Kanpur: Rohit Sharma’s rollicking 150-run knock went in vain as South Africa pulled off a thrilling five-run victory in the first ODI against India to continue their winning run on Sunday. Chasing a record 304 at the Green Park, the Indians fell agonisingly short of the target in the last over, giving the visitors a 1-0 lead in the five-match […]
» Read moreBeijing: World number one Novak Djokovic continued his recent dominance over Rafael Nadal when he beat the Spaniard in the final of the China Open to win the tournament for the sixth time on Sunday. The Serbian showed no mercy against world number eight Nadal, who was hampered by a foot problem in the second set, as he cruised to […]
» Read moreJohor Bahru (Malaysia): Defending champions India began their campaign in style by thrashing arch-rivals Pakistan 5-1 in the 5th Sultan of Johor Cup junior hockey tournament here on Sunday. The Indian boys dominated the entire match as they registered an easy win in their opening match. The Indians went for attack immediately after the start of the match, not wanting […]
» Read moreALMERE (The Netherlands): Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram notched up a superb straight-game win over Estonia’s Raul Must in the final to defend his men’s singles title at the Dutch Open Grand Prix on Sunday. Just three weeks after reaching his maiden Super Series final at Korea Open, Jayaram continued his rampaging run as he defeated sixth seed and World No.48 […]
» Read moreHyderabad: Chief National Coach Pullela Gopichand has set up a nine-court new badminton academy in the city, which is expected to ease the pressure on the existing facility. The academy, coming up at Gachibowli in Cyberabad area here, is likely to be inaugurated either this month-end or early next month, Gopichand said. “It’s a nine-court badminton hall which is coming […]
» Read moreSochi (Russia): Lewis Hamilton won a dramatic Russian Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday to take a huge step towards his third world championship after Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg retired early on with throttle failure. The win was Hamilton’s ninth of the season, and the 42nd of his career, and the Briton’s untroubled afternoon was a stark contrast to his […]
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