23-year-old Jason Holder has replaced Denesh Ramdin as captain of the West Indies in Test cricket. Holder, who has only played 8 Tests till now, will take over as captain for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka in October. Ramdin has been at the end of criticism for some time now, and Holder’s appointment is not a surprise, especially given […]
» Read moreThe Indians had a disappointing outing in the U.S. Open with both Leander Paes and Sania Mirza losing their doubles matches. Mixed doubles defending champions Sania and Bruno Soares lost 3-6, 3-6 to Czech Republic’s Andrea Hlavackova-Lukasz Kubot in the first round contest lasting 65 minutes. Earlier in the day, Leander Paes and Fernando Verdasco lost their second round match […]
» Read moreNew York: Rafael Nadal crashed to his earliest US Open exit in 10 years when Italy’s Fabio Fognini pulled off a sensational 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 third-round victory. The stunning result confirmed the sad, sudden decline of the 14-time major winner, who until Friday had won 151 Grand Slam matches when he had taken the first two sets. Nadal […]
» Read moreOvernight leader Sharmila Nicollet carded one-under 71 on the final day of the 15th leg of Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour on Friday to claim her first title this season. Amandeep Drall finished with a total score of 215 to take the second position, three strokes behind Sharmila as the Rs. 6,00,000 event culminated at the Jaypee Greens in Greater […]
» Read moreBengaluru: World No. 1 shuttler Saina Nehwal on Friday said All England and World Champion Carolina Marin is a tough opponent blessed with better wrist work but the Spaniard is beatable and the Indian ace will look to get the better off her rival in Japan Super Series starting next week. “Carolina is a tough opponent, but can be beaten. […]
» Read moreLeander Paes and Sania Mirza made it to the second round of the US Open with straight sets win in their respective events, here. Leander and his Spanish partner Fernansdo Verdasco got the better of Germans Florian Mayer and Frank Moder 6-2 6-3 in the opening round of the men’s doubles competition. It took Paes and Verdasco just 62 minutes […]
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