-day International at the Manuka Oval on Wednesday. India have replaced left-arm paceman Barinder Sran with experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Australia have made two changes to their side with David Warner coming back to the side in place of Shaun Marsh and spinner Nathan […]
» Read moreSerena Williams has had so much success for such a long time that even in a second-round match she can set a record at the season’s first Grand Slam event. The six-time and defending champion beat No. 90-ranked Hsieh Su-wei 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday at Rod Laver Arena, an all-time record 79th main draw match at the Australian Open. She […]
» Read moreBCCI secretary Anurag Thakur on Monday said the Indian cricket team will have a full-time coach after the World T20 and the high-profile advisory committee comprising Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S. Laxman and Sourav Ganguly will have a say in the appointment. Thakur also threw his weight behind under-fire skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, as the team slumped to three successive losses in […]
» Read moreIndia’s limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named captain of Rising Pune Supergiants, owned by Sanjiv Goenka, for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League in Kolkata on Monday. Unveiling the team logo and captain, team owner Sanjiv Goenka said, “I welcome Dhoni as the captain of Rising Pune Supergiants for the 2016 season. “He has always been […]
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