Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth is on a roll as he completed a come-from-behind win to keep his good run going. Six weeks after winning the Singapore Open Super Series, the 24-year-old clinched his first Grand Prix Gold title clinching the $120,000 Thailand Open with a hard fought 17-21, 21-18, 21-19 victory against Christie Jonatan of Indonesia in Bangkok on Sunday.
» Read moreThird seed and 2014 runner-up Simona Halep charged into the French Open last eight on Monday with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro. She will play either Elina Svitolina of Ukraine or qualifier Petra Martic, the world 290 from Croatia, for a place in the semi-finals.
» Read moreSports Minister Vijay Goel on Sunday congratulated the Indian cricket team for its win over Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy, terming it a “significant” victory. Defending champions India launched their campaign in the tournament with a 124-run victory over Pakistan in Birmingham. “It’s a significant victory for the Indian team. I am very happy and I congratulate each and […]
» Read moreLance Klusener, who coached Lyca Kovai Kings in the first edition of Tamil Nadu Premier League, is set to return for the second edition of the tournament as well. “I thoroughly enjoyed the experience last year. I thought the quality of the tournament was top class. If we can build on that in the coming seasons, then we will be […]
» Read moreSameer Dighe, the former India wicketkeeper-batsman, was named Mumbai coach for the forthcoming domestic season, on Friday (June 2). Dighe will succeed Chandrakant Pandit, who piloted Mumbai to the Ranji Trophy title during the 2015-16 season and under his tenure, the Mumbai side also reached the final of the premier domestic competition last season. The Dilip Vengsarkar-led Mumbai Cricket Association’s […]
» Read moreThe Indian men’s hockey team conceded a one-goal lead to go down 1-2 to Belgium in their opening match of the three-nation invitational tournament in Dusseldorf. Despite taking a 1-0 lead in the third quarter through a splendid penalty corner conversion by Harmanpreet Singh, India conceded two goals in the final quarter to lose the match last night. For Belgium, […]
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