Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal missed out on a World Championship gold, losing to Spain’s Carolina Marin 16-21, 19-21 in the final of the World badminton Championship in Jakarta on Sunday. Leading 3-1 over her opponent in previous fixtures, Saina emerged second-best and settled for a silver medal finish.
» Read moreTop-ranked Novak Djokovic advanced to the Rogers Cup final, beating France’s Jeremy Chardy 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday. Djokovic will face second-seeded Andy Murray, a 6-3, 6-0 winner over fourth-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan in the night semifinal.
» Read moreToronto: Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis eased into the semifinals of the WTA Rogers Cup, following a straight-set win over Taipei pair of Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan. The Indo-Swiss team beat the unseeded rivals 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the $2,513,000 Premier hard court tournament. Sania and her Swiss partner saved two of the three break […]
» Read moreAbhishek Verma gave India a perfect Independence Day gift by clinching the gold medal in the compound men’s individual section to open their account in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 here on Saturday. Having failed as a team in the bronze play-off earlier in the day, the world number 18 was at his best in the individual final as […]
» Read moreSaina Nehwal created history on Saturday when she defeated an unseeded Lindaweni Fanetri of Indonesia 21-17, 21-17. She became the first Indian to reach the title clash of the prestigious tournament and will face world No. 1 Carolina Marin of Spain on Sunday
» Read moreToronto: World number one Serena Williams continued her march towards her fourth Toronto title Friday with a 6-4, 6-3 dismantling of Italy’s Roberta Vinci in the quarterfinals of the WTA Rogers Cup. The 33-year-old Williams extended her Toronto match win streak to 14, powering her way past Vinci by blasting 12 aces in the 78-minute centre court match. “Overall it […]
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