Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis defeated Czech pair of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in straight sets to virtually seal a women’s doubles semifinal spot in the WTA Tennis Finals on Wednesday. The Indo-Swiss combine beat the Czech seventh seeds 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 17 minutes at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. This was their second consecutive win in […]
» Read moreBCCI is considering felicitating Virender Sehwag, the recently-retired India opener, at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi after the fourth Test between India and South Africa, starting December 3. The cricket board had recently honoured Zaheer Khan, another recent retiree, after the India-South Africa One Day International (ODI) at the Wankhede in Mumbai. The BCCI are yet to make a formal […]
» Read moreThe 2016 edition of the Asia Cup will be hosted by Bangladesh between February 24 and March 6, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan announced late on Wednesday (October 28). The decision to let Bangladesh host the continental tournament for the third time in succession was taken in a meeting in Singapore on Tuesday. The tournament, set to be […]
» Read moreFormer champions Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday named Simon Katich as their new assistant coach for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) ninth season. The former Australian opener will be assisting Jacques Kallis who was recently announced as the head coach. Welcoming Katich on board, Kallis said: “It is great to have Simon on my management team. I have played […]
» Read moreAmit Mishra, India leg-spinner, was arrested in Bengaluru after investigation by Police and was soon granted bail as well. The case pertains to an alleged assault by Mishra on a woman in his hotel room in September. Mishra was a part of the Indian team that had a conditioning camp in Bengaluru ahead of the India-South Africa series. “Team India cricketer […]
» Read more20-year-old Nagapur shuttler missed the title by a whisker as the southpaw went down fighting in the women’s singles final of the VV Natu Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton tournament which concluded at Modern-PDMBA Complex, Shivaji Nagar on Sunday.
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