Vancouver: Yuki Bhambri enjoyed a fruitful day at the USD 100,000 Odlum Brown Vanopen as he reached the singles semifinal with a hard-fought win over Farrukh Dustov and also made his second consecutive doubles final at the Challenger level, here. Yuki saved all six break points he faced en route to a close 6-4, 6-4 win in the quarterfinal contest […]
» Read moreThe World Championships silver medallist regained the No. 1 rank – surging 2,180 points ahead of Carolina Marin – and also struck a landmark deal with management company IOS Sports & Entertainment. Saina’s deal is worth Rs 25 crore over two years. IOS also manages top sportspersons like Suresh Raina, MC Mary Kom, Sushil Kumar and Vijender Singh.
» Read moreRoger Federer engineered a 6-1, 6-1 rout in less than an hour, outclassing the big-serving Kevin Anderson to join Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters on Thursday. Switzerland’s Federer swept the first set in 21 minutes and began the second set with a break of South African Anderson. “I’m pleased with a rock-solid performance,” […]
» Read moreDespite losing the World Championships final in Jakarta on Sunday, ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal regained the top spot in women’s singles in the latest rankings of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) released on Thursday. The 25-year-old Saina rose a place to overtake her conqueror in the summit clash, Carolina Marin of Spain, to once again be ranked No.1. The […]
» Read moreTop seeded doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis beat Julia Goerges of Germany and Klaudia Jans-Ignack of Poland 7-6 (3), 6-4 to win their second round match in the Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday. The Indo-Swiss pair clinched the set 7-6 (7-3) after being level at 3-3 during the tie-breaker. Julia Goerges and Klaudia Jans-Ignack established a good 3-0 […]
» Read moreIndia lost two wickets in quick succession in the first innings of the second Test match against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Opener Murali Vijay was bowled out for a duck in the first over, while No. 3 batsman Ajinkya Rahana went for four. Both wickets were bagged by Dhammika Prasad. Earlier, captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to […]
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