Sloane Stephens claimed her second WTA tour title when she beat Germany’s Julia Goerges 7-5, 6-2 in the Auckland Classic final on Saturday. Stephens, ranked 30th in the world after being as high as 11, capitalised on a string of unforced errors by Goerges to break her serve at 5-5 in the first set. She broke twice more in the […]
» Read morePoland’s Agnieszka Radwanska celebrated her rise to the top four of the world rankings with a 6-3 6-2 thumping of Alison Riske in the Shenzhen Open final on Saturday for her 18th WTA career title. Radwanska had ensured she will replace Russian world number four Maria Sharapova in Monday’s rankings by reaching the final of the tournament in China and […]
» Read moreNovak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will meet for the 47th time and play their 24th final against each other after both won their Qatar Open semifinals on Friday. World number one Djokovic progressed through to Saturday’s final after overcoming Tomas Berdych in a bruising encounter, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3). Earlier Nadal also won in two sets but in a more straightforward fashion, […]
» Read moreThe Asian Cricket Council on Saturday awarded the sponsorship rights of Asia Cup to sports marketing and management company Twenty First Century Media in a four-year deal. The partnership from 2016 to 2019 will cover 10 key Asia Cup Tournaments including Men’s Asia Cup, Women’s Asia Cup, Asia Cup Qualifier, Emerging Asia Cup and U19 Asia Cup, the ACC said […]
» Read moreIndia’s limited overs cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni found himself in a spot of bother on Friday after a Non Bailable Warrant was issued against him for failing to appear before a local court here in a case against him for hurting religious sentiments. Dhoni, who is currently in Australia for an ODI and Twenty20 series from January 12 to […]
» Read moreAustralian cricket legend Ian Chappell has called for a worldwide ban on Chris Gayle over his with Channel 10 journalist Mel McLaughlin during a recent Big Bash League match. Chappell has asked Cricket Australia (CA) to propose a worldwide contracting ban on the big-hitting West Indian following his widely-criticised sideline interview. Chappell said CA need to show zero-tolerance towards the […]
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