Former world number one Rafael Nadal survived a first-round scare in the Qatar Open on Tuesday, winning in three sets against fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta. Nadal lost the first set in a tie-break and looked set to follow defending champion David Ferrer out of the tournament, who lost earlier in the day to Ukraine’s Ilya Marchenko, ranked number 94 […]
» Read moreIndian Apurvi Chandela broke the world record on way to winning gold in the women’s 10 metre air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix. Chandela shot 211.2 in the event held on Tuesday to surpass the feat of Chinese Olympic gold medallist Yi Siling, who held the record with 211. The result marked a positive start for Chandela, […]
» Read moreAfter two injury-interrupted seasons, Victoria Azarenka is emerging from the shadows of some her highly-ranked rivals who have either withdrawn from Australian Open warmup events or lost in the early rounds. The two-time Australian Open champion reached the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International a tournament she won in 2009 with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Ysaline Bonaventure. Bonaventure, a lucky […]
» Read moreThe Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) wants the BCCI to implement the recommendations ofJustice R.M. Lodha led panel so that cricket activities could resume in the state after 15 years. Bihar lost its Full Membership and voting rights after the bifurcation of the state into Bihar and Jharkhand in 2000. “It is of utmost urgency that the BCCI immediately implement […]
» Read moreMaria Sharapova has withdrawn from her season-opening event at the Brisbane International because of an injury to her left forearm. Sharapova, the defending champion, was scheduled to play fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova on Tuesday at the Australian Open warm-up event but withdrew hours before the match. She said she’d hurt her forearm in practice a couple of days earlier and […]
» Read morePranav Dhanawade, who has broken a century-old cricketing record on Monday, became the first batsman to score 1000-plus runs in an innings in any form of cricket. Batting against Arya Gurukul School in a Bhandari Cup match, Pranav reached 1000 runs in just 323 balls on Tuesday. The tournament is an under-16 inter-school event organised by the Mumbai Cricket Association […]
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